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Combo is linked to higher risk for hyperglycemia hospitalization in study.  

Diabetic patients with poor control of blood glucose face an increased risk of post-surgical complications and death following total hip or knee arthroplasty, according to a new study.

Obesity now accounts for nearly 10 percent of all medical spending. 

People with diabetes who live in less affluent neighborhoods are more likely to experience delays in treatment for hyperglycemia, according to a study.

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The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a new indication for a single-tablet combination of the renin inhibitor aliskiren (Tekturna® HCT) and the diuretic hydrochlorothiazide for the first-line treatment of hypertension in patients likely to require multiple medications to achieve their blood pressure goals. The combination tablet previously was …

  Near-normal control of glucose beginning as soon as possible after diagnosis would greatly improve the long-term prognosis of Type 1 diabetes, concludes a study published in the July 27, 2009, issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, which updates information about the clinical course of Type 1 diabetes.

Children with Type 1 diabetes are more likely to be overweight than their counterparts without Type 1 diabetes, researchers have found.

Although a pay-for-performance program introduced in family practices in the United Kingdom resulted in short-term improvements in care, the rate of gain was not sustained, researchers found.

Researchers warn that midsection weight gain could increase their risk of Type 2 diabetes.