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Treatments raising serum bilirubin levels may protect against diabetic nephropathy….
Read More »Kidney Stones in Relation to Obesity and Diabetes
A kidney stone is a solid mass developed from crystals that separate from the urine within the urinary tract. Kidney stones can contain various components. The most common type of stone contains calcium in combination with either oxalate or phosphate. A less common type of stone is caused by an …
Read More »Any Protein in Urine Can Signal Heart Risk
Even slightly elevated albumin was linked to raised odds of stroke, heart attack, heart failure….
Read More »Update: Lung Cancer Risk Unaffected by Metformin
Risk of lung cancer not lower in metformin-treated type 2 diabetes….
Read More »Robert Stanton MD Introduction
Dr. Stanton introduces himself and explains that he works in four different medical arenas: researcher, professor, administrator, and clinician. More videos with Dr. Stanton: Robert Stanton Q1 The Research on Low-Protein Diets and Kidney Disease Robert Stanton Q2 High Protein Diets and Kidney Disease Robert Stanton Q3 What Would You …
Read More »Robert Stanton, MD: The Research on Low-Protein Diets and Kidney Disease
Dr. Stanton gives us his perspective on low-protein diets with a brief overview of the research and thinking behind these types of diets for patients with kidney disease, and highlights some of the ongoing questions and concerns in this area of study. He also discusses how many of the studies …
Read More »Robert Stanton, MD: High Protein Diets and Kidney Disease
Dr. Robert Stanton explains how all the studies on low/high protein diets can confuse physicians and that there are parallels between the ongoing debates about the “correct levels” of A1c and albumin level in urine as researchers constantly add to the level of knowledge. He also points out that the type …
Read More »Robert Stanton Q3 What Would You Like Your A1c to Be?
Dr. Stanton lets us know precisely what he would like his A1c to be. More videos with Dr. Stanton: Robert Stanton MD Introduction Robert Stanton Q1 The Research on Low-Protein Diets and Kidney Disease Robert Stanton Q2 High Protein Diets and Kidney Disease
Read More »Kidney Failure Follows Metabolic Pathway
A protein kinase known as ROCK1 can exacerbate an important process called fission in the mitochondria, the power plants of cells, leading to diabetic kidney disease.…
Read More »Predicting Kidney Disease in Diabetes Using Tumor Necrosis Factors
According to the results of two 12-year studies, levels of circulating tumor necrosis factor receptor 1 and 2 (TNFR1 and TNFR2) predicts kidney disease in both type 1 and type 2 diabetes….
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