A randomized controlled trial indicates that a vegan diet may be beneficial in relieving diabetic nerve pain….
Read More »New Wearable Device Detects Diabetic Autonomic Neuropathy
Developed by Taiwanese researchers, the device can hang on a pair of glasses and is called a "pupillometer." …
Read More »Peripheral Neuropathy Associated with CV Disease and Stroke in Type 2 Diabetes Patients
Testing for peripheral neuropathy may provide a way to identify individuals at higher risk of cardiovascular events….
Read More »Amputation Rates Linked to Low-Income Neighborhoods in California
Rates for patients with diabetes are two times higher in low-income neighborhoods compared to high-income neighborhoods in California….
Read More »SUDOSCAN: Early Identification of Peripheral Autonomic Neuropathies
SUDOSCAN: Early Identification of Peripheral Autonomic Neuropathies SUDOSCAN+ is a test that provides an accurate evaluation of sweat gland function focusing on small nerve fibers within the peripheral nervous system innervating the sweat glands. SUDOSCAN+ measures the ability of the sweat glands to release chloride ions in response to an …
Read More »Do Contraceptives Cause Gestational Diabetes in Women?
Women who had been on hormonal contraceptives before conception were 1.43 times more likely to develop gestational diabetes during pregnancy compared to women who were not on contraceptives, researchers found….
Read More »Does Diabetes Increase Risk for Head and Neck Cancer?
The risk for head and neck cancer (HNC) was almost 50% higher in patients with diabetes….
Read More »Painful Neuropathy and Increasing Blood Pressure
Painful diabetic neuropathy (PDPN) has been associated with higher nocturnal blood pressure in patients….
Read More »Using Corneal Microscopy to Detect Neuropathy in Prediabetes
Corneal confocal microscopy (CCM) could be used and adopted as a surrogate marker for small-fiber neuropathy in patients with diabetes or risk of diabetes….
Read More »Gastric Bypass Has Quality of Life Benefits
According to research done in the SLIMM-T2D randomized trial, gastric bypass surgery may have additional benefits for patients with diabetes and obesity….
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