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According to a new consensus statement from the American Diabetes Association and the American Geriatrics Society, treatment goals for older adults with type 2 diabetes should take into account life expectancy and the presence of comorbidities…. 

Data from a regional stroke registry suggest that stroke may be shifting from a disease of the elderly to a midlife health concern…. 

Electrical stimulation (ES) at specific acupuncture points could relieve gastroparesis symptoms associated with diabetes, such as nausea, vomiting, early satiety, abdominal fullness, upper abdominal pain and bloating….

Patients with diabetes and psoriasis are significantly more likely to develop new-onset, diabetes-related microvascular and macrovascular complications than are psoriasis-free patients with diabetes…. 

The risk of ischemic events may be higher with a specific subclass of sulfonylureas…. 

Aggressive treatment with ranibizumab during year 3 may be more effective for diabetic macular edema (DME) than less-intensive treatment, according to 3-year outcomes from an ongoing randomized published clinical trial….

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 …

Women who are diagnosed with diabetes at the time of an acute myocardial infarction are three times more likely to die over the next 3 years as are similar women without diabetes…. 

High levels of the peptide proneurotensin are associated with an increased risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and death in women, but not necessarily in men….

The largest trial ever conducted for the treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain (DPNP) has shown which treatment works best….