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Maggots are an effective, low-cost salvage option to debride poorly vascularized, infected wounds in patients with diabetes, especially when vascular remediation is not possible….

Tight glucose control won’t mitigate the cognitive effects of type 2 diabetes, an ACCORD subanalysis found.…

By Sheri Colberg, PhD   Before the advent of blood glucose meters, discovering how much of an effect female hormones have on insulin action was impossible. If you’re female, past puberty, and still young enough to be menstruating, then you’ll want to find out more about factoring your time of …

Dementia risk may rise when glucose gets out of control, particularly after meals, according to a longitudinal study.…

According to a new study, people with diabetes appear to be at a significantly increased risk of developing dementia and the study also found that risk of developing dementia significantly increased for those with pre-diabetes.…

In a new study that challenges how diabetes is controlled, researchers found boosting the activity of proteins activated by inflammation might be beneficial, contradicting current views. Inflammation brought about by obesity is blamed as a major contributor to type 2 diabetes.…

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components are linked to the development of chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to the results of a systematic review and meta-analysis.…

Edited by Trisha Dunning AM, RN, MEd, PhD, CDE, FRCNA and Glenn Ward MBBS, BSc, DPhil (Oxon), FRACP, FRCPath Mr. LOQ self-referred to a diabetes center. “I have a horrible burning feeling in my feet especially at night. I have had diabetes for a while and find it hard to …

Research has found a link between diabetes and dental problems….

Patients approaching end-stage renal disease are increasingly receiving the nephrology consultation they need before initiating kidney dialysis; however, the trend has surprisingly not resulted in an improvement in mortality rates, according to a new study.…