New research suggests an association between psoriasis and two potentially serious medical conditions – diabetes and atherosclerosis.
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A bariatric surgery procedure used for treating severe obesity is now being explored as a cure for type 2 diabetes mellitus in normal-weight and moderately overweight patients with diabetes.
Read More »Diabetes Increases Risk for Memory Problems
A new study suggests that diabetes is a significant risk factor for a type of memory problem that doctors call “amnestic mild cognitive impairment.”
Read More »Novel Peptide Boosts Availability And Success Of Islet Cell Transplant For Type-1 Diabetes
A peptide developed by scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College may expand the availability and durability of islet cell transplant for patients with type-1 diabetes.
Read More »Neuropathic Pain Severity Predicts Response to Duloxetine
Patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain (DPNP) who have more severe symptoms are more likely to respond to duloxetine.
Read More »Diabetic Men Have Lower Risk of Prostate Cancer
As epidemiologic evidence suggests diabetic men have a slightly lower prostate cancer risk than non-diabetic men.
Read More »Erectile Dysfunction in Diabetes Due to Defect in Brain
A new study sheds additional light on how erectile dysfunction (ED) interacts with diabetes. The study is another step in uncovering the link between the two disorders, and may lead to improved efficacy in erectile dysfunction treatments.
Read More »Periodontal Diseases Can Contribute to the Progression to Pre-diabetes
54 Million Americans have pre-diabetes and according to a new study, periodontal disease can be a possible cause.
Read More »Intensive Treatment of Periodontal Disease Improves Endothelial Function
A new study appears to suggest that treating periodontal disease can improve endothelial dysfunction, with investigators showing that aggressively treating periodontal disease, a potential source of low-grade inflammation, results in a long-term improvement in vascular function.
Read More »Glargine Aids Glycemic Control in Elderly Diabetics
Adding a single daily dose of glarine to oral antidiabetic agents is an effective treatment in controlling blood sugars.
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