Studies show a link between diabetic peripheral neuropathy and sarcopenia, which increases frailty and subsequent mortality.
Read More »The Importance of Routine Depression Screening in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes
Patients with diabetes are two times more likely to present with symptoms of depression; how does this affect diabetes outcomes?
Read More »Awareness of Side Effects
After starting a new medication (gabapentin) for his neuropathy, a patient of mine gained 30lbs and presented with peripheral edema without symptoms.
Read More »Childhood Cardiovascular Risk Factors Can Predict Adult-Onset Diabetes
While cardiovascular risk factors are used to predict risk for clinical outcomes and base therapies, it may be a fluctuation in such risk factor measurements that has the most impact.
Read More »Are Women with Diabetes at Increased Risk of Repeated Heart Failure?
Heart failure is a common macrovascular complication that may occur in patients with diabetes, but what gender is more prone to have continuous hospitalization for heart failure problems?
Read More »Oral Glucose Challenge vs HbA1c in Gestational Diabetes
Is the Oral Glucose Challenge Test necessary in low-risk pregnant patients?
Read More »Intensive Lifestyle Counseling and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients with Diabetes
Counseling patients about lifestyle modification is an important aspect of therapy.
Read More »Exenatide Reduces Risk of MACE for Type 2 Diabetes Patients
Exenatide joins trend of GLP-1 agonists showing benefit for patients with established CVD.
Read More »Pre-prandial Insulin & Meal Routine Can Help Children with Type 1
Does giving children with type 1 diabetes insulin before each meal help them lower their HbA1c?
Read More »Brown Fat Can Protect Against Diabetes and Obesity
Brown adipose tissue may play a role in glucose metabolism, and thus influence the risk of developing diabetes.
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