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Diabetes linked to risk for Parkinson's disease: people with type 2 diabetes may have an increased risk of having a diagnosis of Parkinson's later in life, according to a large study. In addition, the risk may be higher for younger people and those with complications from the disease.

A patient who has had type 1 diabetes became pregnant after nearly 20 years of having type 1 diabetes. She reported her OB-GYN referred her to a specialty clinic for high-risk pregnancy, including diabetes in pregnancy. They worked in tandem to ensure her care was carefully managed throughout the stages of her pregnancy.

Reducing HbA1c may be new goal of therapy to prevent coronary artery disease and other subtypes.

Unsuccessful diabetes management found to lead to more distress, worse patient outcomes.

This summer I had the opportunity as a student pharmacist to attend a camp for youth with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and assist as a member of the medical staff. We spent the first few days setting up, going over camp procedures and policies, and preparing for arrival of the campers. This was my first time helping at such an event, and my expectations of how deeply the camp experience would impact the lives of the campers (and myself included!) were greatly exceeded.

Getting diabetes in our later years increases risk for CVD, but getting diabetes or prediabetes as a youth increases risk for CVD and death dramatically.

New study shows that within the first two years of a diagnosis of cancer, the risk for type 2 diabetes increases.

Drug shown to reduce risk of CV death or hospitalization for heart failure in adults with CV disease and type 2 diabetes, irrespective of their CV risk at study start.

According to new study, African Americans with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have a higher risk of developing pancreatic cancer relative to other ethnic groups.

Research suggests racial/ethnic background can also play a role in increased risk of diagnosis.