Every five minutes, someone in Australia is diagnosed with diabetes. It's Australia's fastest growing chronic condition, but as its prevalence grows more people are adding dietary supplements to their diets in the hope of reducing their risk of the...
The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) released a report on Thursday stating that 463 million adults are currently living with diabetes worldwide, of whom more than half are undiagnosed.
THURSDAY, Nov. 14, 2019 -- While the high price of insulin has gotten a lot of attention lately, it's not the only cost issue facing people with diabetes. New technologies designed to improve blood sugar management often cost too much for people...
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The FDA advisers said the pivotal approval study was too short and did not involve enough patients to characterize efficacy or safety. Medscape Medical News
Related topics: Food And Drug Administration, Type 1 Diabetes, Medical Research
(MedPage Today) -- BOSTON -- A minimally invasive endoscopic procedure appeared to improve certain metabolic abnormalities, including liver fat content and HbA1c levels, in patients with type 2 diabetes, a researcher said here.
Duodenal mucosal...
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Recent findings suggest that glucocorticoids — a class of anti-inflammatory drugs that doctors often prescribe — may increase the risk of diabetes.
Overly expensive insulin could be a thing of the past – and life-changing news – for millions of diabetics under a plan launched by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday to diversify production globally, just ahead of World Diabetes...
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A 69-year-old man with a medical history of hypertension, diabetes, and obesity with a body mass index of 33 was admitted with altered mental status. He and his wife were returning from a 14-day Alaskan cruise. On their return, the wife started...
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A big-data analysis identifies various glycolytic pathway enzymes, particularly PKM2, that could serve as potential therapeutic targets for diabetic kidney disease. Medscape Nephrology
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On World Diabetes Day, November 14, as the New York City Council prepares to pass new diabetes-related legislation, South Bronx-based Health People: Community Preventative Health Institute will host a "Pray-In" at the New York State Department of...
Handheld electrochemical sensors are part of the daily routine for millions of people with diabetes around the globe who monitor their blood sugar levels with electric glucometers. While such sensors have revolutionized at-home medical testing for...
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The protein adipsin, which is produced in body fat, helps protect insulin-secreting cells called pancreatic beta cells from destruction in type 2 diabetes, according to a new study. Among middle-aged adults, higher levels of the protein in the blood...
Related topics: Type 2 Diabetes, Proteins, Insulin, Medical Research
(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON -- Neither vitamin D nor omega-3 fatty acid supplementation showed kidney benefits for patients with type 2 diabetes, a researcher said here.
Among 934 patients with diabetes, declines in estimated glomerular...
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New research found that the 30-day death rate for Medicaid patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who underwent coronary revascularization procedures for cardiovascular disease was double that of patients with diabetes mellitus who...
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* Rates of kidney injury in women who are hospitalized during pregnancy are on the rise, especially in women with diabetes.
* Results from the study will be presented at ASN Kidney Week 2019 November 5-November 10 at the Walter E. Washington...
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(MedPage Today) -- LAS VEGAS -- A new web-based calculator showed promise for predicting individualized outcomes following bariatric surgery, according to a study reported here.
Using regression and machine learning techniques paired with...
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Hundreds of Haitians with health problems ranging from diabetes to bullet injuries lined up Friday hoping to be seen by a staff member aboard the USNS Comfort, which docked in Port-au-Prince this week for its last stop of a five-month medical...
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A 5-year-old boy is being hailed a hero after his quick thinking helped save his diabetic mother's life.Read more...
(MedPage Today) -- Men with diabetes may appear to be at lower risk for prostate cancer because they are less likely to get a biopsy when they have elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA), a large cohort study suggested.
The study, which...
Related topics: Prostate Cancer, Cancer, Oncology, Biopsy, Medical Research
(MedPage Today) -- In most other human activities, there are two speeds, fast and slow. Usually, one dominates. Think firefighting versus bridge design. Health care spans from one extreme to the other. Think code blue versus diabetes...