News tagged with diabetes care
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Beginning in the womb: Lifestyle of mother shapes disposition for child's subsequent weight
A disposition to be overweight is shaped even before birth. This has been proven by scientists of the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin in an international study, which has appeared in the professional journal Plos On ...
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Jan 10, 2013 |
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Weight counseling decreases despite rise in obesity
While the number of overweight and obese Americans has increased, the amount of weight counseling offered by primary care physicians has decreased—especially for patients with high blood pressure and diabetes—according ...
Overweight and Obesity
Jan 08, 2013 |
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Fetuin-A levels linked to cardiovascular disease risk
(HealthDay)—In elderly individuals without type 2 diabetes, high levels of fetuin-A, a protein that inhibits arterial calcification and insulin action, is associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular ...
Diabetes
Jan 08, 2013 |
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Metformin cuts cardio events in high-risk type 2 diabetes
(HealthDay)—Metformin therapy significantly reduces cardiovascular events in high-risk patients with type 2 diabetes compared to treatment with glipizide, according to a study published online Dec. 10 in ...
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Jan 08, 2013 |
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Microaneurysm turnover IDs macular edema development
(HealthDay)—Microaneurysm (MA) turnover independently predicts the development of clinically significant macular edema (CSME) in patients with non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR), according to ...
Diabetes
Jan 08, 2013 |
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People with diabetes in Ontario getting fewer government-funded eye exams, study finds
A new study has found that adults with diabetes in Ontario are getting significantly fewer government-funded eye exams than they were a decade ago, a key component of high-quality diabetes care essential to preventing diabetes-related ...
Diabetes
Jan 07, 2013 |
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TPN-linked hyperglycemia ups death for non-critically ill
(HealthDay)—Non-critically ill hospitalized patients who develop hyperglycemia after total parenteral nutrition (TPN) are more than five times more likely to die in the hospital, according to research published ...
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Jan 03, 2013 |
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Top ten tips to combat diabetes this New Year
(Medical Xpress)—Getting your family and friends to support you in being physically active and setting yourself physical activity goals are among the top ten tips scientifically proven to help combat Type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes
Jan 02, 2013 |
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Low insulin secretion tied to depressive symptoms in women
(HealthDay)—Middle-aged women with insulin secretion levels in the lowest quintile appear to have more than twice the risk of developing new-onset depressive symptoms compared with those with higher insulin ...
Diabetes
Dec 29, 2012 |
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Early menopause tied to greater type 2 diabetes risk
(HealthDay)—Women who experience early menopause have a greater risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a study published online Dec. 10 in Diabetes Care.
Diabetes
Dec 27, 2012 |
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Study shows heart calcium scan predictive of diabetes-related death from cardiovascular disease
People with Type 2 diabetes have two to four times the risk of cardiovascular disease compared to people without the disease. The best way for doctors to predict which diabetes patients are at the greatest risk for heart ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 20, 2012 |
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Meds adherence self-report valid in type 2 diabetes
(HealthDay)—Self-reported measures of medication adherence in adults with type 2 diabetes are valid, although some self-reports are moderated by depression, according to a study published online Nov. 30 ...
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Dec 20, 2012 |
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Two distinct high-risk diabetes populations ID'd in children
(HealthDay)—Children with high-risk A1C (hrA1C) and impaired fasting glucose (IFG) define different populations, with differentially increased risk markers, according to research published online Nov. 27 ...
Diabetes
Dec 19, 2012 |
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Patients with diabetes may not receive best treatment to lower heart disease risk
For some people with diabetes, there may be such a thing as too much care.
Diabetes
Dec 18, 2012 |
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Imeglimin beneficial as add-on to metformin in T2DM
(HealthDay)—For patients with type 2 diabetes inadequately controlled by metformin alone, addition of the new oral anti-diabetes agent imeglimin improves glycemic control with good tolerability and safety, ...
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Dec 14, 2012 |
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