News tagged with diabetes complications


How can advanced imaging studies enhance diabetes management?

New approaches to applying noninvasive imaging tests such as computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance (MR), and positron emission tomography (PET) may play a bigger role in evaluating and managing patients ...

Diabetes created May 13, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Report updates impact of hypoglycemia in diabetes

(HealthDay)—An update of the current state of knowledge about the impact of hypoglycemia on patients with diabetes reviews outcomes, strategies to prevent hypoglycemia, and current knowledge gaps, and has ...

Diabetes created Apr 26, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study shows US diabetes care improves, potential gaps remain

(Medical Xpress)—According to a recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, Americans with diabetes had increasingly better control of their blood sugar and cholesterol levels and at ...

Diabetes created Apr 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Blood pressure out of control at safety-net clinics

Federally funded safety-net clinics for the uninsured lag behind other health care providers in controlling blood pressure among the low-income patients who rely on them for care, a new Michigan State University analysis ...

Health created Apr 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Experts urge caution on new pregnancy and vitamin D study

Australian experts are urging caution over a new study that suggests a link between insufficient vitamin D and pregnancy complications like gestational diabetes, pre-eclampsia, and lower birth weight in new ...

Health created Mar 27, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

ACC: Niacin/Laropiprant no benefit in vascular disease

(HealthDay)—For patients with preexisting occlusive vascular disease, the combination of niacin and the anti-flushing agent laropiprant provides no benefit and is associated with an increase in serious ...

Cardiology created Mar 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Patients with diabetes at no greater risk for infection

Patients with diabetes were no more likely to suffer infection, deep vein thrombosis (a deep vein blood clot) or other complications following total knee replacement (TKR) than patients without diabetes, according to new ...

Diabetes created Feb 27, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study aims to use stem cells to help save sight of diabetes sufferers

Scientists at Queen's University Belfast are hoping to develop a novel approach that could save the sight of millions of diabetes sufferers using adult stem cells.

Medical research created Feb 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Social networking approach to public health research raises hypoglycemia awareness

Hypoglycemia may be a much larger problem among patients with diabetes than is currently realized, according to a study of members of a diabetes-focused social network conducted by researchers in Boston Children's Hospital's ...

Diabetes created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Caloric restriction, exercise help prevent weight gain, other complications in obese women

In a study to be presented on February 15 at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in San Francisco, researchers will report findings that suggest that consistent physical activity ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Islet transplant may slow progression of atherosclerosis

Minimally invasive islet transplantation for patients with type 1 diabetes achieves insulin independence and reverses the progression of atherosclerosis in the first few years after transplant, according to a University of ...

Diabetes created Jan 28, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Novel racial/ethnic differences found in diabetic kidney disease

(HealthDay)—Rates of proteinuric and nonproteinuric diabetic kidney disease (DKD) vary significantly across racial/ethnic groups, according to a study published online Dec. 13 in Diabetes Care.

Diabetes created Jan 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 ...

Diabetes created Jan 03, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study shows antidepressant could do double duty as diabetes drug

University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers have discovered that the commonly used antidepressant drug paroxetine could also become a therapy for the vascular complications of diabetes.

Diabetes created Dec 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Popular diabetes meds put to the test

(HealthDay)—Patients with diabetes who were treated with the popular oral medication metformin face a lower risk of heart attack, stroke or death than those taking sulfonylureas, another common option, ...

Diabetes created Nov 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0