News tagged with diabetes complications


Surprising culprits behind cell death from fat and sugar overload

Excess nutrients, such as fat and sugar, don't just pack on the pounds but can push some cells in the body over the brink. Unable to tolerate this "toxic" environment, these cells commit suicide.

Medical research created Jul 05, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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

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

Physician's empathy directly associated with positive clinical outcomes, confirms large study

Patients of doctors who are more empathic have better outcomes and fewer complications, concludes a large, empirical study by a team of Thomas Jefferson University and Italian researchers who evaluated relationships between ...

Health created Sep 10, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Newer technology to control blood sugar works better than conventional methods

Newer technologies designed to help people with type 1 diabetes monitor their blood sugar levels daily work better than traditional methods and require fewer painful needle sticks, new Johns Hopkins research suggests.

Medical research created Jul 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Psoriasis increases risk of diabetes: study

Psoriasis is an independent risk for Type 2 Diabetes, according to a new study by researchers with the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, with the greatest risk seen in patients with severe psoriasis. ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jun 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Study finds excess insulin levels an unlikely cause of atherosclerosis

A number of studies have shown that excess insulin circulating in the bloodstream is a major independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. However, a new study from Joslin Diabetes Center finds that ...

Cardiology created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study identifies novel markers as key indicators of future renal failure in diabetes

Scientists at Joslin Diabetes Center have identified two novel markers that, when elevated in the blood stream, can predict accurately the risk of renal (kidney) failure in patients with Type 1 and Type 2 ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Early, intensive therapy for type 1 diabetes prevented kidney disease in long-term study

Maintaining good glucose control early in the course of type 1 diabetes could lessen the long-term risk of kidney disease, as measured by a common test of kidney function.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Flavonoids represent two-fisted assault on diabetes, nervous system disorders: study

A recent study from scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies suggests that a strawberry a day (or more accurately, 37 of them) could keep not just one doctor away, but an entire fleet of them, ...

Medical research created Jun 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

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