Health
Wealthy diabetics have poorer diets, study finds
(PhysOrg.com) -- Middle-class wage-earners who have Type 2 diabetes appear to be healthier eaters than their wealthier counterparts.
Apr 8, 2011
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Biomedical technology
A smart neckband for tracking dietary intake
A smart neckband allows wearers to monitor their dietary intake. Automatically monitoring food and fluid intake can be useful when managing conditions including diabetes and obesity, or when maximizing fitness. But wearable ...
May 8, 2024
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Cardiology
Study shows effect of socio-economic factors that predict diabetic patients' risk of heart failure
A recent study by Case Western Reserve University used national data from U.S. military veterans with diabetes to validate and modify a widely accepted model used to predict the risk of heart failure in diabetic patients.
Apr 11, 2024
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Diabetes
Resistant starch could help combat leading cause of end-stage kidney failure
Combining a low dose of blood pressure medication with a higher intake of dietary-resistant starch might help stave off diabetic kidney disease, according to results from a new animal study. Kidney disease is a common diabetes ...
Apr 10, 2024
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Medical economics
SGLT2i, GLP-1 RA prescribing lower for minority patients
Pharmacy dispensing patterns for sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor (SGLT2i) and glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist (GLP1-RA) medications show lower prescribing for minority patients; and the rate of SGLT2i prescriptions ...
Mar 20, 2024
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Health
Many type 2 diabetes patients lack potentially lifesaving knowledge about their disease, researchers find
The body's inability to produce enough insulin or use it effectively often results in type 2 diabetes (T2D), a chronic disease affecting hundreds of millions of people around the globe. Disease management is crucial to avoid ...
Mar 8, 2024
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Medications
Anti-diabetic drugs could lower risk of primary and secondary brain cancer
Diabetic patients who take anti-diabetic drugs—known as glitazones—long term had a lower risk of primary and secondary brain cancer compared with diabetic patients on other medications, new research led by the University ...
Feb 22, 2024
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Health
Focus on patient experience can improve diabetes care
Health care providers who treat diabetes need to think beyond the clinical numbers, such as solely focusing on a person's glucose goals. Taking the patient experience into account can improve the quality of care and facilitate ...
Feb 21, 2024
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Health
Study demonstrates one of the reasons why the Mediterranean diet improves kidney health in patients with diabetes
The Mediterranean diet garners praise once again, with another study ratifying its list of health benefits. In addition to preventing cardiovascular accidents, boosting the immune system, and averting oxidative stress, this ...
Feb 20, 2024
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Diabetes
Researchers identify new mechanism that could improve the efficiency of diabetes treatments
A study led by the University of Barcelona and the Biomedical Research Networking Center in Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Disorders (CIBERDEM) reveals how a new mechanism could improve the efficiency of currently available ...
Feb 12, 2024
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