News tagged with hemoglobin levels


Daily vibration may combat prediabetes in youth

Daily sessions of whole-body vibration may combat prediabetes in adolescents, dramatically reducing inflammation, average blood glucose levels and symptoms such as frequent urination, researchers report.

Diabetes created Oct 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

No benefit from high-dose multivitamins seen for HIV patients receiving antiretroviral therapy

A new study by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers suggests that, for HIV patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) to treat HIV, there is no benefit from high- vs. standard-dose micronutrient ...

HIV & AIDS created Oct 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Arterial stiffness inversely tied to plasma adiponectin levels

(HealthDay)—Arterial stiffness is inversely related to plasma adiponectin levels in young, normotensive patients with type 1 diabetes, according to a study published online Sept. 21 in Diabetes Care.

Diabetes created Sep 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Kidney society describes ways to eliminate wasteful tests and procedures

Earlier this year, the American Society of Nephrology (ASN), the world's leading kidney organization, joined other groups in a campaign to help health care professionals and patients avoid wasteful and sometimes harmful medical ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Passive smoking increases platelet activation in healthy people

"It is well known that passive smoking is harmful for cardiovascular health, but the mechanism has not yet been discovered," said Dr Kaya. "We investigated the effects of passive smoking on the levels of ...

Cardiology created Aug 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In diabetes, gastric emptying remains stable over time

(HealthDay)—Gastric emptying of solids and liquids and gastrointestinal symptoms remain stable over time in patients with long-term type 1 and type 2 diabetes, according to a study published online Aug. ...

Diabetes created Aug 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Undergrads invent cell phone screener to combat anemia in developing world

Could a low-cost screening device connected to a cell phone save thousands of women and children from anemia-related deaths and disabilities?

Medical research created Jul 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Sleep apnea severity linked to glycated hemoglobin levels

(HealthDay) -- For adults without diabetes, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) severity is independently associated with impaired glucose metabolism, as measured by glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels, according ...

Sleep apnea created Jun 18, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Severity of sleep disordered breathing predicts glycemic health

The severity of sleep disordered breathing and nocturnal hypoxemia independently predict both glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), according to a new study.

Sleep apnea created May 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Prenatal micronutrient, food supplementation intervention in Bangladesh decreases child death rate

Pregnant women in poor communities in Bangladesh who received multiple micronutrients, including iron and folic acid combined with early food supplementation, had substantially improved survival of their newborns, ...

Health created May 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nonsupportive family members sabotage diabetes self-Care

(HealthDay) -- Diabetes patients with nonsupportive family members are less adherent to their diabetes medication regimen and have worse glycemic control, according to a study published online April 26 in ...

Diabetes created May 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Room for improvement in knowledge of ABC levels, goals

(HealthDay) -- Many individuals with diabetes do not know their last hemoglobin A1C (A1C), blood pressure, and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels (ABC levels), although the correlation between ...

Diabetes created Apr 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mentoring provides health benefits for African American veterans with diabetes

Intervention by peer mentors has a statistically significant effect on improving glucose control in African American veterans with diabetes, according to a study by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University ...

Diabetes created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New NIH fact sheet explains test for diabetes, prediabetes

A new fact sheet from the National Institutes of Health explains the A1C test, a widely used and important test to diagnose type 2 diabetes and prediabetes, and to monitor blood glucose levels of people with type 1 and type ...

Diabetes created Jan 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New drug labels for kidney disease patients -- what do they mean?

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently recommended that clinicians be more conservative when they prescribe chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients with drugs that treat red blood cell deficiencies. But the drug ...

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