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Modified bariatric surgery provides remission of Type 2 diabetes
(Medical Xpress) -- Type 2 diabetes often reverses after modified weight loss surgery, especially when the duration of diabetes is less than 10 years, a new study finds. The results will be presented Tuesday at The Endocrine ...
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Jun 25, 2012 |
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Risk score could lead to better diagnosis of the metabolic syndrome in children
Researchers have developed a new scoring system that may better identify adolescents with the metabolic syndrome, a group at increased risk of later developing Type 2 diabetes and heart disease. The study, to be presented ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 25, 2012 |
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Physical fitness may improve survival among diabetes patients with heart dysfunction
Being physically fit may improve survival rates among diabetes patients with a particular type of heart abnormality, a new study determines. The results will be presented at The Endocrine Society's 94th Annual Meeting in ...
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Jun 25, 2012 |
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More progress made on artificial pancreas for diabetes patients
(HealthDay) -- Progress continues to be made on the development of an artificial pancreas, a device that would ease the burden of living with type 1 diabetes.
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Jun 10, 2012 |
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U.S. sees drop in deaths linked to diabetes
(HealthDay) -- Healthier lifestyles and better disease management led to a sharp drop in death rates for Americans with diabetes between 1997 and 2006, especially deaths caused by heart disease and stroke, ...
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May 22, 2012 |
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CDC: Half of overweight teens have heart risk
(AP) -- Half the nation's overweight teens have unhealthy blood pressure, cholesterol or blood sugar levels that put them at risk for future heart attacks and other cardiac problems, new federal research says.
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May 21, 2012 |
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Diabetic retinopathy research could reduce screening costs
Research carried out at the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry (PCMD), University of Exeter, has concluded that it would be a safe and cost-effective strategy to screen people with type 2 diabetes who have not yet ...
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May 07, 2012 |
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Diabetes groups issue new guidelines on blood sugar
(HealthDay) -- Type 2 diabetes is a complex metabolic disorder, and treating the disease often requires a personalized, multi-pronged approach, say new expert guidelines on treating high blood sugar levels, ...
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Apr 19, 2012 |
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One cause of fatty deposits in the hearts of diabetes patients settled
The impaired substrate metabolism of diabetes patients is often expressed in an increase in fatty deposits in the cells of the heart muscle. Until now, the exact cause of this was unknown. Now, Austrian researchers ...
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Apr 16, 2012 |
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New hormone for lowering blood sugar
New evidence points to a hormone that leaves muscles gobbling up sugar as if they can't get enough. That factor, which can be coaxed out of fat stem cells, could lead to a new treatment to lower blood sugar and improve metabolism, ...
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Apr 03, 2012 |
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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 ...
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Mar 27, 2012 |
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High blood sugar lowers chances of surviving a heart attack
Patients with high blood sugar run an increased risk of dying if they have a heart attack, and diabetics are less likely to survive in-hospital cardiac arrest than non-diabetics, reveals research at the Sahlgrenska Academy, ...
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Mar 26, 2012 |
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New type 2 diabetes drug helps lower blood sugar: study
(HealthDay) -- A new type of medication for type 2 diabetes helps to lower blood sugar levels when used in concert with insulin and other diabetes drugs, new research suggests.
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Mar 20, 2012 |
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American Heart Association comment: FDA announces safety changes on labeling for some statins
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it is revising safety information on the labels of some statins (cholesterol lowering drugs).
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Feb 29, 2012 |
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New drug improves glucose control without increasing risk of hypoglycemia in type 2 diabetes patients
TAK-875, a new treatment for type 2 diabetes, improves glycaemic (blood sugar) control and is equally as effective as the sulphonylurea glimepiride (a common drug treatment) but has a significantly lower risk of hypoglycaemia ...
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