Eating more legumes may improve glycemic control, lower estimated heart disease risk
Eating more legumes (such as beans, chickpeas or lentils) as part of a low-glycemic index diet appears to improve glycemic control and reduce estimated coronary heart disease (CHD) risk in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus ...
Health
Oct 22, 2012 |
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Researchers identify new target for common heart condition
Researchers have found new evidence that metabolic stress can increase the onset of atrial arrhythmias, such as atrial fibrillation (AF), a common heart condition that causes an irregular and often abnormally fast heart rate. ...
Cardiology
Jan 08, 2013 |
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Outlining the risk factors to help prevent dementia
(Medical Xpress)—Research shows that managing and treating vascular disease risk factors are not only beneficial to preventing heart disease and stroke, but also common forms of dementia.
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Oct 16, 2012 |
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Hip circumference inversely tied to diabetes risk
(HealthDay)—There is an inverse relationship between hip circumference and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), according to a meta-analysis published online Sept. 3 in Obesity Reviews.
Overweight and Obesity
Sep 18, 2012 |
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Hair styles may contribute to scarring hair loss in African-American women
Hair grooming practices, such as braids and weaves, as well as inflammation in the form of bacterial infection, may be contributing to the development of scarring hair loss in African American women, according to a report ...
Medical research
Apr 11, 2011 |
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Type 2 diabetes linked to higher risk of stroke and CV problems; metabolic syndrome isn't
Among patients who have had an ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA), type 2 diabetes was associated with an increased risk of recurrent stroke or cardiovascular events, but metabolic syndrome was not, according ...
Neuroscience
Jun 13, 2011 |
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DMP for diabetes type 2: Current guidelines indicate some need for revision
On 3 January 2012, the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) published the results of a literature search for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines on the treatment of people with diabetes ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 03, 2012 |
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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
May 23, 2012 |
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Study shows people with Type 2 diabetes require ongoing and sustained clinical support
Research led by the University of Leicester concludes that people newly diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes need ongoing advice from GPs sustained over a number of years rather than a one-off session when they are first diagnosed.
Diabetes
Jun 13, 2012 |
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Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with diabetic peripheral neuropathy
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is independently associated with diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), according to a new study from researchers in the UK. The severity of DPN ...
Sleep apnea
Jun 15, 2012 |
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Long-term type 2 diabetes ups pancreatic cancer mortality
(HealthDay) -- Among patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PAC), those with pre-existing type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) for longer than five years have an increased mortality risk, according to a study ...
Cancer
Aug 15, 2012 |
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Obese adults with excess abdominal fat, insulin resistance may have higher risk of type 2 diabetes
Obese adults with excess visceral fat (fat located inside the abdominal cavity, around the body's internal organs) and biomarkers of insulin resistance had an associated increased risk for the development ...
Diabetes
Sep 18, 2012 |
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Diabetes mellitus and the life-threatening late complications of cardivascular disease
Between 600,000 and 800,000 Austrians have diabetes mellitus. This "sugar disease", as it is known, can itself already be treated very effectively. The later consequences of diabetes, however, which mostly ...
Diabetes
Nov 14, 2012 |
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Coronary artery calcium predicts cardio death in T2DM
(HealthDay)—In addition to traditional cardiovascular disease risk factors, in patients with type 2 diabetes, coronary artery calcium (CAC) predicts the risk of cardiovascular death, according to a study ...
Diabetes
Jan 18, 2013 |
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Posttraumatic stress disorder associated with type 2 diabetes
The presence of posttraumatic stress disorder is significantly associated with the development of type 2 diabetes. This is the finding of scientists from the Helmholtz Zentrum München and the University Hospital Gießen ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 16, 2013 |
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