Diabetes

Plasma uric acid lowering tied to drop in systolic BP in T1DM

(HealthDay)—Lowering of plasma uric acid (PUA) with febuxostat (FBX) is associated with a modest reduction in systolic blood pressure (BP) in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), according to a study published ...

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Continuous glucose monitoring improves quality of life in T1DM

(HealthDay)—Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) contributes to significant improvements in diabetes-specific quality of life (QOL) measures among adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), according to a study published ...

Diabetes

Maternal hyperglycemia ups offspring cardiometabolic risk

(HealthDay)—Maternal hyperglycemia during pregnancy is associated with increased risk of abnormal glucose tolerance, obesity, and increased blood pressure (BP) in offspring, independent of maternal obesity, according to ...

Diabetes

Metreleptin doesn't improve glycemic control in T1DM

(HealthDay)—For patients with suboptimally controlled type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), metreleptin does not improve glycemic control, but is associated with reductions in body weight and daily insulin dose, according to ...

Diabetes

MicroRNAs shown to improve hyperglycemia

A study by Japan's Tokohu University researchers has identified two new types of microRNA (miRNA) that improved hyperglycemia in a mouse model of diabetes by stimulating the proliferation of insulin-producing pancreatic beta ...

Diabetes

Glyburide, metformin have similar effect in gestational DM

(HealthDay)—For patients with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), glyburide and metformin are comparable in terms of glucose control and safety, according to a study published online Jan. 11 in Diabetes Care.

Diabetes

No cognitive benefit for long-term lifestyle intervention

(HealthDay)—For overweight and obese adults with diabetes mellitus, a long-term intensive lifestyle intervention does not offer cognitive benefits, according to a study published online Jan. 9 in the Journal of the American ...

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