Diabetes
Improvement needed in gestational diabetes education: Study
Shanna McCutcheon, 32, was shocked and fearful after being diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in her second trimester.
Nov 15, 2018
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Diabetes Mellitus
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Researchers identify biomarker panel that could help predict gestational diabetes in early pregnancy
UCLA researchers have taken the initial step in identifying what may be an effective way to detect gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) earlier in pregnancy, potentially improving diagnosis and treatment for what is the most ...
May 26, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Diabetes distress common at large Midwestern university
(HealthDay)—In a large university population, the prevalence of diabetes distress is high, and high diabetes distress levels are associated with lower diabetes quality of life (QOL) for both type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) ...
Sep 18, 2019
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Diabetes
Pre-pregnancy body fat, in-pregnancy weight gain, gestational diabetes combine to increase risk of high birthweight
A new study shows that a woman's pre-pregnancy body fat (adiposity), in-pregnancy weight gain, and presence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) can all combine to steeply increase the risk of giving birth to large-for-gestational ...
Apr 9, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Notable birth cohort effects on the incidence trend of renal replacement therapy in Japan
A Japanese nationwide study revealed the risk of incident end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) requiring renal replacement therapy (RRT) initially rose in the early birth cohorts, peaked, and then declined in more recent birth ...
Apr 13, 2023
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Diabetes
Glucose-lowering therapy delayed for newly diagnosed T2DM patients
(HealthDay)—For adults newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), delays to first-line therapy are longest for older patients, those who are Black or of other ethnicities, and those with multimorbidity, according ...
Jul 6, 2021
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Cardiology
Lasting benefit for CABG in diabetes, multivessel disease
(HealthDay)—For patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) with multivessel coronary disease (MVD), coronary revascularization with coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is associated with lower all-cause mortality than percutaneous ...
Nov 15, 2018
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Metformin and other antidiabetic drugs may help reduce the risk of dementia in patients with type 2 diabetes
Investigators analyzing the potential cognitive effects of antidiabetic medications in records of more than 1.5 million patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) found risks of dementia and Alzheimer's disease (AD) were ...
Jul 11, 2024
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Pediatrics
Researchers identify factors associated with lower breastfeeding duration for mothers with higher BMIs
A multi-nation cohort analysis found that inflammation and cesarean section delivery in mothers with higher body mass index are connected to shorter duration of breastfeeding, providing potential targets for intervention.
Jun 22, 2023
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Medications
Insulin degludec: No hint of added benefit in children and adolescents
Insulin degludec (trade name: Tresiba) has been approved since January 2015 for adolescents and children from the age of one year with type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus. In an early benefit assessment pursuant to the Act ...
Jun 1, 2015
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