Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Understanding diabetic kidney disease
March is National Kidney Month, which makes this a good time to learn about diabetic kidney disease.
Mar 17, 2022
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Diabetes
Diabetes
New calculation offers simple and reliable early prediction of diabetes
Diabetes often remains undetected until it has already damaged organs or nerves. This is partly due to the fact that diagnosis at an early stage is time-consuming and difficult.
Jan 19, 2024
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Diabetes
One-hour endoscopic procedure could eliminate need for insulin for type 2 diabetes
A procedure that uses controlled electrical pulses to induce changes to the lining of the first part of the small intestine could allow patients with type 2 diabetes to stop taking insulin and still maintain glycemic control, ...
Apr 28, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Two studies link serum vitamin D levels to higher risk of diabetes in African Americans
Two new studies led by researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine have shown that serum vitamin D levels in African Americans are associated with diabetes risk.
Nov 11, 2022
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Health
Nitrite additives associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes
Nitrites and nitrates occur naturally in water and soil and are commonly ingested from drinking water and dietary sources. They are also used as food additives to increase shelf life. A study publishing January 17 in the ...
Jan 17, 2023
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Diabetes
On Nutrition: Feeding kids with Type 1 diabetes
I met her at a function for young children at our church. Unlike the other parents who dropped off their kids and came back later to pick them up, this young mom stayed and waited.
Nov 11, 2022
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Medical research
Multicenter cohort study shows reduced risk of vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy from fenofibrate
A team of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania has found that administration of a drug currently used to reduce cholesterol levels in the bloodstream can reduce the risk of developing proliferative diabetic retinopathy ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Tips for reducing dementia risk
More than 55 million people worldwide are believed to be living with dementia, according to the World Health Organization. Ronald Petersen, M.D., a neurologist and director of Mayo Clinic's Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, ...
Aug 29, 2022
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Medications
Type 2 diabetes drug cost-effective for cardiovascular and kidney benefits, finds Australian study
Medication that helps reduce a person's risk of developing cardiovascular and kidney disease is a cost-effective option to treat Australia's entire population of people with type 2 diabetes, a new study has found.
Dec 1, 2022
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Medications
After treatment with semaglutide, newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes patients found to need little or no insulin
Treating newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes patients with semaglutide (trade names Ozempic, Wegovy and Rybelsus) may drastically reduce or even eliminate their need for injected insulin.
Sep 6, 2023
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