Diabetes
Misdiagnosis of T2DM reported in patient with hb wayne
(HealthDay)—Type 2 diabetes can be misdiagnosed in patients with hemoglobin (Hb) Wayne, according to a case report published online Aug. 20 in Diabetes Care.
Aug 26, 2015
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Cardiology
Shift focus from calorie counting to nutritional value for heart health, say experts
It's time to stop counting the calories, and instead start promoting the nutritional value of foods if we are to rapidly cut illness and death from cardiovascular disease and curb the rising tide of obesity, say experts in ...
Aug 26, 2015
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Diabetes
Long-acting analog insulin doesn't up AMI risk in T2DM
(HealthDay)—For patients with type 2 diabetes, the risk of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is not significantly different for long-acting insulin analogs versus other basal insulin therapies, according to a study published ...
Aug 20, 2015
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Diabetes
Researchers discover link between insulin response and energy producer in pre-diabetic people
Virginia Tech researchers have identified a biomarker in pre-diabetic individuals that could help prevent them from developing Type II diabetes.
Aug 19, 2015
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Diabetes
Diabetes drug metformin's primary effect is in the gut, not the bloodstream
Although metformin was introduced as a treatment for type 2 diabetes nearly 60 years ago and is now the recommended first-line treatment for newly diagnosed patients, researchers still debate precisely how the drug works. ...
Aug 18, 2015
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Diabetes
Drug helps patients with diabetes lose weight
Among overweight and obese patients with type 2 diabetes, daily injection of the diabetes drug liraglutide with a modified insulin pen device, in addition to diet and exercise, resulted in greater weight loss over 56 weeks ...
Aug 18, 2015
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Medical research
MicroRNA markers characteristic of 'Asian Indian phenotype' in patients with type 2 diabetes
Researchers have shown the biomarker role of certain circulatory microRNAs (miRNAs) characteristic of "Asian Indian phenotype' in patients with type 2 diabetes – a metabolic disease referred to as 'madhumeha' in Ayurveda. ...
Aug 17, 2015
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Diabetes
Nature of beta-cell failure tied to glycemic response to GLP-1RA
(HealthDay)—In patients with type 2 diabetes, characteristics and biomarkers of β-cell failure are associated with glycemic response to GLP-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1RA) therapy, according to a study published online Aug. ...
Aug 10, 2015
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Diabetes
Targeting the early-teens for extra exercise could cut diabetes risk
A study has found that physical activity provides the greatest benefits to adolescent insulin resistance - a risk factor for type 2 diabetes - when the condition peaks at age 13, but provides no benefit to it at age 16. The ...
Aug 5, 2015
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Diabetes
People with type 2 diabetes do benefit from blood sugar checks
(HealthDay)—Personalized blood sugar self-monitoring benefits people with type 2 diabetes even if they're not taking insulin, a new small study shows.
Aug 5, 2015
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