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Benefits of pioglitazone for type 2 diabetes unclear
The risk-benefit ratio for pioglitazone in the treatment of type 2 diabetes is unclear, according to a review…
U.S. FDA OKs new Merck drug for diabetes
A new type of diabetes drug that helps the body control blood sugar won U.S. Food and Drug…
Aggressive diabetes treatment stressful for some
When screening identifies people with type 2 diabetes, they usually experience little anxiety in the first years after…
Many diabetics risk health by not taking meds
About 21 percent of individuals with diabetes do not regularly take their blood-sugar lowering, blood-pressure lowering or cholesterol-lowering…
One in 523 Children and Adolescents Have Diabetes
About one in every 523 children and adolescents in the United States had physician-diagnosed diabetes in 2001, according…
Study finds 1 in 5 youths with diabetes has 2 or more risk factors for early heart disease
With the epidemic of obesity in the United States leading to a greater incidence of diabetes among youth,…
Alcohol uses may increase type 2 diabetes and glucose intolerance risk
Alcohol uses may increase type 2 diabetes and glucose intolerance risk, but smoking does not.
In…
Antipsychotic medication olanzapine is associated with type 2 diabetes onset
The antipsychotic medication olanzapine is associated with type-2 diabetes onset in patients.
According to a study…
Dairy products may reduce type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular disease risk
Dairy products may reduce type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular disease risk.
According to a recent review…
Diabetes and hyperlipidemia raise complication risk during invasive carotid artery therapy
Diabetes and hyperlipidemia increase diffusionweighted imaging lesion risk during invasive therapy of the carotid artery.
According…
Leptin could combat type 2 diabetes
University of Florida researchers have discovered the appetite-controlling hormone leptin could also combat type 2 diabetes, a disease…
Study Adds to Links Between Sleep Loss and Diabetes
Short or poor quality sleep is associated with reduced control of blood-sugar levels in African Americans with diabetes,…
Pioglitazone prevents cardiac remodeling in induced type 2 diabetes mellitus
Pioglitazone prevents cardiac remodeling in high-fat, high-calorie-induced type 2 diabetes mellitus.
“The agonists of peroxisome proliferator-activated…
Diabetic foot ulcer predicted by readily available clinical information
Diabetic foot ulcer can be predicted by readily available clinical information.
According to recent research published…
Foot infections in individuals with diabetes increases following trauma
Foot infections in individuals with diabetes increases following trauma.
Researchers in the United States conducted a…
Prediabetic neuropathy improves after lifestyle intervention
Lifestyle intervention for prediabetic neuropathy can result in cutaneous reinnervation and improved pain.
According to a…
Simvastatin reduced triglycerides but had no effect on palmitate in type 2 diabetes
Simvastatin reduced serum triglycerides but had no effect on plasma palmitate concentrations in patients with type 2 diabetes…
Alere launches pilot program with Arizona benefits company for members with diabetes
Alere Medical, Inc., a disease management company, announced implementation of a new pilot program with Health Net of…
Albuminuria and renal impairment are associated with distinct risk factors sets in diabetes
Albuminuria and renal impairment are associated with distinct sets of risk factors in type 2 diabetes.
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Sirolimus-eluting stent implants effectively inhibit neointimal hyperplasia in diabetes
Sirolimus-eluting stent implants effectively inhibit neointimal hyperplasia in diabetic patients.
According to a study from Spain,…
