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Nicotine Can Raise A1c by 34 Percent

Posted: Sunday, April 10, 2011

Strong link between nicotine and diabetes complications.

Why Some Diabetes Patients Have No Complications Even After 50 Years

Posted: Sunday, April 10, 2011

Some people who have survived diabetes for many decades exhibit remarkably few complications, a discovery that points toward the presence of protective factors that guard against the disease's effects.

Gastric Banding Associated with Relatively Poor Long-Term Outcomes

Posted: Saturday, March 26, 2011

In a study of 82 patients who were evaluated 12 or more years after undergoing laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding for morbid obesity, a majority of patients reported that.

Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose: Use First or Second Drop of Blood?

Posted: Sunday, February 27, 2011

The study investigated whether capillary glucose concentrations, as measured in the first and second drops of blood, differed ¡Ý10% compared with a control glucose concentration in different situations.

Glycemic Levels Predict Risk of Retinopathy

Posted: Sunday, February 27, 2011

Both short- and long-term measures of blood glucose can be used to predict the risk of retinopathy.

Doubt Cast on New Salt Guidelines for Diabetes Patients

Posted: Sunday, February 27, 2011

Researchers are challenging guidelines that urge diabetes patients to cut back on salt in their diet.

Prediabetes and Prehypertension in Healthy Adults Are Associated with Low Vitamin D Levels

Posted: Sunday, February 20, 2011

This study strengthens the plausibility that low serum vitamin D levels elevate the risk for early-stage diabetes and hypertension.

Diabetes Linked to Nearly 10-Fold Increase in Cold-Like Enterovirus Infection

Posted: Sunday, February 20, 2011

Type 1 diabetes is linked to nearly a 10-fold increase in cold-like enterovirus infection, according to the results of a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational molecular studies.

Quality Varies in Social Networking Websites for Diabetics

Posted: Sunday, February 20, 2011

Researchers in the Children's Hospital Boston Informatics Program performed an in-depth evaluation of ten diabetes websites, looking at their quality of information.

Medication Education Key to Adherence

Posted: Sunday, February 20, 2011

Medication compliance is a major issue for people with diabetes, and especially those with co- morbidities. Researchers say that medication education is a key factor in helping patients with diabetes better stick to their drug treatment plans.