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Omega-3 Fatty Acids Staves Off CV Events in High-risk Patients with Diabetes Posted: Saturday, November 26, 2011

New data suggests that low-dose supplementation with omega-3 fatty acids may protect patients with diabetes and a history of myocardial infarction from ventricular arrhythmia-related events.

Kidney Risk Higher in Diabetic Women than Men Posted: Saturday, November 26, 2011

Women with type 2 diabetes are more likely to have risk factors for chronic kidney disease than men, which may also put them at risk for poorer outcomes.

Diabetes Patients on Dialysis Do Better with Higher HbA1c Posted: Saturday, November 26, 2011

Researchers have discovered that the desirable range for HbA1c levels is higher for diabetic patients on dialysis than guidelines recommend for the general diabetic population.

Omega-3 Use Shows Diabetes Benefits Posted: Monday, November 07, 2011

A new study has found that omega-3 fatty acids, better known as fish oil, may help to protect against chronic inflammation and insulin resistance.

Diabetes Drug Also Reduces Inflammation Posted: Saturday, November 05, 2011

A GLP-1 drug prescribed to help patients with type 2 diabetes improve blood-sugar control also has a powerful anti-inflammatory effect, and the effect was observed within 2 hours following a single dose.

Pyridoxamine May Slow Early Diabetic Nephropathy Posted: Saturday, November 05, 2011

Pyridoxamine (vitamin B6) is known to be an effective scavenger of reactive oxygen species and a potent inhibitor of advanced glycation end products. A new study demonstrated the benefits for patients with Type 2 diabetes.

NIH Urges You To Make a Plan To Prevent Diabetes, Complications Posted: Wednesday, November 02, 2011

In observance of National Diabetes Month and World Diabetes Day on Nov. 14, the National Institutes of Health urges people to set goals and make plans to prevent diabetes and diabetes-related complications.

Andrew P. Mandell - MR. DIABETES® Offers Diabetes Prevention Lessons to Kuwait and U.S. Posted: Tuesday, November 01, 2011

U.S. Department of State Program for Diabetes Awareness in Kuwait Highlights Prevention Opportunities at Home and Abroad.

Drinking Less than 17 Ounces of Water a Day Can Impact Blood Sugars Posted: Tuesday, November 01, 2011

People who drink less than a couple of glasses of water each day may be more likely to develop abnormally high blood sugar.

Diabetes Patients Have Double the Risk for Hepatitis B Infection Posted: Tuesday, November 01, 2011

The CDC held a hearing on a recommendation that patients with diabetes receive immunization with the hepatitis B vaccine. Results from CDC investigations identified inadequately cleaned blood glucose monitors as a major route of hepatitis B virus transmission among patients with diabetes.

 

 

 

 

 

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