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Brain Connectivity Altered in Type 2 Diabetes Posted: Saturday, August 04, 2012

Patients with type 2 diabetes have reduced brain functional connectivity.

Waist Size Determines Cardio-Metabolic Risk in Diabetes Posted: Monday, July 23, 2012

A bigger waistline, coinciding with a higher risk of cardio-metabolic complications in type 2 diabetes patients, suggests that waist measurement is critical for this population.

Obesity Does Not Increase Mortality Risk Posted: Tuesday, July 17, 2012

It is assumed that obese people are at a higher risk of mortality but a new study has found that obesity does not increase mortality risk.

High Glucose Levels Identify Patients at Risk for Pneumonia Death Posted: Sunday, July 15, 2012

Patients admitted to hospital with pneumonia and elevated blood glucose levels were more likely to die than those with normal glucose levels.

New Strategies for Diabetes Treatment Posted: Saturday, July 14, 2012

Researchers are trying new approaches to treat type 2 diabetes amid widespread uncertainty about the most effective therapies and concerns that current strategies might be doing some patients more harm than good.

New Position Statement on Diabetes for Older Adults Posted: Saturday, July 14, 2012

Three international diabetes groups have taken the first step toward developing a global initiative to improve diabetes care for older people.

Heading Off Diabetes' Disability Posted: Tuesday, July 10, 2012

A study indicates that overweight people with diabetes can improve their ability simply to get around if they can control their weight and be more physically active.

Diabetes Patients' Use of Aspirin May Not Be Effective Posted: Monday, July 02, 2012

Many patients with type 2 diabetes may be aspirin resistant and a standard aspirin dose may not protect them against blood clots that can cause heart attacks and strokes....

Sulfonylureas Increase Mortality by 50 Percent Posted: Sunday, July 01, 2012

Data from a large retrospective cohort study suggested that, diabetic patients treated with three commonly prescribed sulfonylurea drugs had a 50% higher mortality risk compared with patients treated with metformin....

Deficiency in Vitamin B12 with Metformin Linked to Neuropathy Posted: Tuesday, June 26, 2012

In patients with type 2 diabetes taking metformin, vitamin B12 deficiency is associated with higher levels of peripheral neuropathy....

 

 

 

 

 

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