Despite guideline recommendations to use hydrochlorothiazide early on for blood pressure treatment, current use is limited due to the risk of hyperglycemia and diabetes later on. In fact, concerns about metabolic effects with diuretics are viable considering most studies show an increased risk of diabetes by 25% to 30% when used.
The purpose of this study was to assess the odds of all-cause mortality in individuals with diabetic foot ulceration (DFU) compared with those with diabetes and no history of DFU.
The trial, on 60 people, published in the Lancet, found none of those with type 2 had been cured by medication and diet alone. The surgery improves symptoms both through weight loss and by changing the way the gut functions. Experts said the results were “remarkable” and that too few people were getting access to […]
Women aged 45 years and under with diabetes have a six-fold risk of heart attack, according to research presented at ESC Congress today. The study in more than 7,000 women also found that young women who had a heart attack (myocardial infarction, MI) were more likely to be smokers than older women with MI.
A class of diabetes drugs that include Merck & Co Inc’s Januvia has been linked with severe joint pain, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday.The FDA said it had identified 33 cases of severe joint pain in patients taking a class of drugs known as DPP-4 inhibitors between Oct. 16, 2006, when […]
“This research gives us a good picture of diabetes control in older adults and gets us thinking about what it means that older Americans are not meeting clinical targets and how we should address this from a public health perspective,” study leader Elizabeth Selvin, a professor of epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of […]
The new technology, developed by a team at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom, incorporates low-powered lasers in a small device that enables continuous blood sugar monitoring. Without the need for an implant, the device may be an ideal type of technology to develop into a wearable system.
Individuals who are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in their later childhood are more likely to have weaker brain connectivity in middle age compared with people diagnosed at a younger age, according to a new study.
Diabetes can damage a number of organs, from the eyes to the kidneys and the heart. Now there’s fresh evidence that unchecked blood sugar can affect the brain as well, which may lead to drops in cognitive functions
For those diagnosed with type-2 diabetes who were looking for a reason to explore weight loss surgery as a means of controlling their diabetes or even putting it into remission, look no further than the July 1 issue of JAMA Surgery.
Want to lose abdominal fat, get smarter and live longer? New research led by USC’s Valter Longo shows that periodically adopting a diet that mimics the effects of fasting may yield a wide range of health benefits.
The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) is exploring the reportedly high incidences of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in people taking SGLT2 inhibitors. The investigation will take place at a conference the autumn.
The results showed a lower dementia incidence with pioglitazone with cumulative long-term use of pioglitazone reducing the dementia risk by 47% (RR=0.53, p=0.029) when compared to non-diabetics.
People who have increased sleep duration face a heightened risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a University of Bristol study. Researchers examined data waves across more than 20 years, with sleep duration reported at the beginning and end of four cycles – each of which was five years long. The study took place […]
A study from Weill Cornell Medical College found that people with type 2 diabetes who are also obese could benefit from from eating protein and vegetables before consuming carbohydrates – both in terms of their blood sugar and insulin levels.
Dr. Nitesh D. Kuhadiya, MPH, of the State University of New York at Buffalo, and colleagues, conducted a retrospective analysis of 10 patients on continuous glucose monitoring treated with insulin, Victoza (liraglutide) and Farxiga (dapagliflozin).
“Currently, there is no clear way to predict whether a patient with type 2 diabetes will have problems with hypoglycemia if we try to be more aggressive with blood sugar control. Now, there is the possibility that blood biomarkers may predict whether they might have an issue with this or not,” said lead study author, […]
The proposed five-year study is designed to investigate whether repeated injections of the tuberculosis vaccine bacille Calmette-Guerin (or BCG vaccine) can quiet the immune system attack that causes type 1 diabetes and improve blood sugar levels in people with long-standing diabetes.
Diabetes researchers are hoping that an almost century-old vaccine for preventing tuberculosis may also reverse type 1 diabetes. The FDA has approved a mid-stage trial to test the vaccine, called bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG), in 150 adults with advanced cases of the disease.
Researchers used a mouse model of diabetes to study the effect of fish oil. Diabetic mice were fed a high-fat diet and treated with daily injections of resolvin or given a high-fat diet in which half the fat came from fish oil. The results were compared to healthy, non-diabetic mice.