Culturally Specific Diabetes Management Helps Low-Income Patients
Diabetes case management that takes a patient's specific culture into consideration can help increase life expectancy and decrease the incidence of diabetes-related complications over the patient's lifetime.
Vitamin D Deficiency Found in Kids with Type 1 Diabetes
A high number of type 1 diabetic children that were previously considered at no or low risk of having low levels of vitamin D...
Study Tests Oral Insulin to Prevent Type 1 Diabetes
Researchers have begun a clinical study of oral insulin to prevent or delay type 1 diabetes in at-risk people, the National Institutes of Health announced.
Type 1 Diabetes Drug Very Effective in Trial
An experimental drug designed to block the advance of type 1 diabetes in its earliest stages has proven strikingly effective over two years in about half of the patients who participated in the phase 2 clinical trial.
Spleen May Be Source Of Versatile Stem Cells
Researchers report that potential adult stem cells from the spleen produce a protein previously believed to be present only during the embryonic development of mammals. Cells have protein associated with embryonic development and limb regeneration.
Diabetes Doubles Risk of Liver Disease and Liver Cancer
Researchers have shown that diabetes can cause chronic liver disease and cancer of the liver.
Patients Often Miss Out On Nutrition Counseling, at Cost to Health
Nutrition counseling can make a difference in the health of high-risk patients, yet it takes place in a minority of primary care visits, according to a study.
Vitamin B Supplements May Protect Kidneys in Type 1 Diabetic Children
Vitamin B deficiency is associated with an increased risk of kidney damage in people with type-1 diabetes, but Vitamin B supplements may help preserve kidney function.
Study Indicates Brain Plays Role in Regulating Blood Sugar
Researchers have demonstrated for the first time that the brain is a key player in regulating glucose (sugar) metabolism.
Online Tool Predicts Heart Disease, Diabetes Risk Better
Online risk calculator, also being called an internet crystal ball, proves to be more accurate than method traditionally used by doctors in predicting heart...
Nationwide Recall of Insulin Glargine (Insulin glargine-yfgn) Injection Pens
Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Viatris company, issued a nationwide recall of a batch of Insulin Glargine (Insulin glargine-yfgn) Injection, 100 units/mL (U-100), 3 mL prefilled pens...
Medicinal Marijuana Effective for Neuropathic Pain
In a clinical trial to assess the impact of smoked medical cannabis, or marijuana, on neuropathic pain associated, researchers found that reported pain relief was greater with cannabis than with a placebo.
ACE Inhibitors Reduce Kidney Disease Risk in Diabetics with High Blood Pressure
In diabetic patients with hypertension, ACE inhibitors reduce the risk of developing diabetes-related kidney disease, independent of their effect in lowering blood pressure, reports a study in the December Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
Drug Effective in Treating Kidney Disease in Diabetics
Researchers have published promising results of a clinical study using an experimental anti-fibrotic and anti-inflammatory drug called pirfenidone to treat patients with diabetic nephropathy.
Vitamin Deficiencies May Make Blood Sugar Levels Worse
If you are watching what you eat, working out, and still not seeing improvements in your cholesterol, blood pressure, or blood sugar levels, here's...
Tight Glucose Control Lowers Cardiovascular Disease by About 50-percent in Diabetes
New study results confirm that intensive treatment of diabetic patients results in a significantly lower risk of heart disease. In fact, it can cut the risk of cardiovascular disease nearly in half.
