Diabetes Care:
Diabetes Symptoms, Treatment of Diabetes and Articles on Diabetes Care
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Jun 8th, 2009
The results of a study designed to reflect how physicians might confront diabetes treatment decisions in practice has been presented at the American Diabetes Association 69th Scientific Sessions.
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Jun 7th, 2009
Routine diabetes tests will save more in health spending than the cost of screening. According to estimates, 57 million Americans have pre-diabetes, or insulin resistance, and 5.7 million Americans do not know they are diabetic. Screening for diabetes is suggested as a means to curb health spending. Early diagnosis and intervention would save money from the associated costs of treating diabetes complications.
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Jun 2nd, 2009
From 1 June 2009, HbA1c (long term blood glucose levels) in all people with diabetes will be measured in millimoles per mol as well as by percentage.
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May 15th, 2009
A common blood test for triglycerides – a well-known cardiovascular disease risk factor – may also for the first time allow doctors to predict which patients with diabetes are more likely to develop the serious, common complication of neuropathy.
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May 4th, 2009
Intramuscular injections of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene show promise for improving neuropathic symptoms in individuals with diabetic polyneuropathy, a condition most commonly affecting diabetics who have had the disease for many years.
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May 4th, 2009
A drug widely used to treat Type 2 diabetes may have unintended effects on the pancreas that could lead to a form of low-grade pancreatitis in some patients and a greater risk of pancreatic cancer in long-term users.
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Apr 30th, 2009
Simply being physically active may cut the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by half. Even a single change can improve your diabetes or cut your risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
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Apr 28th, 2009
Even as science searches for more clues about the causes of diabetes and medications to prevent it, the vast majority of new cases of the disease in older adults could be prevented by following a modestly healthier lifestyle.
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Apr 27th, 2009
The New York State Department of Health announced the release of a newly revised resource guide, Children with Diabetes: A Resource Guide for Families and Schools.
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Apr 25th, 2009
The Hong Kong Department of Health alerted the public and the medical sector, of a voluntary recall of a type of blood glucose meter (BGM) which displayed falsely low readings.
