A dangerous duo: Heart disease and diabetes
...y in preventing the development and progression of diabetic complications of the cardiovascular system. In an accompanying commentary, Jane Reusch from the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center comments "with the incidence of diabetes and its complications on the rise, these results offer hope for ne...Sept/Oct Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...re does not result in improved quality of care for diabetic patients, according to findings by Gill and colleagues. In this study, the researchers found that diabetic patients who concentrated their outpatient visits with the same health-care provider were no more li...Decreased diabetic cardiac death from losartan?
...eta blocker in reducing sudden cardiac death among diabetic patients with high blood pressure and an enlarged ...n cardiac death with losartan was only evident for diabetic patients. These results are, however, exploratory, and require confirmation." In an accompanying Com...Decreased diabetic cardiac death from losartan?
...eta blocker in reducing sudden cardiac death among diabetic patients with high blood pressure and an enlarged ...n cardiac death with losartan was only evident for diabetic patients. These results are, however, exploratory, and require confirmation." In an accompanying Com...Mayo Clinic study finds people over 40 need frequent exercise to prevent or treat Type 2 diabetes
...am. "The results may be helpful to prediabetic and diabetic patients and their health-care providers as they plan more effective exercise regimens," says Dr. Nair....Expert reviews cannot be trusted
...pressure control, while only five pointed out that diabetic patients with high blood pressure benefit more from blood pressure control than blood sugar control. The current system of transmitting new research to clinicians by means of reviews is less than optimal, at least for new important research in type 2...Newer vitamin D formulation appears to help dialysis patients live longer
...tol were noted among African American patients and diabetic patients both groups that have higher mortality rates on dialysis than the average. In addition, patients who switched from calcitriol to paricalcitol seemed to live longer than did those that made the reverse switch. "This is the first study to l...American Academy of Ophthalmology announces new award, its highest honor
... scar tissue from inside the eye, for treatment of diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachments, and severe ocular injuries. Most recently, he has developed a treatment for age-related maculopathy that involves the surgical translocation of the central part of the macula to a healthy part of the retina to help t...Drivers with type-1 diabetes report increased incidence of car crashes
...of driving mishaps. "We need to understand which diabetic drivers are at high-risk and why, in order to even... said. "This research does not set out to restrict diabetic drivers, but instead provides information that physicians can use to talk with their patients about ......emselves with minimal treatment, he said. However, diabetic ulcers or sores that heal slowly are another story. Over human history, thousands of preparations and treatments have been developed to assist in wound repair, he explained. Collagen itself has long been considered a favorite material for wound trea......teoarthritis; neuropathic or nerve injury, such as diabetic neuropathy; and combination pain, such as cancer or chronic lower back pain. There are also several approaches to treating pain: pharmacotherapy, which uses drugs either alone or in combination; invasive procedures, such as nerve blocks and steroid i...New advance in fuel cell technology may help power medical implants
...t. But if successful, this design could help rid a diabetic of the need to monitor blood glucose after each meal, and that would make for a significant advance in the treatment of diabetes." Fuel cells currently are a hot topic because they are more efficient at converting chemical energy into work than a hea...New biological sensors for detecting blood glucose developed by Hebrew University, U.S. Scientists
...y efficient sensors for measuring blood glucose in diabetic patients. The research, based on the use of nanote... tiny devices not only to sense glucose levels for diabetic patients, but also as implanted biofuel cells that would enable production of electrical energy from...Irbesartan cost-effective treatment of diabetic kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes
...pproved the use of irbesartan for the treatment of diabetic nephropathy in September 2002. Earlier this year (...tan for the treatment of both early and late stage diabetic renal disease in hypertensive type 2 diabetic patients. IDNT cost effectiveness models, developed us...New study shows weight loss decreases ACE enzyme that controls blood pressure
...sure and treating both coronary artery disease and diabetic kidney disease, the scientist said. Future studies may determine that modest weight loss and the associated decrease in ACE produce the same health benefits as ACE inhibiter drug treatment. No previous research has been able to show definitively why ...United States to host World Sight Day celebration October 10
...ching a major initiative to combat vision loss and diabetic retinopathy among Hispanics and others in Californ...ionals to screen adults and children for diabetes, diabetic retinopathy, and general vision problems at the Montebello Senior Center (Alex Esquivel Center) in M...New approach to insulin treatment improves patients' lives
...n have impaired quality of life and a high risk of diabetic complications. Researchers in Sheffield, London and North Tyneside set out to test this approach in the UK with the dose adjustment for normal eating (DAFNE) trial. They identified 169 adults with type 1 diabetes attending hospital clinics in Sheffie...Diabetic women on hormone replacement therapy have better glycemic and lipid profiles
...nd glucose -- in a population-based study of 2,786 diabetic and non-diabetic postmenopausal women between the ...g HRT," Crespo said. "These findings indicate that diabetic women may be one such segment." The study, based on data from the Third National Health and Nutrit...New clues to help diabetes and hypoglycemia
... brain called Neuropeptide Y (NPY). Studies using diabetic rats have shown the NPY levels in the brains of diabetic rats differ significantly to those of normal rats under conditions of low glucose. It was known th......nses that it needs fuel, such as what happens when diabetic cells cannot absorb blood sugar, fat cells breakdown TGs to produce glycerol, which travels to the liver to make the sugar glucose, and fatty acids, which muscles use an emergency fuel source. TZDs, however, reverse this process as it happens. When ...