Older adults with diabetes need close monitoring if using preventive aspirin for CVD risk: study
By
Donna Shryer
Jun 22, 2021
A new study suggests a strong need for healthcare providers to discuss aspirin use with older patients and to review with them all of the risks and benefits of continuing aspirin treatment for cardiovascular...
Clinicians urged to check for sleep disturbance in diabetes, a key mortality indicator
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 14, 2021
Trouble falling or staying asleep is linked to 87% greater odds of death from any cause over the next nine years in people with diabetes, a new study finds. A simple question can help clinicians identify...
After decade of progress, diabetes control loses steam as first-line therapies go underused
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 11, 2021
Reinvigorating the use of first-line therapies such as statins, metformin, ACE inhibitors or ARB is key to getting care and outcomes back on track, investigators say.
2 daily servings of fruit lowers diabetes risk by 36 percent: study
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 03, 2021
Consuming at least two daily servings of fruit raises insulin sensitivity and reduces the odds of developing type 2 diabetes by 36%, according to new findings from a large population study. Fruit juice...
Prediabetes wreaks havoc on the cardiovascular system, clinicians warned
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Alicia Lasek
May 06, 2021
Prediabetes may be more destructive to the heart and vascular system than many clinicians realize, nearly doubling the risk of adverse events, according a new study to be presented at next week’s...
A third of acute COVID patients rehospitalized; discharge with oxygen support tied to better recovery
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 05, 2021
COVID patients have increased rates of multi-organ dysfunction after hospital discharge, a new study finds. But supplemental oxygen support has been tied to better outcomes in those who experience COVID...
Prediabetes in seniors doesn’t usually predict progression, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 09, 2021
Older adults were more likely to either regain normal glucose regulation or to die during a six-year follow-up than to become diabetic, the researchers report.
Drug that targets Alzheimer’s inflammation approved for trial by FDA
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 09, 2021
An experimental drug meant to treat the “type 3 diabetes” that some scientists believe triggers Alzheimer’s has been approved for a late-stage clinical trial.
Exercise rehab for heart patients with diabetes is safer with new guidance, authors say
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 05, 2021
Tailored recommendations include how to best monitor blood glucose to reduce the risk of acute glycemic problems, and the ideal exercise intensity.
New diabetes cases linked to COVID-19
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 03, 2021
Some cases of type 1 and type 2 diabetes are occurring in COVID-19 patients who have no known risk factors or prior health concerns, according to a report.