Among dialysis patients with diabetes, the conventional monitoring test to measure glucose is not as effective as it seems. This is according to a recent study conducted at the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.
Pre-Pregnant Assessment of Body Weight and Blood Sugar in Predicting Gestational Diabetes
May 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A study by Kaiser Permanente suggested that the risk of a woman developing diabetes can be determined for up to seven years before experiencing pregnancy. This implication is based on measurements of blood sugar and weight.
Diagnostic Test as a Predictor of Early Death Among Diabetics
May 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Researchers from the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center discovered that a commonly performed test may be a predictor for early death among patients with diabetes.
New Method to Examine MDD in Children
May 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A landmark study has identified a new method of distinguishing children with major depressive disorder (MDD) from not only normal children, but also from children with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). The study was conducted by scientists at Wayne State University and appeared in the Archives of General Psychiatry on May 06, 2011.
FDA Approves Tradjenta Type 2 Diabetes Medication
May 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Diabetes patients are not able to process sugar properly. Their bodies either fail to produce necessary amounts of insulin or they fail to use the insulin properly. Diabetics are more likely to suffer from heart disease, blindness, kidney damage, and nerve damage.
High Insulin Resistance in Diabetics Linked to Sleeplessness
May 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
According to the results of a major study conducted to establish the relationship between sleep and diabetes, it was found that people with diabetes and associated difficulty in sleeping had a high degree of insulin resistance and were quite hard-pressed controlling the condition.
CDC Study Shows Diabetes Cost Higher for Young People
May 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
CDC released a recent study, published in the May issue of Diabetes Care Magazine, in which the study shows the medical costs for young diabetes patients to be far greater than those without diabetes.
Gastric Bypass Surgery Combats Diabetes Recent Clues
May 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A new study, published in the April 27th issue of Science Translational Medicine, provides some clues as to how Gastric bypass surgery improves the control of blood sugar, which is known to put type 2 diabetes into remission.
Study: Surgery Makes Diabetes Disappear
May 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
According to a statement made by U.S researchers on Wednesday, changes brought about in the metabolism of the body due to weight loss surgery are the reason for the post-surgery disappearance of Diabetes. Type 2 Diabetes is a global epidemic which is associated with lack of exercise and obesity. Further research into the effects of gastric bypass on the metabolism can help develop a treatment for the disease.
Specialized Diet May Reverse Kidney Failure Among Diabetics
April 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A team of researchers from the Mount Sinai School o Medicine has identified that ketogenic diet may effectively reverse impaired kidneys among patients suffering from type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus. This diet is very specialized of its kind, consisting of food that are high in fat and low in carbohydrates.
