One-Hour OGTT as accurate as two hr OGTT for diabetes detection, finds study Medha Baranwal10 Sept 2020 11:45 AM ISTUSA: A 1-hour oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) is equally effective as a 2-hr OGTT for the prediction of type 1 diabetes (T1D) with minimal risk of...
Gut microbiota not tied to gestational diabetes in obese women: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli9 Sept 2020 10:11 PM ISTResearchers at Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Turku, Finland have found in a new study that gut microbiota composition and function is...
Metformin treatment improves PTSD symptoms, finds study Medha Baranwal9 Sept 2020 6:00 PM ISTNew Orleans, LA: Metformin use may help in improving post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms among veterans, suggests a recent study in the ADA...
Newer Second-Line Diabetes drugs increase cirrhosis risk in diabetes patients: Study Medha Baranwal9 Sept 2020 12:45 PM ISTUSA: The use of newer second-line glucose-lowering drugs (GLDs) versus thiazolidinediones (TZDs) is associated with a mildly elevated...
Optimal control of blood sugar, BP, and AF reduces risk of heart failure: Study Medha Baranwal8 Sept 2020 11:30 AM ISTChina: Conservative blood sugar control, and rhythm control of atrial fibrillation (AF), in addition to intensive BP control, are crucial for delaying...
Methimazole use may increase acute pancreatitis risk, finds study Medha Baranwal7 Sept 2020 8:47 PM ISTNovara, Italy: The use of methimazole (MMI) increases the risk of acute pancreatitis (AP), the increased risk is limited to the first months of MMI...
High blood sugar in type 1 diabetes tied to cardiac autoimmunity: Circulation Medha Baranwal7 Sept 2020 11:31 AM ISTUSA: High blood sugar (hyperglycemia) is associated with cardiac autoimmunity in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D), according to recent...
Thyroid inflammation linked to anxiety disorders Hina Zahid7 Sept 2020 10:00 AM ISTPatients with autoimmune inflammation of their thyroid may be at greater risk of developing anxiety, according to a study being presented at e-ECE...
Eli Lilly diabetes drug Trulicity gets USFDA nod Ruchika Sharma6 Sept 2020 10:15 AM ISTThe additional doses of Trulicity will be available in US pharmacies in late September.
Diabetes with weight loss tied to increased pancreatic cancer risk: JAMA Dr Satabdi Saha5 Sept 2020 11:00 AM ISTA new study has demonstrated that recent-onset diabetes accompanied by weight loss is associated with a substantially increased risk for developing...
Excess white rice intake linked to new onset of Type 2 Diabetes Hina Zahid4 Sept 2020 10:30 PM ISTChennai: Data from the large multinational Prospective, Urban Rural Epidemiological Study (PURE study) just published online in the American Journal...
FDA approves first weekly therapy for adult growth hormone deficiency Hina Zahid4 Sept 2020 4:30 PM ISTThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Sogroya® (somapacitan-beco; Novo Nordisk) injection for the replacement of endogenous growth...
