Type 2 Diabetes has detrimental effect on youth's bone density, finds study Medha Baranwal30 Aug 2020 6:45 PM ISTUSA: Around the age of peak bone mass, type 2 diabetes (T2D) may be detrimental to bone density, suggests a recent study in the journal Diabetes Care....
Alembic Pharma gets USFDA nod to diabetes drugs Empagliflozin, Linagliptin Ruchika Sharma30 Aug 2020 2:39 PM ISTVadodara: Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited has recently announced that it has received tentative approval from the US Food & Drug Administration...
Artificial pancreas can prevent dangerously low blood sugar in people with T1D Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli30 Aug 2020 3:15 AM ISTWASHINGTON--A new artificial pancreas system can prevent hypoglycemia--episodes of dangerously low blood sugar--during and after heavy exercise in...
Vitamin D status related to severity at diabetes onset and worse glycemic control Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli29 Aug 2020 9:45 PM ISTVitamin D is a fat soluble vitamin that maintains normal blood levels of calcium and phosphorus and helps to form and maintain strong bones. Recent...
New Artificial pancreas nicely controls blood sugar in kids with type 1 diabetes: NEJM Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli29 Aug 2020 9:45 PM ISTA glycemic target of a glycated hemoglobin level of less than 7% as recommended by the American Diabetes Association is attained by less than 20% of...
Diabetes drug canagliflozin associated with amputation risk in older adults: BMJ Medha Baranwal26 Aug 2020 6:42 PM IST USA: The increased amputation risk associated with the use of the diabetes drug canagliflozin is small and most obvious in older adults having...
Smartphones may help detect diabetes, finds study Hina Zahid25 Aug 2020 8:00 PM ISTResearchers at UC San Francisco have developed a "digital biomarker" that would use a smartphone's built-in camera to detect Type 2 diabetes - one of...
Empagliflozin add on to insulin premix effectively lowers blood sugar in diabetes: Study Medha Baranwal25 Aug 2020 7:09 PM ISTTaiwan: The addition of SGLT2 inhibitor empagliflozin versus linagliptin for 24 weeks to premixed insulin provides better blood sugar...
Diabetes patients have high prevalence of altered touch perception, finds study Dr Satabdi Saha25 Aug 2020 10:40 AM ISTResearchers have found in a recent study that there was a high prevalence of altered perception of touch in patients suffering from diabetes...
Frequent episodes of hypoglycemia tied to increased adverse CV events: Study Dr.Niharika Harsha B24 Aug 2020 10:15 AM ISTHypoglycemia has been linked to increased cardiovascular (CV) events, however there is limited data about frequency of hypoglycemic episodes and CV...
High Vitamin D levels prevent development of arterial stiffness in Diabetes: Study Dr.Niharika Harsha B22 Aug 2020 11:45 AM ISTA recent study found that high levels of serum Vitamin D were found to show a protective role for arterial stiffness in patients with Type 2 Diabetes...
SGLT2 inhibitors may increase risk of genital mycotic infections, finds review Medha Baranwal22 Aug 2020 10:30 AM ISTUSA: Researchers have found in a review that the use of SGLT2 inhibitors increases the risk of mild genital mycotic infections (GMIs). Due to which...
