CKD patients are at increased risk of heart disease, finds study Medha Baranwal13 Aug 2020 3:30 PM ISTSweden: A recent study strongly supports chronic kidney disease (CKD) being an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). The results,...
Fasting blood sugar variability in young adults tied to CAC risk later: Study Medha Baranwal13 Aug 2020 1:00 PM ISTGuangzhou, China: Higher variability in fasting blood sugar in young adults may lead to greater coronary artery calcification (CAC)...
New Blood sugar management algorithm by ADA may help reduce risk in COVID-19 patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli12 Aug 2020 6:26 AM ISTPatients with diabetes are particularly vulnerable and more likely to get severe complications when infected with COVID-19 virus.Researchers are...
Resistance and aerobic exercise combo tied to superior Blood sugar control in diabetes: Study Medha Baranwal11 Aug 2020 8:45 PM ISTA new research indicates that combined resistance and aerobic training regimens and High Intensity Training convey superior improvements in blood...
High fasting blood sugar tied to Ischemic Stroke in elderly hypertensives: Study Dr Satabdi Saha11 Aug 2020 10:45 AM ISTYu-qing Huang et. al. from Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, China recently reported that elevated fasting blood sugar was an independent risk...
HbA1c better nonfasting test to screen blood sugar in young diabetics: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli11 Aug 2020 10:34 AM ISTGlycated hemoglobin or HbA1c has been found to be a useful and accurate screening tool for identifying youth at risk for type 2 diabetes and heart...
New test better predicts which babies will develop type 1 diabetes later Hina Zahid10 Aug 2020 5:00 PM ISTResearch at the University of Exeter and the Pacific Northwest Research Institute in Seattle have developed a new approach to predicting which babies...
Novel probiotic may help control blood sugar in diabetes, finds BMJ study Medha Baranwal10 Aug 2020 11:00 AM ISTUSA: A novel probiotic formulation containing gut bacteria that are under-represented in the intestinal tracts of type 2 diabetes patients was...
Protecting beta cells against stress may guard against type 1 diabetes Hina Zahid10 Aug 2020 9:30 AM ISTBOSTON - Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is caused by the autoimmune destruction of pancreatic beta cells.In recent years, scientists have learned how to grow...
DPP-4 inhibitor therapy increases risk of bullous pemphigoid in diabetes patients: JAMA Medha Baranwal9 Aug 2020 2:56 PM ISTBoston, Massachusetts: The use of DPP-4 inhibitor therapy in type 2 diabetes patients (T2D) may lead to a higher risk of bullous pemphigoid...
Prescribe SGLT2 inhibitors or GLP1 receptor agonists to reduce CV risk in diabetes: Expert Consensus Medha Baranwal6 Aug 2020 4:25 PM ISTThe American College of Cardiology has released the 2020 expert consensus decision pathway (ECDP) on novel therapies for cardiovascular risk reduction...
Metformin significantly reduces colorectal cancer risk in diabetics, finds study Medha Baranwal6 Aug 2020 2:34 PM ISTChina: Metformin therapy significantly reduces the risk of colorectal cancer in diabetes patients, suggests a recent study in the International...
