Metformin lowers blood sugar by causing sugar excretion thru stool: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli4 Jun 2020 12:45 PM ISTResearchers at Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine have discovered that metformin brings down blood sugar by causing sugar to be excreted in...
Ertugliflozin protects kidneys while lowering blood sugar in diabetes Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli2 Jun 2020 12:15 PM ISTSodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are associated with protective renal and cardiovascular effects in addition to lowering blood sugar...
Higher intake of whole grains may lower diabetes risk, finds study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli1 Jun 2020 11:12 PM ISTHigher intake of high quality carbohydrates, especially from whole grains is associated with a lower Type 2 Diabetes risk finds a new...
Early diagnosis of gestational diabetes linked to less weight gain Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli1 Jun 2020 6:00 PM ISTNew Rochelle - A new study has shown that initiating screening for gestational diabetes in high-risk women in the first trimester of pregnancy instead...
Thyroid dysfunction in pregnancy being overdiagnosed and overtreated Hina Zahid1 Jun 2020 5:49 PM ISTScreening in pregnancy for subclinical hypothyroidism, often defined as thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) greater than 2.5 mIU/L or greater than 4.0...
High blood sugar levels causally linked to unspecified dementia: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli1 Jun 2020 11:30 AM ISTEarlier studies have reported an association between raised blood sugar levels and the risk of dementia in individuals both with and without...
Adherence to oral diabetes drugs may improve survival in diabetics with colorectal cancer Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli1 Jun 2020 10:00 AM ISTResearchers have found that patients with both colorectal cancer and diabetes who had high adherence to their oral diabetes medication had a...
New blood test may predict diabetes much before it strikes Hina Zahid31 May 2020 10:45 PM ISTA new blood test may help identify patients at greatest risk of diabetes and help them potentially avert the disease through interventions including...
Ambulatory Blood Pressure Control: Azelnidipine or Amlodipine? Prem Aggarwal30 May 2020 11:20 AM ISTWhen it comes to the very first step of management of hypertension, Ambulatory Blood Pressure (ABP) is considered to be a better tool for measuring...
Optimum blood sugar control improves outcomes in COVID-19 patients: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli29 May 2020 11:12 PM ISTIt is well known that poor blood sugar control in patients with Covid 19 Infection is linked to poor outcomes. One in ten COVID-19 patients with...
Mobile apps effective tools to control blood sugar and high BP: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli29 May 2020 12:45 PM ISTResearchers have found in a new meta-analysis that Health apps are effective self-care tools for improving and managing blood sugar and high blood...
10% diabetics with COVID-19 die within a week of hospitalization Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli29 May 2020 11:45 AM ISTIn first study of its kind French researchers have found that ten percent of COVID-19 patients with diabetes die within a week of hospitalization and...
