April 25th 2024
A retrospective study challenges preoperative withholding of GLP-1 RAs in diabetes patients undergoing surgery, citing no increased risk of postoperative respiratory complications.
Scientists Map Out Genetic Hot Spots for Diabetes
February 17th 2010Researchers have built the first high-resolution atlas of regulatory elements in the most studied cell type for treatment and prevention of type II diabetes, guiding scientists to regions of the genome that appear functionally relevant.
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists Approves New Diagnosis for Diabetes
February 2nd 2010The guidelines incorporate the use of A1c as an additional diagnostic criterion for type 2 diabetes. An A1c of 6.5 or greater is now considered an alternate criterion for the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes.