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.
Study of Mice Provides Insight on How Fructose Consumption Spurs Diabetes
Investigators studied mice that had been engineered so that the insulin signaling pathways in their livers were always fully activated. According to the dominant understanding of glucose production, this should have made it impossible for those mice to produce glucose in their livers.
From Thyroid Disease to Diabetes Endocrinologists Face Wide Ranging Problems
On a daily basis endocrinologists are treating a wide variety of conditions that require their own specifics of care. Because of that there is an increased need for not only more specialists in the field, but also for general practitioners to provide care for more controlled patients.
OCT Angiography Provides Vivid Pictures of Nonproliferative Diabetic Retinopathy Severity
Speaking at the American Academy of Ophthalmology 2016 Meeting in Chicago, K. V. Chalam, MD, expressed the advantage of using non-invasive OCT angiography (OCT-A) as opposed to the older fluorescein angiography as essentially a difference between imaging in three dimensions or two.
Bad Air and Blood Sugar? Study Attempts to Link Pollution and Diabetes Risk
Higher levels of nitrogen dioxide were associated with higher levels of HOMA-IR, glucose, insulin, and leptin. The degree of association, however, varied among the different populations. Effect estimates for pre-diabetic individuals were large and highly statistically significant, while the associations were smaller and weaker in non-diabetic individuals and those who had already developed T2DM.
Rural Diabetes Care? There's (Maybe) an App for That
September 15th 2016For those with type 2 diabetes who reside in rural communities, distance from large medical centers and research universities may limit their access to new ideas and programs. The result may be poorer disease management and less physical activity than is reasonable or necessary. Welcome: mobile apps.
Hurricane Season: Learning Diabetic Treatment Lessons from Sandy
September 14th 2016So far, the 2016 hurricane season has been manageable, with most hurricanes either diminishing into tropical storms or blowing out to sea before they reach the continental United States. Natural disasters have long-term impacts on diabetic patients.