FPN || Diabetes

Statin use linked to memory decline in elderly

Posted on: 10/07/2014 - 19:45

CHICAGO – More liberal lipid targets in elderly patients and lower statin doses might offset the risk of memory decline associated with statin use in these patients, <link...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Cancer risk elevated before and 90 days after diabetes diagnosis

Posted on: 16/06/2014 - 17:10

SAN FRANCISCO – Among diabetes patients, the risk of cancer was significantly increased before diagnosis and 3 months after diabetes diagnosis, but not beyond that time point, results from a...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

In diabetes, women far more likely to develop CHD than men

Posted on: 22/05/2014 - 23:00

Women with diabetes have a 44% greater chance of developing coronary heart disease than do men with diabetes, a large review and meta-analysis has shown. In a retrospective review of data...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Insulin perturbations seen in nondiabetic patients with NAFLD

Posted on: 18/05/2014 - 15:45

LAS VEGAS – Nondiabetic patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease already have insulin perturbations putting them on track for a variety of more serious health conditions, new data show. In a...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Insulin perturbations seen in nondiabetic patients with NAFLD

Posted on: 18/05/2014 - 15:45

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Liraglutide gains clout as weight loss agent for overweight, nondiabetic patients

Posted on: 18/05/2014 - 13:25

LAS VEGAS – The antidiabetic drug liraglutide (Victoza) promotes weight loss in overweight and obese individuals who do not have diabetes, according to results from a randomized trial reported on May...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Testosterone is insulin sensitizing in diabetic men with hypogonadism

Posted on: 17/05/2014 - 15:50

LAS VEGAS – Testosterone improves insulin sensitivity and insulin signaling in diabetic men who are deficient in this hormone, finds a randomized trial reported at the annual meeting of the American...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

SLGT2 inhibitors show promise in renal protection

Posted on: 16/05/2014 - 19:40

LAS VEGAS – In the opinion of Dr. David Cherney, it’s not uncommon for physicians to feel grim about the limited efficacy of available agents to treat chronic kidney disease in patients with type 1...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Sex, ancestry play roles in diabetes rates in Hispanics

Posted on: 16/05/2014 - 17:40

LAS VEGAS – Hispanic adults have high prevalences of diabetes and related disorders overall, the largest ongoing U.S. health study of this population showed, but there are noteworthy differences by...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: HbA1c focus of diabetes education program

Posted on: 15/05/2014 - 18:35

LAS VEGAS – In its fourth year, the Blood Sugar Basics program, which is the American College of Endocrinology and Merck’s diabetes education program, is turning its attention to hemoglobin...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

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