Lifestyle Factors May Cut Dementia Risk in Patients With Diabetes
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Among people with type 2 diabetes, seven healthy lifestyle habits reduce dementia risk, according to a study published online Sept. 14 in Neurology.Bin Wang, M.D., Ph.D., from Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospi…
Learn MoreUSPSTF: Evidence Lacking for Screening Children for Prediabetes, T2D
TUESDAY, Sept. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that evidence is insufficient to recommend for or against screening children or adolescents for prediabetes or type 2 diabetes. These findings form …
Learn MoreCity Soda Taxes Do Not Cut Overall Sugar Intake
MONDAY, Sept. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Taxes may lower consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages, but substitution patterns may limit the effectiveness on reducing overall sugar intake, according to a study published online Aug. 17 in Health Econom…
Learn MoreNovel Bihormonal Artificial Pancreas Beneficial After Pancreatectomy
FRIDAY, Sept. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Patients after total pancreatectomy receiving a novel, fully closed-loop bihormonal artificial pancreas (BIHAP) using both insulin and glucagon, experience significantly more time spent in euglycemia than thos…
Learn MoreAutomated Insulin Delivery Ups Time in Target Glucose Range in T1D
FRIDAY, Sept. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Among patients with type 1 diabetes, percentage of time in the target glucose range is increased with the use of an open-source automated insulin delivery (AID) system, according to a study published in the Se…
Learn MoreEarly-Onset HTN, Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Early-Onset Glaucoma
FRIDAY, Sept. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Age at diagnosis of hypertension (HTN) and type 2 diabetes (DM2) is associated with early-onset primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), according to a study published online Aug. 31 in Clinical Ophthalmology.Jeffr…
Learn MorePreservation of C-Peptide Secretion Examined in Youth With T1D
THURSDAY, Sept. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Intensive glucose control for 24 months does not slow the decline in residual C-peptide secretion among youth with new-onset type 1 diabetes, according to a study published in the Sept. 8 issue of the New En…
Learn MoreBetter Glucose Control in Youth With T1D Might Prevent Brain Changes
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A hybrid closed-loop insulin delivery system might prevent or reverse some alterations to the developing brain in adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D), according to a study published online Aug. 30 in Nat…
Learn MoreExperimental Insulin-in-a-Pill Shows Promise in Rat Study
MONDAY, Sept. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) – People with type 1 diabetes who need to inject insulin a few times a day could eventually be switching to an easier-to-take tablet that dissolves inside the cheek. Canadian researchers working with rodents repo…
Learn MoreToo Often, Diabetes & Hearing Loss Go Together
SATURDAY, Sept. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Though it’s not clear how diabetes may be related to hearing loss, many people experience both conditions simultaneously.About 37 million Americans have diabetes, estimates the American Diabetes Association….
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