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cases of diabetes-linked blindness, dialysis soar as well state refuses to fund evidence-based self-care programs proven to lower diabetes risks, which would save thousands of lives and billions of tax dollars
Tag: Diabetes
New Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline examines better ways to manage hypoglycemia in people with diabetes
People with diabetes are benefiting from advances in medications and technologies to lower their risk of hypoglycemia, according to a Clinical Practice Guideline issued today by the Endocrine Society.
Happy, Healthy Holiday Tips — Johns Hopkins Children’s Center Experts Available to Discuss Staying Safe and Healthy this Holiday Season
Navigating RSV, COVID-19 and the Flu As more people travel and gather with family and friends this holiday season, cases of COVID-19, RSV and the flu are high and, in some areas, rising across the country. How can we keep…
Redesigning diabetes technology to detect low blood sugar in older adults with diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease
Regenstrief Institute Research Scientist April Savoy, PhD, a human factors engineer and health services researcher, is developing and testing user-friendly health information tools and technology designed to enhance accessibility and value to older adults with both diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease, and their caregivers.
Published Real World Evidence Demonstrates KidneyIntelX™ Improved Clinical Decisions and Outcomes in High-Risk Patients with Early-Stage Diabetic Kidney Disease
Renalytix plc (NASDAQ: RNLX) (LSE: RENX) announces the publication of new real-world evidence (RWE) in Primary Care and Community Health demonstrating the Company’s KidneyIntelX bioprognostic™ test resulted in changed clinical decision making for patients in the early-stage of diabetic kidney disease (DKD) being cared for within the Mount Sinai Health System’s Population Health Ambulatory Pharmacy and Condition Management programs.
Trouble sleeping? You could be at risk of type 2 diabetes
As the Christmas season starts to ramp up, University of South Australia researchers are reminding people to prioritise a good night’s sleep as new research shows that a troubled sleep may be associated with risk factors for type 2 diabetes.
‘You can always make a change’: 15-Year-Old Johns Hopkins Patient with Type 2 Diabetes Thrives Almost 2 Years After Diagnosis
November is National Diabetes Awareness Month. Youth onset type 2 diabetes is rising worldwide, and a recent study by researchers at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, published in the Journal of Pediatrics, documented a steep rise in new diagnoses of type 2 diabetes among children during the early part of the COVID-19 pandemic
UC San Diego Awarded $8M to Expand Stem Cell Therapy Clinical Trials
UC San Diego Alpha Stem Cell Clinic awarded $8M to expand clinical trials of novel stem cell therapies. The CIRM award will advance partnerships between academic and industry experts in San Diego to expedite clinical trials for patients with difficult-to-treat diseases.
UT Southwestern scientists among top 1% of highly cited researchers across the globe
More than 20 UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists are among the 2022 Highly Cited Researchers listed in the top 1% of researchers from across the globe
A Diabetes-Friendly Guide to a Happy & Healthy Thanksgiving Meal
What would the holiday season be without all the pies, candied yams, wine and other sweet treats. But for people with diabetes, who need to monitor and manage their blood sugar daily, this time of year can be difficult to…
People with diabetes may benefit more from a pancreas transplant than other treatments
Results of pancreas transplantation continue to improve and up to 90% of recipients with diabetes enjoy freedom from both insulin therapy and the need for close glucose monitoring following the procedure, according to a new paper published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
Monday is World Diabetes Day! Join HUMC is Raising Awareness About this Disease that is Expected to Double by 2040
***Media Alert*** Hackensack University Medical Center to Hold Annual Diabetes Awareness Month Event When: Monday, November 14, 2022 11:00am to 2:00pm Where: The Medical Plaza Building lobby on the campus of Hackensack University Medical Center 20 Prospect Avenue, Hackensack, NJ 07601 Nearly 40…
Diabetes Awareness Month
Diabetes is a chronic health condition that impacts how the body turns food into energy. More than 37 million people in the United States have Type 2 diabetes, the most common form of the metabolic disorder, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. An additional 96 million adults have prediabetes and most of them are unaware they are developing a serious chronic disease.
Injections for diabetes, cancer could become unnecessary
Researchers at UC Riverside are paving the way for diabetes and cancer patients to forget needles and injections, and instead take pills to manage their conditions.
Genome sequencing supports Nile rat animal model for diabetes research
For the first time, researchers have assembled a high-quality reference genome for the Nile rat, a promising model organism for diabetes research.
El banco biológico Sangre Por Salud Biobank ayuda a cubrir la necesidad de la diversidad en la investigación sobre la genética
Desde la enfermedad de Alzheimer y el asma hasta la diabetes y los medicamentos para quimioterapia, los investigadores de Mayo Clinic están utilizando el banco biológico Sangre Por Salud Biobank en Arizona, el cual es una fuente abundante de especímenes biológicos que amplía la diversidad en la investigación médica.
New Startup Develops Potential Cure for Type 1 Diabetes
Insulin injections to treat Type 1 diabetes could become a thing of the past, but finding the cure faces many challenges. Although transplanting insulin-producing cells represents a promising approach, this cell therapy requires immunosuppression to prevent rejection. Georgia Tech researchers have developed a new biomaterial called iTOL-100 that could cure Type 1 diabetes by inducing immune acceptance of curative transplanted cells without immunosuppression.
What Retina Specialists Want You to Know About Diabetes and Vision
If you’re living with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, you likely know how the condition can impact your overall health. But, focusing on how diabetes can affect your vision can go a long way toward maintaining your clear view of the world, according to the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS).
Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, Named Director of Mount Sinai Heart
Will also serve as the first-ever Dr. Valentin Fuster Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine
New onset chronic kidney disease in people with diabetes highest among ethnic, racial minorities
New onset chronic kidney disease (CKD) in people with diabetes is highest among racial and ethnic minority groups compared with white persons, a UCLA-Providence study finds. The study, published as a letter to the editor in the New England Journal of Medicine, found that new onset CKD rates were higher by approximately 60%, 40%, 33%, and 25% in the Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Hispanic/Latino populations, respectively, compared to white persons with diabetes.
Baltimore health fair offers free screenings, wellness activities for people with diabetes
Endocrine experts will deliver free health services in West Baltimore during EndoCares® Baltimore, an in-person health education event being held on November 5.
Ochsner Health Reveals New Findings: Digital Health Pilot Dramatically Improves Outcomes for Medicaid Patients Battling Chronic Diseases, Among First to Do So
The statistically and clinically significant results of the pilot program– one of the first in the country – showed that enrollment in Ochsner Digital Medicine brought nearly half of all out-of-control Hypertension patients under control at only 90 days.
Cleveland Clinic Researchers Identify Diabetes Drug Metformin as Potential Atrial Fibrillation Treatment in Collaborative Research
Cleveland Clinic researchers have identified a common diabetes medication, metformin, as a possible treatment for atrial fibrillation.
The study, published in Cell Reports Medicine, built on ongoing collaborative Cleveland Clinic research to support further investigation into metformin as a drug repurposing candidate. Researchers used advanced computation and genetic sequencing to determine that metformin’s targets overlap significantly with genes dysregulated in atrial fibrillation.
Endocrine Society honors endocrinology field’s leaders with 2023 Laureate Awards
The Endocrine Society today announced it has chosen 13 leading endocrinologists as winners of its prestigious 2023 Laureate Awards, the top honors in the field.
COVID-19 associated with increase in new diagnoses of type 1 diabetes in youth, by as much as 72%
Children who were infected with COVID-19 show a substantially higher risk of developing type 1 diabetes (T1D), according to a new study that analyzed electronic health records of more than 1 million patients ages 18 and younger.
New study explains link between diabetes and UTIs
Lower immunity and recurring infections are common in type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
UC San Diego Joins NIH ‘Bridge to Artificial Intelligence’ Program
UC San Diego scientists will lead several components of Bridge2AI, a new NIH-funded program to promote the use of AI in health and research.
Muscle Models Mimic Diabetes, Inform Personalized Medicine
Scientists are using in vitro skeletal muscle engineering to gain a better understanding of the complex genetic and environmental factors underlying diabetes, putting lab-grown, healthy skeletal muscle tissues in a state resembling diabetes or growing skeletal muscle from diabetic patients’ muscle stem cells. In Biophysics Reviews, researchers describe how skeletal muscle engineering has advanced significantly during the past few decades and recent developments that make it easier to explore diabetes in humans and have led to more personalized medicine.
Pregnant women with obesity and diabetes may be more likely to have a child with ADHD
Children of women with gestational diabetes and obesity may be twice as likely to develop attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) compared to those whose mothers did not have obesity, according to new research published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
Mothers with diabetes can have a healthy breastfeeding experience
Breastfeeding offers a wealth of benefits both for mothers and their babies. Although diabetes can complicate the process, it does not prevent mothers from giving their babies this wonderful start to life, according to UT Southwestern endocrinologist Maria Ramos-Roman, M.D., Associate Professor of Internal Medicine.
New Risk Score Predicts Mortality for Atrial Fibrillation Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Mount Sinai researchers develop new risk stratification tool to optimize patient care and outcomes after TAVR
Tufts University Scientists Identify Brain Pathway Connected to Hunger and Overeating
Scientists at Tufts University have discovered a pathway through which communications are regulated in the brain, and a misfire in the messaging can result in overeating, slower burning of calories, and other metabolic problems linked to obesity.
Significant Boost in Rates of Type 2 Diabetes Among Children During COVID-19 Pandemic
In a multi-site study of medical records, researchers at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and across the United States say they have documented a steep rise in type 2 diabetes among children during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Researchers Identify a Key Enzyme That Controls White-to-Brown Fat Conversion
Researchers have identified a key enzyme which catalyzes the degradation of a potent activator of beige fat biogenesis.
Rutgers Will Conduct the Most Comprehensive Study Ever Done of High-Risk Children Newly Diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes
Rutgers researchers will conduct the largest and most comprehensive study of children at high risk of developing a life-threatening complication of Type 1 diabetes with funding from JDRF.
Mayo Clinic Healthcare expert shares heart failure signs, risk factors people may not be aware of
Heart failure may seem like a disease of advanced age, but it can develop at any time in life. And, in many cases, it can be prevented or treated. In this expert alert, Gosia Wamil, M.D., Ph.D., a cardiologist at Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London, explains risk factors, symptoms that people may not be aware of and how heart failure is treated.
Research to Prevent Blindness and the American Academy of Ophthalmology Award New Research Grants to Improve Eye Care
Award recipients to use the American Academy of Ophthalmology IRIS® Registry (Intelligent Research in Sight) clinical database to improve care for all patients
Endocrine Society celebrates passage of historic insulin affordability measure
The Endocrine Society cheered the Senate’s passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, including meaningful measures to make insulin more affordable.
Study Reverses Long-Held Ideas About Relationship Among Diabetes, Fat and Cardiovascular Disease
In a paper published in Circulation Research, scientists describe a series of studies designed to determine the relationship among insulin, fats and the vascular system.
Enfermedad de las arterias periféricas señala problemas cardiovasculares en corazón, cerebro y piernas
Si no ha escuchado hablar sobre la enfermedad de las arterias periféricas, no es la única persona que no lo ha hecho. Aunque los médicos y las organizaciones de atención de la salud han concienciado mejor acerca de que la enfermedad cardíaca es la primera causa de muerte en todo el mundo,
A doença arterial periférica pode ser um sinal de problema cardiovascular no coração, cérebro e pernas
Se você nunca ouviu falar da doença arterial periférica, você não está sozinho. Apesar de s médicos e as organizações de saúde já terem avançado na conscientização de que a doença cardíaca é a principal causa de morte em todo o mundo, a doença arterial periférica, mesmo sendo parte das doenças cardíacas, não é muito conhecida.
Journal of Medical Internet Research | Blood Pressure Monitoring, a Digital Tool for Diabetes
JMIR Publications recently published “Blood Pressure Monitoring as a Digital Health Tool for Improving Diabetes Clinical Outcomes: Retrospective Real-world Study” in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR), which reported that there is a lack of understanding of the association between blood glucose (BG) and blood pressure (BP) levels when using digital health tools.
JMIR Diabetes | Digital Diabetes Prevention Program on Weight and Physical Activity
JMIR Publications recently published “A 12-Month Follow-Up of the Effects of a Digital Diabetes Prevention Program (VP Transform for Prediabetes) on Weight and Physical Activity Among Adults With Prediabetes: Secondary Analysis” in JMIR Diabetes which reported that previous research has demonstrated the efficacy of a diabetes prevention program (DPP) in lifestyle modifications that can prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes among individuals at risk.
MedStar Washington Hospital Center Again Named Among Nation’s Top 50 for Heart Care
MedStar Washington Hospital Center has again achieved national ranking for Cardiology & Heart Surgery in the 2022-23 U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals” rankings. It moved up to No. 28, from No. 30 last year. It is the only nationally recognized heart program of its kind in the Washington metropolitan area. MedStar Washington also earned “high performing” ratings in cancer, gastroenterology & GI surgery, Urology, and in 12 common procedures and conditions.
Gut microbe peptide implicated in triggering type 1 diabetes
Researchers have identified a species of human gut bacterium that makes a protein containing a sequence of amino acids that mimics the insulin peptide targeted by the immune system in type 1 diabetes.
Hormone Infusion Improves Pancreatic Insulin Production in Cystic Fibrosis Patients with or at Risk for Diabetes
Medication therapy based on the hormone glucagon-like peptide-1(GLP-1) may help regulate natural insulin production in cystic fibrosis, potentially offering a better way to prevent and ultimately manage diabetes than daily insulin injections
Training blood vessels may help protect against heart attack, stroke
A growing number of studies indicate short, repeated bouts of reduced circulation with a blood pressure cuff may help reduce tissue damage and prevent the worst outcomes of heart attacks and strokes.
Not Enough Men in Their 40s Are Getting Screened for Diabetes: Study
Not enough men in Alberta, Canada — especially those in their 40s — are getting tested for diabetes, putting them at risk for heart disease, cancer and other complications, according to new population health research published today in The Lancet Regional Health – Americas.
Key Enzyme Identified in Protection of Beta Cells and Regulation of Insulin
Rockville, Md. (July 14, 2022)—Physiologists at the Medical College of Wisconsin have identified the enzyme thioredoxin reductase as playing a key role in protecting beta cells from oxidative stress and in the regulation of insulin secretion. Researchers also show in…
New analysis finds no correlation between intake of refined grains and type 2 diabetes
A commentary just published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings presents data showing no evidence linking refined grain consumption with risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D).