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Cardiology

Effectiveness of anti-clotting meds after stent placement varied in people with diabetes

One year of dual antiplatelet therapy with one of two potent P2Y12 inhibitors—ticagrelor or prasugrel—in people with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes who had received a drug-eluting stent did not offer the same level of benefit ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Strong link between type 2 diabetes and hearing loss revealed

As the United States observes American Diabetes Month this November, a comprehensive study published in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, reveals that individuals with type 2 diabetes face a significantly elevated risk ...

Diabetes

Protecting against diabetic corneal disease

A Cedars-Sinai study helps explain why half of diabetes patients experience deterioration of the cornea, the transparent dome-shaped outer layer of the eye that provides protection and focuses incoming light. The findings, ...

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Insulin rationing persists despite policy changes, study shows

Yale researchers have found that despite new policies addressing insulin costs, the proportion of patients who ration insulin due to cost remains unchanged. The findings were published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

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Researcher provides new hope in managing diabetic ketoacidosis

A researcher at the University of Houston finds management of diabetic ketoacidosis may center around reducing ketone levels in diabetic patients and increasing exercise capacity for better health outcomes. That could be ...

Health

New model shows how treating diabetes early makes a difference

Could slightly elevated blood sugar levels lead to serious health problems in the future? A single patient's question sparked nearly a decade of research leading to the development of a landmark model that could shape how ...

Medications

Chemists design candidate drug against diabetes

Researchers from the University at Albany and NYU Grossman School of Medicine have found a way to block a key cellular pathway known to drive chronic inflammation and impaired wound healing in people with diabetes.

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Bariatric surgery in a pill bottle

More than 37 million Americans have type 2 diabetes, a chronic disorder affecting the body's ability to regulate and use sugar. According to the CDC, it's the country's seventh leading cause of death. Type 2 diabetes can ...

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Prevalence of type 1 diabetes steady in youth, adults

Nearly four in every 1,000 U.S. youths and five in every 1,000 U.S. adults reported having type 1 diabetes from 2019 through 2022, according to a research letter published online April 4 in the Journal of the American Medical ...

Cardiology

New drug fails to improve diabetes-related heart failure

One of the first studies to attempt to treat early-stage heart failure in patients with Type 2 diabetes did not meet its primary endpoint, but a preplanned subgroup analysis found a statistically significant effect of treatment ...

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New insights into adult-onset type 1 diabetes

Type 1 diabetes, a chronic condition affecting millions of young individuals globally, is not exclusive to childhood. As many as half of all cases are diagnosed during adulthood, and there is a need to understand the factors ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Understanding diabetic kidney disease

Diabetic nephropathy, also called diabetic kidney disease, is a serious complication of type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes. In the U.S., about 1 in 3 people living with diabetes have diabetic nephropathy.

Cardiology

Researchers report clear shift in arterial diseases in diabetes

There has been a redistribution in the risk of arterial disease in type 1 and 2 diabetes. The risks of heart attack and stroke have decreased significantly, while complications in more peripheral vessels have increased in ...

Diabetes

Examining the protein that protects insulin-producing cells

Although there are many differences between type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes, there are also similarities, such as inflammation of the insulin-producing cells. Researchers at Lund University have studied a protein called ...