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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, ...

Diabetes

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.

Diabetes

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.

Diabetes

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 ...

Medications

Diabetes medication class tied to lower risk of kidney stones

Rates of kidney stones are on the rise in the United States and around the world. Type 2 diabetes is associated with increased risk of kidney stones, but some forms of treatment for this condition may also have the benefit ...