September 11th 2024
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Low Birth Weight Spells Adult Risk for Diabetes and Hypertension
May 16th 2007HELSINKI, Finland -- When babies born prematurely with a low birth weight become young adults, they are likely to have higher levels of insulin resistance, glucose intolerance, and higher blood pressure than those born at term, researchers here reported.
Diabetes Care: Are We Asking the Right Questions?
May 1st 2007ABSTRACT: Many patients with diabetes are anxious or fearful about the disease. These negative emotions stem in part from the fact that the patient is responsible for many facets of diabetes management, such as exercise, dietary modification, and blood glucose measurement. For example, failure to adhere to a regimen may engender guilt. Up to 30% of patients with diabetes are depressed, and hemoglobin A1c levels are higher in such patients. Even patients with good metabolic control may not be doing well psychologically. It is thus essential to ask about patients' concerns and fears, identify their psychosocial needs, and provide emotional support.
Cytokine Blocker Eases Beta Cell Stress in Type 2 Diabetes
April 11th 2007ZURICH, Switzerland -- Blockade of the inflammatory cytokine interleukin-1 with a receptor antagonist improved blood glucose control and insulin secretion and reduced inflammation markers in patients with type 2 diabetes, Swiss researchers reported