THE ENDOCRINE SOCIETY WASHINGTON–More than half of adults with type 2 diabetes had long-term remission following gastric bypass surgery, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Bariatric surgery helps people with severe obesity lose a lot of weight and improve their health. Two common types of bariatric surgery are lap band...
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Kidney injury in diabetic ketoacidosis linked to brain injury
by Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers from a consortium of hospitals including Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have identified factors that make children with diabetic ketoacidosis more likely to experience acute kidney injury. Analyzing data from a large, multicenter clinical trial, the researchers also found that children who experience acute kidney injury are more...
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Obesity changes cell response to glucose, uses slower metabolic path in mouse liver
by University of Tokyo The trans-omic network includes regulatory pathways that are specific to obese mice and those specific to healthy mice. Color coding highlights pathways that respond to glucose only in normal-weight mice (WT, blue), only obese mice (ob/ob, red), pathways in common (green), and pathways that react in opposite ways in obese and normal-weight...
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‘Artificial Pancreas Dashboard’ to standardize hybrid closed-loop reporting
MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC./GENETIC ENGINEERING NEWS IMAGE: COVERS NEW TECHNOLOGY AND NEW PRODUCTS FOR THE TREATMENT, MONITORING, DIAGNOSIS, AND PREVENTION OF DIABETES AND ITS COMPLICATIONS. CREDIT: MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC., PUBLISHERS New Rochelle, NY, November 30, 2020–A standardized “Artificial Pancreas (AP) Dashboard” should provide easy to use single-page hybrid closed-loop system (HCL) reporting for insulin...
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Quick bursts of exercise can help diabetics’ hearts
(HealthDay)—Frequent, short exercise sessions may be better for diabetes patients’ blood vessels than longer and fewer workouts, and that may reduce their risk of heart disease, according to a new study. People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk for heart disease and reduced vascular (blood vessel) function, the study authors noted. Measuring vascular...
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Protein commonly screened for in pregnancy is linked to gestational diabetes
by Jim Fessenden, University of Massachusetts Medical School Stained tissue showing changes in blood vessels in fat tissue between nonpregnant and pregnant women. Credit: R. Rojas-Rodriguez et al., Science Translational Medicine (2020) Laboratory research and analysis of epidemiological data by Silvia Corvera, MD, and Tiffany Moore Simas, MD, MPH, MEd, and colleagues show that low levels...
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Incretin hormone levels linked to arteriosclerosis
LUND UNIVERSITY Diabetes is currently treated using incretin hormones to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and other medical issues that the illness can trigger. Now researchers from Lund University in Sweden have noted new links between these hormones and arteriosclerosis, and believe their discovery could be significant for treatment of diabetes in the future. The study...
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Good long-term effects of continuous glucose monitoring
UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG IMAGE: PROF. MARCUS LIND, UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG. New data on continuous glucose monitoring for people with type 1 diabetes, over a significantly longer period than before, are now available. A University of Gothenburg study shows that using the CGM tool, with its continuous monitoring of blood sugar (glucose) levels, has favorable effects...
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Study suggests greater social support linked to lower diabetes distress
AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC ASSOCIATION New research reveals a perceived lack of support from family and friends affects a patient’s ability to manage type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association. Among vulnerable populations, the necessary modifications to daily lifestyle can be difficult to maintain without adequate social support, leading...
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SCORED and SOLOIST trials add to evidence for treating diabetes with SGLT2 inhibitors
by Brigham and Women’s Hospital Less than a decade ago, the Food and Drug Administration approved drugs for treating type 2 diabetes in an entirely new way. Since that time, evidence in favor of the use of sodium/glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors has been mounting, with studies showing better blood glucose control, cardiovascular benefits, weight loss...