Insulin not associated with cancer
Despite some concerns to the contrary, the use of insulin glargine (Lantus) is not associated with an increased risk of any cancer in people with diabetes or prediabetes,… read more.
Despite some concerns to the contrary, the use of insulin glargine (Lantus) is not associated with an increased risk of any cancer in people with diabetes or prediabetes,… read more.
New guidelines for Type 2 diabetes screening in children are less effective and more costly than previous screening methods.
In the largest study to date of the relationship between sleep apnoea and diabetes, a new study of more than 8,500 Canadian patients has demonstrated a link between… read more.
Testing vitamin D alone is not enough – Combined assessment of parathyroid hormone along with vitamin D may be needed to assess the impact of vitamin D status… read more.
Testing vitamin D alone is not enough – Combined assessment of parathyroid hormone along with vitamin D may be needed to assess the impact of vitamin D status… read more.
From 2006 to 2008, nearly 75 per cent of patients with diabetes living in Ontario did not receive all of the tests recommended to properly monitor their disease…. read more.
Many people with cystic fibrosis develop diabetes. The reasons for this have been largely unknown, but now researchers have identified a molecular mechanism that contributes to the raised… read more.
People with diabetes have about double the risk of premature death as people of the same age without diabetes. Studies also have shown that they have about twice… read more.
Mario Castro, M.D., listens to the lungs of a patient with asthma (pictured). Castro led a clinical trial investigating the effects of vitamin D supplements on asthma control…. read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Metformin therapy at 500 twice daily (BID) is not protective against heart failure in non-diabetic patients following a heart attack, researchers reported on March… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Using ordinary instrumentation plus a computer during nocturnal insulin delivery, scientists have found a method to predict and prevent dangerously low overnight blood sugars… read more.
World Health Matters by Gary Finnegan – Italy – Death rates from pancreatic cancer are predicted to increase in men and women in 2014 and beyond, according to… read more.
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