Pumps or Injections- Insulin pumps not superior to injections in diabetes control: BMJ Medha Baranwal Baranwal8 April 2019 8:20 PM ISTUK: More expensive insulin pumps are not superior to comparatively cheaper multiple daily injections (MDI) in controlling type 1 diabetes, according...
Beat Obesity-Bariatric embolization a safe, promising option for obesity treatment Medha Baranwal Baranwal8 April 2019 7:20 PM ISTUSA: A new, minimally invasive procedure called bariatric embolization holds promise to help obese people lose weight and reduce appetite for up to...
Vitamin D deficiency linked to three fold rise of foot ulcers in diabetes Medha Baranwal Baranwal7 April 2019 7:10 PM ISTDiabetics with severe vitamin D deficiency are three times more likely to develop a diabetic foot ulcer, finds a new study."Vitamin D has been...
Bypass or Stenting- Which is better in diabetics with Left Main Coronary artery disease? Medha Baranwal Baranwal4 April 2019 8:28 PM ISTCABG or Stenting -Which is better in diabetics with Left Main CAD? is a million dollar question.A new substudy based on EXCEL Trial answers the...
Metformin controls blood sugar and delays progression of diabetes upto 15 years Medha Baranwal Baranwal4 April 2019 8:20 PM ISTMetformin controls blood sugar and delays progression of prediabetes to diabetes upto 15 years.A recent study published in the journal Diabetes Care...
Common painkiller increases stroke risk in elderly Diabetes patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli3 April 2019 7:20 PM ISTCommon painkiller Acetaminophen increases stroke risk in elderly patients with Diabetes.A team of researchers has found that there was a higher risk...
Gout drug may reduce blood sugar and prevent metabolic syndrome related diabetes Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli2 April 2019 7:30 PM ISTGout drug Colchicine may reduce blood sugar and help prevent metabolic syndrome related type 2 diabetes, suggests a new study.According to researchers...
Diabetics more prone to experience high blood sugar after joint surgery Hina Zahid1 April 2019 7:15 PM ISTDiabetics are at high risk of developing high blood sugar after joint replacement surgery.According to a new study by researchers at Hospital for...
PERSPECTIVE: Diabetes management with SGLT2 inhibitors changing directions- Dr Anoop Misra, Dr Amrita Ghosh Deepanjana Sarkar31 March 2019 8:28 PM ISTThere have been remarkable changes in the treatment of type 2 diabetes during the last decade. Focus has shifted from older class of drug (except...
Gestational diabetes linked to increased future risk of heart disease Medha Baranwal Baranwal31 March 2019 8:10 PM ISTCANADA: Women with gestational diabetes or diabetes during pregnancy are known to have an elevated lifetime risk of type 2 diabetes. However, a...
Long term Vitamin D supplementation decreases blood sugar levels in premenopausal women Medha Baranwal Baranwal30 March 2019 9:05 AM ISTAUSTRIA: Long-term vitamin D supplementation decreases insulin resistance that helps in keeping blood sugar levels under control in healthy...
Treat all high risk postmenopausal women with osteoporosis medicines: Endocrine Society Hina Zahid27 March 2019 8:10 PM ISTTreat all high-risk postmenopausal women for osteoporosis with medicines, says new Endocrine Society Guidelines.According to the latest Clinical...
