Cannabis use increases diabetic ketoacidosis risk in diabetes patients Medha Baranwal Baranwal5 Nov 2019 8:10 PM ISTUSA: The use of cannabis, also known as marijuana increases the risk of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in people with type 1 diabetes (T1D), a recent...
Thiazide use can lead to stroke in type 2 diabetes patients Medha Baranwal Baranwal6 Nov 2019 8:28 PM ISTJapan: The use of thiazides may increase the risk of major cardiovascular events (MACE), particularly stroke, in type 2 diabetes patients having a...
Magnesium deficiency linked to diabetes and high BP Medha Baranwal Baranwal7 Nov 2019 7:10 PM ISTQatar: Magnesium deficiency can lead to prediabetes, diabetes and high blood pressure (BP) -- is the finding of a recent study published in the...
Novel minimally invasive procedure may help improve blood sugar in diabetes: Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal13 Nov 2019 8:28 PM ISTUSA: Duodenal mucosal resurfacing (DMR) is a novel minimally invasive procedure that may improve blood sugar in diabetics. The ablative procedure that...
World Diabetes Day Special: Interesting Chronicles in Diabetes Hina Zahid13 Nov 2019 7:02 PM ISTUnderstanding Diabetes – We have come a long way!!From earliest descriptions about a disease known to causing ‘too great emptying of urine’ in...
Its alarming- 463 million Diabetes patients globally and numbers continue to rise Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli15 Nov 2019 8:20 PM ISTOn World Diabetes Day, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has released new figures that highlight the alarming growth in the prevalence of...
Breakthrough technique regulates insulin release through blue light Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli17 Nov 2019 8:28 PM ISTUSA: A new technique discovered by researchers from Tufts University in Massachusetts could be beneficial for people with type 2 diabetes to regulate...
Can we combat diabetes with nutraceuticals? Hina Zahid27 Nov 2019 7:10 PM ISTThe World Health Organization estimates that 422 million people (or one in 11) have diabetes, costing $986 billion in global health expenditure each...
Cancer drug Neratinib holds potential for diabetes treatment, finds study Medha Baranwal Baranwal4 Dec 2019 7:30 PM ISTGermany: Neratinib -- a drug used for the treatment of breast cancer -- holds potential for the treatment of diabetes (both type 1 and type 2...
Children born of diabetic mothers at increased risk of CVD: BMJ Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli4 Dec 2019 8:28 PM ISTA new study appearing in BMJ has highlighted the importance of screening and preventing diabetes in women of childbearing age. The number of women...
Implantable micro-pancreas- Great hope for diabetes free life for patients Medha Baranwal Baranwal5 Dec 2019 8:20 PM ISTAs of today, over 450 million adults are suffering from diabetes globally. According to the International Diabetes Federation, the number will rise to...
Metformin may help improve symptoms of Metabolic syndrome, finds study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli6 Dec 2019 7:30 PM ISTThe marked worldwide increased prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is thought to be driven, in large part, by increased prevalence of obesity. Obesity...
