Scientist develop wearable device can reduce fat, treat type 2 diabetes savita thakur thakur14 Nov 2016 11:14 AM ISTScientists from Japan have developed a wearable medical device that can help diabetic elderly or overweight people to lose fat and treat type 2...
Nice guideline for Routine preoperative tests for elective surgery Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli9 Nov 2017 7:00 PM ISTThis guideline covers routine preoperative tests for patients over 16 years of age who are having elective surgery and aims at decreasing unnecessary...
Diagnosis of diabetes now with just a single blood sample Medha Baranwal Baranwal21 Jun 2018 8:10 PM ISTA single blood sample indicating glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and glucose levels can help in identification of undiagnosed diabetes, according to a new...
BCG vaccine- a safe future treatment for even advanced Type 1 diabetes Medha Baranwal Baranwal25 Jun 2018 8:20 PM ISTA new study published in the journal npj Vaccines describes the long-term outcomes of bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) administration to patients with...
Raised HbA1c levels increase risk of heart attack in Stable Angina Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli2 Oct 2018 8:20 PM ISTIn a new Study, researchers have found that raised HbA1c levels increase the risk of heart attack in patients with a Stable Angina. The study has...
One-hour Glucose a better predictor of Diabetes risk, finds new study Medha Baranwal Baranwal5 Jan 2019 8:28 PM ISTA new study appearing in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism has found that one-hour glucose level during an oral glucose tolerance...
New study shows smoking speeds up aging Hina Zahid19 Jan 2019 8:10 PM ISTAccording to the results of a new study, smoking accelerates ageing. The smokers demonstrated a higher ageing ratio, and both male and female smokers...
Hemoglobin A1c test unreliable for diabetes diagnosis: Endocrine Society meeting Medha Baranwal Baranwal9 April 2019 8:28 PM ISTUSA: Hemoglobin A1c also called A1c or glycated hemoglobin is a blood test used widely for the diagnosis of diabetes. However, a recent study...
Prediabetes with fasting blood sugar ≥ 100 mg/dl linked to high blood pressure risk Deepanjana Sarkar3 May 2019 8:28 PM ISTPrediabetes with fasting blood sugar ≥ 100 mg/dl is independently associated with high Blood Pressure risk.Fasting blood sugar in the range of...
Adding Liraglutide to metformin offers better blood sugar control in diabetes in children Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli7 May 2019 7:28 PM ISTLiraglutide addition to metformin effectively controls blood sugar in uncontrolled diabetes in children.Metformin is the regulatory-approved treatment...
An intricate interaction: Dietary fatty acid intake influences hypertension risk Hina Zahid24 May 2019 7:15 PM ISTHypertension is an important public health problem that can lead to life-threatening cardiovascular events, including heart attack and stroke. Many...
Consensus report on risk management of diabetic ketoacidosis with SGLT inhibitors Medha Baranwal Baranwal30 May 2019 7:00 PM ISTAn international panel of 26 clinicians and researchers have released a consensus report on risk management of diabetic ketoacidosis in patients with...
