NSAIDs may raise risk of kidney injury in patients with diabetes
Short-term use of NSAIDs, which include ibuprofen, aspirin and naproxen, is linked to kidney damage and high potassium levels, researchers have found.
Diabetes Care
FDA approves first generic of glucagon to treat severe low blood sugar
Glucagon to treat severe hypoglycemia is available in a generic formula for the first time in 20 years.
‘Night owls’ with diabetes can improve health with earlier bedtimes, experts claim
People who go to bed late and get up late exercise 56% less than their early bird counterparts, a new study finds. A shift in sleep habits could change their health prognoses for the better, investigators say.
Diabetes drugs reduce organ failure, mortality risk in chronic kidney disease
New studies show evidence that common glucose-lowering drugs significantly lower the rate of kidney decline and death.
ADA issues new pharmaceutical management guidelines for type 2 diabetes
Early combination therapy is now advised when glycemic control is not achieved within three months, and in patients with cardiovascular disease or chronic kidney disease.
Focus on foot care: Some amputations increasing in older adults with diabetes
An increase in diabetes-related nontraumatic amputations has been notably severe in younger adults, but a new study finds a rising rate of toe and foot amputations in older Medicare beneficiaries as well.
Flu shot may protect patients with diabetes from heart attack and stroke, new study finds
Over consecutive flu seasons, patients with diabetes who were vaccinated had a significantly reduced risk of all-cause death, cardiovascular mortality, and death from heart attack or stroke.
Study suggests that Alzheimer’s drugs could reverse diabetes damage
Failed Alzheimer’s drugs could be repurposed to target an enzyme that may lead to heart attack and stroke, say investigators.
Diabetes overtreated in older adults at end of life, study finds
Diabetes appears to be overtreated in nearly 44% of recently admitted VA nursing home residents, including those with limited life expectancy and/or advanced dementia.
Grip strength can help to identify early diabetes
Investigators have pinpointed levels of handgrip strength that correlate with type 2 diabetes in at-risk but otherwise healthy patients.
