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Pops Diabetes wins FDA clearance for blood glucose monitoring system
Pops Diabetes Care said this week that the FDA cleared its Pops! one blood glucose monitoring system. The Minneapolis-based company’s device can be attached directly to the back of a Read more
High serum uromodulin levels suggest lower risk for coronary artery calcification in type 1 diabetes
High serum uromodulin levels suggest lower risk for coronary artery calcification in type 1 diabetes
Coronary artery calcification and diabetic kidney disease appear to develop more slowly in the presence of higher serum uromodulin concentrations in adults with type 1 diabetes, according to findings published in Diabetes Care. Source: High serum uromodulin levels suggest lower risk for coronary artery calcification in type 1 Read more
University of Queensland team devises universal test for cancer
Researchers at University of Queensland have devised a new diagnostic test that can identify presence of tumor in the body based on a DNA nanostructure. Source: University of Queensland Read more
Bariatric Surgery Outcomes Vary According to Obesity Subtype
Understanding variations among obesity subtypes may help physicians do a better job of predicting bariatric surgery outcomes, researchers reported. Researchers identified four separate classes of obesity Source: Bariatric Surgery Outcomes Vary According to Obesity Read more
Fasting Glucose Test Often Misses Pre-Diabetes
Some people with normal fasting glucose results are still at higher risk for diabetes, and a glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) test identified them, according to a study of participants in an Read more
Probiotics help gastric-bypass patients lose weight more quickly, Stanford study shows
In a study published in the July issue of the Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, John Morton, MD, associate professor of surgery at the medical school, showed that patients who take probiotics after the gastric-bypass procedure tend to shed more pounds than those who don’t take the supplements. Probiotics are the so-called “good” bacteria found in... Read more Read more
‘Fat But Fit’ Only Transient State on Risk Pathway
Metabolically healthy obesity (MHO) is neither a stable nor reliable indicator of future risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), despite having a risk similar to that of being normal weight Read more
Diabetes, HbA1c Linked to Adverse Outcomes After Surgery
For surgical inpatients aged ≥54 years, diabetes and increased hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) are associated with increased risk of adverse outcomes, according to a study published online March Read more
Diabetes: Body fat percentage, not BMI, predicts risk
A new study suggests that the standard body mass index cannot accurately predict someone’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes or prediabetes. Source: Diabetes: Body fat percentage, Read more
Duodenum May Help Fight Metabolic Disease
Manipulating duodenal features from bile acids to neurons may offer new insight into obesity and type 2 diabetes Source: Duodenum May Help Fight Metabolic Read more