April 25, 2013
Long-term, pre-existing type 2 diabetes appears to increase mortality risk among patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, according to a study from the University of Pennsylvania. Investigators found that pancreatic cancer patients who had type 2 diabetes for more than 5 years were significantly more likely to die (hazard ratio, 1.16) when compared with people who did not have pre-existing diabetes.…
March 13, 2013
Long-term, pre-existing type 2 diabetes appears to increase mortality risk among patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, according to a study from the University of Pennsylvania. Investigators found that pancreatic cancer patients who had type 2 diabetes for more than 5 years were significantly more likely to die (hazard ratio, 1.16) when compared with people who did not have pre-existing diabetes.…
February 28, 2013
Many severely obese adults who undergo gastric bypass surgery appear to experience a durable remission of type 2 diabetes, according to a large cohort study. However, more than one-third (35.1%) of patients who had their diabetes go into remission experienced a relapse within 5 years.…
February 14, 2013
January 3, 2013
A review of more than 125,000 patients on stable statin therapy suggests that nearly half (44%) of those who had their treatment intensified were non-adherent to their treatment. When compared with adherent patients, those who were not were 30% more likely to have had their statin therapy intensified.…
About 2 million adults under age 65 with diabetes had no health insurance in 2009, according to a national survey. When compared with people without diabetes, those with the disease were more likely to have Medicare, or two insurance sources for those aged 18 to 64.…
November 29, 2012
Tight glycemic control appears to be achievable following cardiac surgery in children ages 0 to 36 months, with low rates of hypoglycemia, according to a randomized, control trial. The researchers noted, however, that tight glycemic control does not significantly change infection rates, mortality, length of stay, or measures of organ failure when compared with standard care.…
November 27, 2012
Physician empathy appears to be significantly associated with clinical outcomes in patients with diabetes and should be considered an important part of clinical competence, according to a team of international researchers.
Patients of physicians with high empathy scores had significantly lower rates of acute metabolic complications than patients of physicians with moderate and low scores on empathy.…
Among people with type 1 diabetes, having celiac disease for more than 10 years appears to be a risk factor for developing diabetic retinopathy. Based on their findings, the Swedish research team suggested that long-standing celiac disease in patients with type 1 diabetes warrants intense monitoring for diabetic retinopathy.…
Patients with type 2 diabetes appear to be at higher risk of developing urinary tract infections (UTIs) than patients without diabetes. An international study found that the incidence of UTIs was 46.9 per 1,000 person-years among those with type 2 diabetes, compared with 29.9 per 1,000 person-years for people without diabetes.…
