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NAFLD tied to CVD risk even in lean patients

NAFLD tied to CVD risk even in lean patients

06 Jun 2022 byElvira Manzano

Individuals with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) – despite having a lean body or healthy BMI – are at an elevated risk for peripheral vascular disease, stroke, and cardiovascular disease (CVD), a finding that surprises gastroenterologists and researchers at DDW 2022.

NAFLD tied to CVD risk even in lean patients

06 Jun 2022
Losing weight may help control cardiovascular risk in T2D

Losing weight may help control cardiovascular risk in T2D

04 Jun 2022
Severe hypoglycaemia linked to tighter glucose control, higher worry scores

Severe hypoglycaemia linked to tighter glucose control, higher worry scores

03 Jun 2022

Among older Southeast Asian type 2 diabetes mellitus patients, severe hypoglycaemia tends to occur with tighter glycaemic control, greater impaired hypoglycaemia awareness, and higher worry scores, regardless of treatment regimens, according to a study.

Severe hypoglycaemia linked to tighter glucose control, higher worry scores

03 Jun 2022
Vitamin D does not reduce diabetes incidence

Vitamin D does not reduce diabetes incidence

01 Jun 2022 byStephen Padilla

Treatment with eldecalcitol, an active vitamin D analogue, does not result in a significant reduction in diabetes incidence and has failed to improve the rate of regression to normoglycaemia relative to placebo among patients with impaired glucose tolerance at high risk for type 2 diabetes (T2D), results of a study have shown.

Vitamin D does not reduce diabetes incidence

01 Jun 2022