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High selenium concentrations may reduce death risk in diabetics
Greater concentrations of selenium appear to lower all-cause and heart disease mortality among individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D), suggests a study.
High selenium concentrations may reduce death risk in diabetics
15 Jan 2022
Acute HF patients with diabetes derive less frailty benefit from physical rehab
Older diabetic patients with acute heart failure who undergo physical rehabilitation have worse baseline physical function but demonstrate similar clinically meaningful improvements from the intervention, results of the Rehabilitation Therapy in Older Acute Heart Failure Patients (REHAB-HF) trial have shown. However, the benefit derived for frailty is lesser among those with diabetes.
Acute HF patients with diabetes derive less frailty benefit from physical rehab
15 Jan 2022
Why does bariatric surgery confer better cardiovascular benefit to diabetics?
Differential changes in fasting serum levels of fibroblast growth factor (FGF)-19 and FGF-21 may help account for the superior cardiovascular benefit of bariatric surgery on obese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus vs nondiabetics, a recent study has found.
Why does bariatric surgery confer better cardiovascular benefit to diabetics?
14 Jan 2022
Fenofibrate keeps lid on triglyceride in NASH patients receiving ACC inhibitor
For nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) patients with hypertriglyceridaemia, treatment with fenofibrate helps reduce the increases in triglyceride levels associated with acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase (ACC) inhibition, as shown in a study.
Fenofibrate keeps lid on triglyceride in NASH patients receiving ACC inhibitor
13 Jan 2022
The 5:2 diet: Is it worth the hype?
The benefits of the 5:2 diet – which involves limited caloric intake (500–600 kcal) for 2 nonconsecutive days per week only – mirrored those achieved with a multicomponent weight management advice, according to a UK study on adults with obesity. However, the benefits eventually waned, even when intensified with group support.
The 5:2 diet: Is it worth the hype?
12 Jan 2022
Diabetes mellitus may worsen COVID-19
Diabetes mellitus (DM) raises the risk of mortality and respiratory failure, as well as the need for intensive care, among patients with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), reports a recent Philippine study.