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Diabetic retinopathy prognostic of poor COVID-19 outcomes among diabetic patients
Among diabetes mellitus patients with COVID-19, the presence of diabetic retinopathy is independently associated with poor COVID-19 prognosis, as shown in a study.
Diabetic retinopathy prognostic of poor COVID-19 outcomes among diabetic patients
27 May 2022Long COVID: What factors contribute to the risk?
Only a minority of patients are considered fully recovered 1 year after being discharged from hospital due to COVID-19, with women and obese individuals at increased risk of long COVID, according to results of the prospective PHOSP-COVID* study presented at ECCMID 2022 and published in The Lancet.
Long COVID: What factors contribute to the risk?
25 May 2022GI symptoms in T1D linked to microvascular complications
A recent study has demonstrated the importance of gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms as a clinical morbidity and that these symptoms are associated with increasing age, duration of type 1 diabetes (T1D), haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), and microvascular complications, but not with autoimmune comorbidities including coeliac disease (CD).
GI symptoms in T1D linked to microvascular complications
25 May 2022Intensive BP management reduces CVD deaths in overweight, obese patients
Intensive management of blood pressure (BP) leads to a significant reduction in cardiovascular events in overweight, obese I, and obese II patients without elevating safety risks, a study has shown.