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Late nonfasting plasma glucose tied to CVD deaths

The risks of cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality appear to be higher among adults with elevated late nonfasting plasma glucose (PG) levels independently of glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c), a recent study reports.

Denosumab: A critical aspect of metastatic prostate cancer treatment

Men with metastatic prostate cancer (mPC) have an elevated risk of skeletal complications either due to bone metastases (skeletal-related events [SREs]), or from osteoporosis induced by androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). Two key opinion leaders recently shared their perspectives on bone complications in mPC as well as the use of bone-targeted agents (BTAs) such as denosumab (Xgeva) to reduce the risk of bone complications.

Professor Bertrand Tombal

Professor of Urology

Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc & Université catholique de Louvain

Brussels, Belgium

Associate Professor Edmund Chiong

Head, Department of Urology

National University Hospital, Singapore

DASH diet adherence helps improve insulin resistance in heart failure patients

Good adherence to the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet among adult heart failure (HF) patients can lower insulin resistance, a study has found.

Moderate carb intake tied to low cardiovascular disease risk in middle-aged women

Middle-aged women with moderate consumption of carbohydrates have the lowest risk of cardiovascular disease, a study suggests. Meanwhile, increasing saturated fat intake is linked to a lower likelihood of diabetes, hypertension, and obesity.

Healthy sleep pattern confers survival benefits on diabetic patients

Among patients with diabetes, those who adhere to a healthy sleep pattern are at lower risks of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality, a recent study has found.

Diabetic retinopathy in T1DM linked to HbA1c, albuminuria, HDL cholesterol

The incidence of diabetic retinopathy and its progression in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is still high, especially in the presence of high HbA1c, albuminuria, and low high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels, as reported in a study.