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Estimating Insulin Resistance May Help Predict Stroke, Death in T2D Estimating Insulin Resistance May Help Predict Stroke, Death in T2D
Calculating the estimated glucose disposal rate as a proxy for the level of insulin resistance may be useful way to determine if someone with type 2 diabetes is at risk for having a first stroke, Swedish researchers have found.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - October 21, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news

Diabetics Can Reduce Heat Illness From Exercise Diabetics Can Reduce Heat Illness From Exercise
Diabetes can make people more prone to heat stroke when they exercise on hot days, but two studies suggest there are things diabetics and others can do to lower their risk of heat-related illnesses.Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - October 10, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medscape Today News Source Type: news

Transgender Women at High Risk of Thromboembolism, Stroke Transgender Women at High Risk of Thromboembolism, Stroke
Cross-sex estrogen taken by transgender women appears to increase the risk of thromboembolism in a way that seems very different from that observed when postmenopausal women take HRT.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - July 11, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news

Body Weight Fluctuation Linked to CV Events in Diabetes Body Weight Fluctuation Linked to CV Events in Diabetes
Large body weight fluctuations in patients with type 2 diabetes are associated with a markedly increased risk for MI, stroke, and death, alongside other cardiovascular events, a new study suggests.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - May 10, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

Intensive Statins in Diabetes Misses Primary Endpoint: EMPATHY Intensive Statins in Diabetes Misses Primary Endpoint: EMPATHY
Among Japanese patients with diabetes, warding off a first cardiovascular or renal event was not better with statins and a low versus standard LDL-C goal, but stroke risk was lessened.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 10, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news

Aspirin Linked to Lower Mortality in Diabetes With Heart Failure Aspirin Linked to Lower Mortality in Diabetes With Heart Failure
Researchers were surprised to see a paradoxical increase in nonfatal MI and stroke in parallel with lower mortality with aspirin for primary prevention in patients with diabetes and heart failure.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - March 9, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

High Magnesium Intake Tied to Less Stroke, Diabetes, HF High Magnesium Intake Tied to Less Stroke, Diabetes, HF
The meta-analysis"provides the most up-to-date epidemiological evidence" regarding the beneficial effects of dietary magnesium.Heartwire from Medscape
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - December 9, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

WHO Appoints Former NY Mayor Bloomberg as Global Health Ambassador WHO Appoints Former NY Mayor Bloomberg as Global Health Ambassador
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday appointed the philanthropist and former mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg as a global health ambassador to help governments tackle chronic diseases such as diabetes, stroke, cancer and heart disease.Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 18, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news

3D MRI Identifies Stroke Risk in Patients With Diabetes3D MRI Identifies Stroke Risk in Patients With Diabetes
In patients with type 2 diabetes, intraplaque hemorrhage detected with 3-dimensional MRI can help determine the risk for stroke before any signs of stenosis are evident, new research shows. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 30, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Radiology News Source Type: news

IMPROVE-IT: Diabetics Benefit With Ezetimibe, but Is It Enough?IMPROVE-IT: Diabetics Benefit With Ezetimibe, but Is It Enough?
Diabetics saw reductions in MI and stroke with ezetimibe in a new analysis of IMPROVE-IT. But one expert said it's still not enough to convince him to use it; more refined risk assessment is needed. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 31, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news

Odanacatib Efficacy Stays Strong, Side Effects Give PauseOdanacatib Efficacy Stays Strong, Side Effects Give Pause
Results from the phase 3 LOFT trial show robust reduction in fracture risk but small yet alarming increases in stroke; atypical fractures prompt a closer look. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 19, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news