Despite high rates of severe hypoglycemia, cognitive function did not decline during an extended period in the youngest cohort of patients with type 1 diabetes. Medscape Medical News
A randomized controlled clinical trial shows that women with a history of GDM and impaired glucose tolerance may delay or prevent diabetes with a healthy lifestyle or metformin use. Medscape Medical News
Patients with chronic respiratory illness are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), diabetes, and hypertension, research shows. In fact, more than half of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have at least one of these comorbid conditions, according to findings reported in the October issue of the European Respiratory Journal. Reuters Health Information
A 6-month preoperative course of octreotide appears to improve the surgical cure rate in newly diagnosed acromegalic patients with macroadenoma, Norwegian researchers report in the August issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. Reuters Health Information
In obese patients with type 2 diabetes, increased triglyceride stores in the heart can be mobilized by therapeutic prolonged caloric restriction, Dutch researchers report in the September 16th issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Reuters Health Information
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a well-recognized sequela of heart disease that can occur one or more years after hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). New research identifies pre-HCT anthracycline exposure and comorbidities as primary risk factors. Reuters Health Information
Adolescent boys with anorexia nervosa have low bone mineral density (BMD) at multiple sites, research indicates. This is concerning, the study team notes, given that adolescence is a time when bone mass accrual is critical for attaining peak bone mass. Reuters Health Information
Diabetes, rather than weight, increases the risk of all-cause mortality in men being treated for locally advanced prostate cancer. Conversely, obesity, not prevalent diabetes, increases the risk of prostate cancer-specific mortality, researchers report in the September 10th issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Reuters Health Information
In a case-control study, use of 5-alpha reductase inhibitors did not appear to increase the risk for fractures in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia. Medscape Medical News