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MedWire News: A high body mass index (BMI) is associated with improved all-cause and cardiovascular disease survival in hospitalized, elderly patients with Type 2 diabetes, researchers report. Obesity is associated with increased morbidity and mortality risk in both the general population and in patients with Type 2 diabetes. However, some studies have shown that the opposite is true in hospitalized elderly ...

MedWire News: Study results show that evidence of enteroviral infection is most common in pancreatic islets from patients with Type 1 diabetes, but is also found in some islets of patients with Type 2 diabetes. “Enteroviral infection has long been implicated in triggering autoimmunity, islet inflammation (insulitis), and beta cell death in human Type 1 diabetes,” say Noel Morgan (Peninsula Medical ...

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Wounds of the foot are the most common reason for diabetes-related hospital admissions. In many of these cases, surgical intervention is the best option. This article will review the risk factors for foot wounds in people with diabetes, discuss preventative and surgical strategies, and present surgical management techniques to treat ulceration and chronic infection in these wounds. Diabetes and Lesions of ...

Diabetes researchers are dancing with the stars and turning the spotlight on the true complexity of how we metabolize glucose. The pathophysiology of diabetes is proving far more complex than a tango between insulin and glucose and is being revealed as a full-scale Broadway musical production, featuring genetics, immunology, and many of the body’s systems. “We are understanding [type 1] and ...

Diabetes mellitus is a group of diseases characterized by high levels of blood glucose resulting from defects in insulin production, insulin action, or both. Diabetes can be associated with serious complications and premature death, but people with diabetes can take steps to control the disease and lower the risk of complications. h4. Types of diabetes Type 1 diabetes was previously called ...