Category: Diabetes Complications

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Atherosclerosis Not Caused by Excess Insulin, New Study Shows

Studies have shown that excess insulin circulating in the bloodstream is a major independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. However, a new study from Joslin Diabetes Center finds that this condition, called hyperinsulinemia, itself does not cause hardening of the arteries, also known as atherosclerosis...
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Diabetic Men at Higher Risk for Heart Disease

Men with type 2 diabetes who are treated with insulin are at higher risk risk for major cardiovascular events (e.g., death, heart attack, stroke) according to a new study conducted by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH). The researchers found that men with type 2 diabetes treated...
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KalVista and JDRF to Join Forces on New Treatments for Diabetic Eye Disease

KalVista Pharmaceuticals (“KalVista”) and JDRF have formed a research partnership focused on a novel approach being developed by KalVista to preserve vision and slow the progression of diabetic eye disease. Diabetic eye disease is one of the most common and most serious complications in people with type 1 diabetes (T1D). JDRF will provide up to $2.2 million inmilestone-based financial support and research expertise...
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Intensive Diabetes Control Means Fewer Complications

A new study has found that long-term risk of an impaired glomerular filtration rate (GFR), which leads to end-stage renal disease and increases the risks of cardiovascular disease and death, was significantly lower among persons treated early in the course of type 1 diabetes with intensive diabetes therapy than among those treated with...
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Talking About Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (DPN) is nerve damage that affects the feet, legs, arms and hands. It's a potential complication of diabetes, and it's a frightening one which most people know very little about. People experience DPN in a variety of ways. They may feel burning, shooting pain...
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