Gestational diabetes is hyperglycaemia with blood glucose values abovenormal but below those diagnostic of diabetes, occurring during pregnancy. Women with gestational diabetesareat an increased risk ofcomplicationsduring pregnancyandat delivery.They and their children are als...
"Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure worldwide but for almost two decades there have been no new treatments to protect kidney function," he said. "This definitive trial result is a major medical breakthrough as people with diabetes and kidney disease are at extremely high risk of ...
high pulse rates, to lower BP and reduce CV risk while reducing proteinuria and slowing decline of kidney function. In light of this information, it is disturbing that a recent analysis of the NHANES III database indicates that only about 11% of people with diabetic kidney disease have...
which causes insulin resistance and is common in people with type 2 diabetes. Central obesity, in which a person has excess abdominal fat, is a major risk factor not only for insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes but also for heart and blood vessel disease, also called cardiovascular disease ...
Considerations for individualization of BP targets include both anticipated benefits (e.g., higher absolute benefit for patients with higher underlying cardiovascular or kidney disease risk) and potential risks (e.g., ability to tolerate pharmacotherapy without experiencing adverse effects). For patients ...
Diabetes is known to increase a person's risk of kidney disease. Now, a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that the converse also is true: Kidney dysfunction increases the risk of diabetes.
A new type of blood test using lipids could make it easier to identify children at risk of complications around obesity including type two diabetes, liver and heart disease, say scientists. Sep 20, 2024 0 31 Diabetes Team develops next-generation wearable continuous glucose monitoring system for ...
Ndufs4, a subunit of complex I, is a regulator of the electron transport chain. Here, the authors show that forced expression of Ndufs4 in podocytes improves the assembly of respiratory supercomplexes, maintains cristae integrity, and mitigates the progression of diabetic kidney disease ...
Wegovy improves heart-related outcomes in obesity regardless of kidney function In patients with obesity and heart disease, semaglutide 2.4 mg reduced risk for major adverse cardiovascular events regardless of baseline kidney function, according to new data from the SELECT trial. ...
Women with obesity in Middle East have elevated risk for hypertension, other conditions Among younger women in the Middle East, those with overweight or obesity were more likely to have hypertension, diabetes and pregnancy-related issues than those ...