Diabetes

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News • Breathing device reduces risk of death

Study highlights benefits of CPAP in people with type 2 diabetes and OSA

People with both type 2 diabetes and obstructive sleep apnoea have a higher risk of death, but treatment with CPAP may reduce that risk by around 26%, a new study finds.

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News • Epigenetic biomarkers

Revealing risk of cardiovascular disease in type 2 diabetes

Type 2 diabetes greatly increases the risk of heart attacks, strokes, anginas, and other coronary heart diseases. Therefore, biomarkers to predict individual risk are needed, experts say.

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News • Sex differences of coronary microvascular dysfunction

Study reveals hidden heart risks in women with type 2 diabetes

Women with type 2 diabetes are nearly twice as likely as men to have hidden heart damage, according to a major new study. This could lead to sex-specific risk assessment and treatments.

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News • Under-the-skin glucagon reservoir

Diabetes: emergency implant to stave off hypoglycemia

An implantable device could save diabetes patients from life-threatening hypoglycemia. Remaining under the skin, it can be triggered to release glucagon when blood sugar levels get too low.

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News • Potential diagnostic medium

Saliva analysis could reveal risk of cancer, heart disease or Parkinson’s

Molecular markers in saliva could reveal the risk of a person developing major diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and neurodegenerative diseases, new research finds.

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News • Healthcare communication

Don't call it diabetes: Campaign for life-saving name change

Arginine vasopressin deficiency (AVP-D) is a rare condition affecting the body's water management. However, it is also known under a different name – this can lead to fatal mix-ups.

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Article • Automated glucose monitoring

Pregnancy and diabetes: reducing complications with technology

Women with type 1 or type 2 diabetes often have difficulty getting pregnant, due to complications from the disease, being obese or seriously underweight, or having conditions like polycystic ovary syndrome. Once pregnant, they face challenges of having a safe pregnancy and delivering a healthy baby. Recent advances in diabetes technology, including continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) and most…

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Article • Joint action

A pan-European effort to tackle cancer and NCDs

This February, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health officially launched the ‘Joint Action on cancer and other non-communicable disease prevention project‘ (JA PreventNCD). In the four-year-initiative, 22 EU member states plus Iceland, Norway and Ukraine have joined forces to combat the increasing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) across national borders.

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