Topic: Netherlands

"Second drop" sometimes OK for blood sugar testing

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with diabetes are urged to always wash their hands before testing their blood sugar. But if soap and water are nowhere to be found, using the "second drop" of blood may be OK, a new study ...
The selective vitamin D receptor activator paricalcitol can reduce albuminuria in patients with type 2 diabetes already being treated with renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors, according to research published online Nov. 4 in The Lancet.. The primary end point was the percentage change in ...
Although current medicines have made pregnancy much safer to women having Sign of Diabetes, babies who were born from diabetic women, most especially those having poor blood sugar management, are more possible to develop birth defects compared to other babies. Present studies ...
Diabetes, without the presence of overt pulmonary disease, is linked to a small but significant degree of pulmonary function impairment in a restrictive pattern, according to research published in the August issue of Chest.. Bram van den Borst, M.D., of the Maastricht ...

Mental decline from diabetes can start in middle age

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Diabetes can lead to a decline in memory, thinking speed, and mental flexibility in middle age, but controlling the blood sugar disorder might prevent some of these effects, new research from the Netherlands suggests.While the mental decline ...
Netherlands Diabetes Care Devices Market Outlook GlobalData's medical equipment offering, "Netherlands Diabetes Care Devices Market Outlook to 2016" provides key market data on the Netherlands diabetes care devices market. The report provides value (USD million), volume (units) and average price (USD) data ...
The protective effect of total fish, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) may not reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, according to research completed in the Netherlands and published in the November issue of Diabetes Care.. The researchers found that ...
We have had to seek medical assistance only once, but were in Amsterdam at the time, so learned not to be afraid of seeking help outside the United States. If a person with diabetes falls ill while traveling, they will use more ...

Testosterone Supplements Provide Little Benefit

1/2/2008 Print E-mail Testosterone supplements increase lean body mass and decrease body fat in men over age 60 who have unusually low testosterone but do not improve strength, mobility or mental abilities, researchers report.. Losing testosterone is associated with a loss of ...
Diabetes mellitus is associated with a decrease in life expectancy overall and life expectancy free of cardiovascular disease, researchers report in the June 11 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine. Diabetes prevention strategies that include lifestyle changes are essential to promote ...