A new study has found that aggressive treatments of high post-stroke blood sugar levels brings no better results than standard approaches. Hyperglycemia, or high levels of glucose, is common in patients with acute ischemic stroke and is associated with worse outcomes compared to normal blood sugar levels. Animal studies also pointed to an effect of… Continue reading An Unexpected Discovery about Hyperglycemia
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Workplace Diabetes-Prevention Programs of Great Benefit to Employees
For employees who have high blood sugar, a diabetes-prevention program could be one of the best workplace benefits ever. A new study found that employees enrolled in a workplace intervention program as a group lost more weight, showed greater reductions in fasting blood sugar and ate less fat than employees who received only written health… Continue reading Workplace Diabetes-Prevention Programs of Great Benefit to Employees
The Best Way to Predict Diabetes?
Researchers have just developed a “precision medicine” approach to diabetes prevention that could use existing information like blood sugar levels and waist-to-hip ratios, and without needing new genetic tests. The new model looked at 17 different health factors, in an effort to predict who would gain the most from a diabetes-preventing drug, or from lifestyle… Continue reading The Best Way to Predict Diabetes?