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This article was originally published here BMJ open. June 17, 2021; 11 (6): e046060. doi: 10.1136 / bmjopen-2020-046060. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: We investigated the concordance between hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) defined diabetes and fasting plasma glucose (FPG) defined diabetes in a black South African population with a high obesity prevalence. DESIGN: cross-sectional study. SETTING: rural South African population cohort. PARTICIPANTS: 765 black people aged 40-70...

Weight gain and increasing diabetes prevalence are hampering efforts to reduce heart attacks and strokes, according to research published today in The Lancet Regional Health - Europe. Researchers at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine found that between 1990 and 2014, a decrease in three main risk factors contributed to a decrease in the number of...

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Led by John Buse, MD, PhD, and Anna Kahkoska, MD, PhD, this analysis showed that the use of GLP1-RA and SGLT2i drugs for type 2 diabetes in hospitalized COVID-19 patients with a lower death rate and other adverse outcomes. CHAPEL HILL, NC - Diabetes is one of the most heavily associated comorbidities with 2019...

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The actress was recently featured in an episode of Hypochondriactor starring Sean Hayes and Dr. See Priyanka Wali breaking down her journey with diabetes and the higher rates in the black communityIn a recent podcast interview Yvette Nicole Brown reveals that she got "full blown diabetes" while filming her hit series Community.Yvette Nicole Brown recently appeared on Hypochondriactor,...

Does diabetes affect sexual function? Yes. In men, diabetes mellitus can cause erectile dysfunction (inability to achieve or maintain an erection that is satisfactory for sexual intercourse) of varying degrees as the diabetes progresses. However, the exaggerated and unfair condemnation of diabetes as a cause of severe erectile dysfunction leads in most cases to a psychological deterrent and...