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DASH Diet for Diabetes With Low Sodium Reduces BP in Those With Diabetes

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WEDNESDAY, June 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension for Diabetes (DASH4D) diet with lower sodium is tied to clinically meaningful blood pressure reduction in people with diabetes, according to a study published online June 9 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Pilla, M.D., Pilla, M.D.,

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Postural Sway Velocity Effective for Assessing Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

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Postural sway velocity as a screening tool in diabetic peripheral neuropathy represents a potential early marker of balance impairment and fall risk. The 2025 annual meeting of the Peripheral Nerve Society (PNS) took place in Edinburgh, Scotland, from May 17, 2025 to May 20, 2025.

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ADA: Weight Loss, Type 2 Diabetes Remission Up With Replacing Diet Drinks With Water

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WEDNESDAY, June 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — For adult women with overweight or obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D), replacing diet beverages (DBs) with water is associated with greater weight loss and T2D remission, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association, held from June 20 to 23 in Chicago.

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Practice Characteristics and CGM Method Selection

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In contrast, 30 practices opted for the virtual CGM initiation service, and none (0%) had a DCES. A significant association was observed between DCES presence and implementation choice [X 2 (1, N = 62) = 11.046, P < .001].

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FDA Approves Polypill Widaplik for Hypertension

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WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Widaplik is not to be coadministered with aliskiren in patients with diabetes, and a boxed warning indicates discontinuation of Widaplik during pregnancy. More Information Copyright © 2025 HealthDay. ” The approval of Widaplik was granted to George Medicines.

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High Glucose Induces Tubular Injury Reversed by ER-α36

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The following is a summary of “ER-α36 prevents high glucose-induced cellular senescence and apoptosis in renal tubular cell,” published in the June 2025 issue of Frontiers in Endocrinology by Yu et al. Apoptosis was measured using flow cytometry, and senescence was evaluated by β-Gal staining.

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Marine Microplastic Levels Linked to Cardiometabolic Disease Prevalence

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WEDNESDAY, June 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — In coastal counties, marine microplastic levels (MMLs) are associated with the prevalence of cardiometabolic diseases, according to a study published online June 18 in the Journal of the American Heart Association. ” Abstract/Full Text Copyright © 2025 HealthDay.