Gestational diabetes diagnosis in limbo 9 Feb 2012 0 comments An official overhaul of Australia's gestational diabetes guidelines could be pushed back another year, leaving some hospitals to forge ahead alone.
Bariatric surgery should remain ‘last resort’: Diabetes Australia 2 Feb 2012 0 comments Despite its growing popularity, bariatric surgery is not without risks and should still only be considered when lifestyle measures and medical treatments have been unsuccessful says, Diabetes Australia.
Diabetes drugs no fix for obesity 19 Jan 2012 0 comments Doctors should not rush to prescribe a newer class of diabetes drug off-label for weight loss, an expert says.
The weight is over for young psychosis patients 12 Jan 2012 0 comments A new Australian program may hail a reprieve for young people affected by the weight gain side-effect of psychosis medication.
New research linking statins to diabetes won’t change guidelines: Experts 12 Jan 2012 0 comments Guidelines on the prescription of statins for postmenopausal women should not be changed despite evidence linking the medications with an increased risk of diabetes, Australian experts say.
More experts join diabetes screening push 12 Jan 2012 0 comments Programs to screen for type 2 diabetes should be introduced despite a lack of conclusive evidence as to their probable efficacy, three Melbourne-based experts have said.
Autoimmune diseases magnify thromboembolism risk seven-fold 1 Dec 2011 0 comments All autoimmune diseases substantially increase the risk of pulmonary embolism and should be considered as hypercoagulable disorders which may benefit from preventive therapy, a new study has concluded.
Balancing act for HbA1c in diabetic kidney disease 1 Dec 2011 0 comments Both higher and lower glycaemic levels are associated with adverse outcomes in patients with diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease, research has confirmed.
TGA warns against high dose simvastatin 1 Dec 2011 0 comments New dose limits and contraindications for simvasatin have been introduced by the TGA to reduce the risk of myopathy and rhabdomyolysis.
Screening for autoantibodies reduces diabetic complications 17 Nov 2011 0 comments Screening for islet autoantibodies in children with a first-degree family history of type 1 diabetes reduces their risk of going on to develop diabetic ketoacidosis, research shows.
