Understanding Glaucoma: Epidemiology and Pathophysiology By Ruth Sussman, PhD Reviewed by Sarju Patel, MD MPH MSc, Director of Uveitis and Ocular Immunology, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY Take Note Elevated intraocular pressure is the most common precipitating factor for glaucoma. Primary open-angle glaucoma accounts for half of glaucoma-related blindness worldwide. InContinue reading “Understanding Glaucoma: Epidemiology and Pathophysiology”
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Diabetes, meat, iron and A1c
Bacteria and inflammation thrives in the presence of heme, iron. Diabetes starts with inflammation. A1c in the blood shows the 3-month average plasma glucose concentration. CVD, cardiovascular disease, is an inflammation of the vascular system. Deaths from CVD: 17.9 million / 32% (2015) Researchers analyzed 14 exercise studies involving 915 adults with type 2 diabetes. Aerobic exercise (such asContinue reading “Diabetes, meat, iron and A1c”
Know Your A1C: What This Blood Test Can Tell You About Your Risk for Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease
Know Your A1C: What This Blood Test Can Tell You About Your Risk for Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease The higher the A1C level, the greater the risk of developing diabetes-related complications. By Martin Tibuakuu, M.D., M.P.H. and Erin Michos, M.D., M.H.S. | Aug. 24, 2016, at 6:00 a.m. MORE Know Your A1C: What This BloodContinue reading “Know Your A1C: What This Blood Test Can Tell You About Your Risk for Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease”
Cognitive trajectories in prediabetes and diabetes: a population-based cohort study
Cognitive trajectories in prediabetes and diabetes: a population-based cohort study DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glx112 Abstract Background: Diabetes has been linked to dementia risk; however, the cognitive trajectories in older adults with diabetes remain unclear. We aimed to investigate the effect of prediabetes and diabetes on cognitive trajectories among cognitively intact older adults in a long-term follow-up study.Continue reading “Cognitive trajectories in prediabetes and diabetes: a population-based cohort study”
Mobile Health News from American Diabetes Association Conference
News and announcements from the American Diabetes Association conference By MobiHealthNews Diabetes management is a focus area for a number of digital health companies, and increasingly large medical device companies like Medtronic and Dexcom are turning to smartphone apps and connected devices for their consumer offerings. So it’s no surprise that at the 77thContinue reading “Mobile Health News from American Diabetes Association Conference”
What triggers your pain?
A 60 yr old woke up with leg pains. Her diet consists of meat and rice. She does not exercise but she works as a caregiver. I suggested some health tips for her that includes: whole foods diet with strong enzymes from fruits and veggies, dandelion tea or lemon grass, exercise and to apply andContinue reading “What triggers your pain?”
Acetylcholine/Choline Deficiency in Chronic Illness – eat soft boiled eggs
To my friends who love to drink alcohol be it San Miguel beer or red wine, do eat protein rich foods like soft boiled eggs when drinking. To my BFF with pancreas health issues, eat soft boiled eggs. Connie Acetylcholine/Choline Deficiency in Chronic Illness – The Hunt for the Missing Egg. Those who lack cholineContinue reading “Acetylcholine/Choline Deficiency in Chronic Illness – eat soft boiled eggs”
Highest Average Expenses for Common Conditions
AHRQ Stats: Highest Average Expenses for Common Conditions For the nine most commonly treated conditions among U.S. adults in 2013, the highest average expenses per person were for the treatment of heart conditions ($3,794 per person), trauma-related disorders ($3,070) and diabetes ($2,565). (Source: AHRQ, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Statistical Brief #487: Expenditures for Commonly Treated Conditions among Adults Age 18Continue reading “Highest Average Expenses for Common Conditions”
Sugar , transfat and poor lifestyle – causes of American death in last 35 years
Smoking , alcohol, meds/drugs and poor lifestyle (absence of exercise, clean water, air and whole foods) contributed to poor health in the southern part of the United States. https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/mortality-rates-united-states/cardiovascular/#2014
Pulmonary hypertension is higher among women over 85 yrs old
There is an increase in mortality (2001-2010) associated with PH among men, women, and all race and ethnic groups, and from several conditions commonly associated with PH (hypertension and coronary heart disease, aortic stenosis, liver disease and cirrhosis, and autoimmune disease) but also from renal disease and diabetes, while finding that PH-associated mortality decreased overContinue reading “Pulmonary hypertension is higher among women over 85 yrs old”
Clinical Trends in 2016
Alcohol, virus, sugar and fats lead to fatty liver
Fatty liver phenotypes can help assess cardiometabolic risk in prediabetic patients Insulin secretion failure, visceral obesity and fatty liver are three at risk phenotypes in people with diabetes. Fatty change represents the intracytoplasmatic accumulation of triglycerides (neutral fats). At the beginning, the hepatocytes present small fat vacuoles (liposomes) around the nucleus (microvesicular fatty change). InContinue reading “Alcohol, virus, sugar and fats lead to fatty liver”
Study explains the link between cilia and diabetes
Cellular extensions with a large effect Tiny extensions on cells, cilia, play an important role in insulin release, according to a new study, which is published in Nature Communications. The researchers report that the cilia of beta cells in the pancreas are covered with insulin receptors and that changed ciliary function can be associated withContinue reading “Study explains the link between cilia and diabetes”
Caffeine, post menopausal women and breast cancer gene
Consumption of caffeine and caffeinated beverages and foods was not statistically significantly associated with overall risk of breast cancer. The multivariable relative risks (RRs) of breast cancer were 1.02 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.84–1.22) for caffeine (top vs. bottom quintile), 1.08 (95% CI, 0.89–1.30) for coffee (≥4 cups/day vs. almost never), and 1.03 (95% CI,Continue reading “Caffeine, post menopausal women and breast cancer gene”