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Study Links Mothers’ Weight and Blood-Sugar Levels to Health of Newborns

Michael 3:51 AM a1c, blood sugar, gestational diabetes, glucose, hba1c, health, Medical Review, Medical Studies, pregnancies No comments

Pregnant women with weight and blood-sugar levels even slightly above average may pose a risk to their pregnancies and the health of their newborns, a study suggests. The 2008 Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome study showed a possible link between mothers with elevated blood sugar — but below...

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Study Links Mothers’ Weight and Blood-Sugar Levels to Health of Newborns

Michael 3:51 AM a1c, blood sugar, gestational diabetes, glucose, hba1c, health, Medical Review, Medical Studies, pregnancies No comments

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Higher HbA1c Levels Predict Better Outcomes in Advanced Heart Failure With Diabetes

Michael 4:47 AM diabetes, diabetic, hba1c, Heart Disease; Cholesterol; Stroke Prevention; Diseases and Conditions; Chronic Illness;, Medical Review, Medical Studies No comments

Patients with advanced heart failure who were also diabetic had better two-year survival if their baseline glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels were >7.3% in a new study [1]. Among the non-diabetic patients with heart failure, HbA1C levels did not predict survival outcomes. The retrospective cohort study is published online March 27, 2012 in the American Journal of Cardiology. "We're finding that...

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Adding dapagliflozin to sulfonylurea improved HbA1c in type 2 diabetes

Michael 1:18 AM diabetes, diabetic, hba1c, Medical Review, Medical Studies, medical studies., testing No comments

Results of a phase 3 study presented at the International Diabetes Federation 2011 World Diabetes Congress in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, demonstrate that when added to sulfonylurea therapy, dapagliflozin reduced HbA1c at 24 weeks vs. placebo plus sulfonylurea in patients with type 2 diabetes. The reduction was maintained at 48 weeks, according to a press release. Patients assigned to dapagliflozin...

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Hemoglobin A1c Testing Method Fails to Identify Kids With Diabetes, Study Shows

Michael 3:03 AM a1c, childhood obesity, diabetes, diabetic, hba1c, hemoglobin, Medical Review, Medical Studies, testing No comments

In 2009, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) recommended that Hemoglobin A1c be exclusively used for the diagnosis of diabetes in children. The simple test measures longer-term blood sugar levels -- without requiring patients to fast overnight. However, a new U-M study has shown that these tests...

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