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HIV-infected adults have diabetes mellitus prevalence of 10.3 percent

Diabetes Mellitus Prevalence Higher in HIV-Infected Adults

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Increased prevalence in HIV-infected subgroups, including women, those aged 20 to 44, non-obese
A new statement from the American Heart Association

Cardiovascular Event Risks May Be Affected by Timing of Meals

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American Heart Association report suggests eating more earlier in the day may be healthier
Nearly 6 percent of the world's health care spending is tied to smoking

Smoking Imposes Heavy Burden on Global Economy

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Tobacco-related diseases caused 12 percent of deaths among smokers aged 30 to 69 in 2012
Hypoglycemia can promote mobilization of specific subsets of leukocytes and induce pro-inflammatory functional changes in immune cells

Hypoglycemia Induces Pro-Inflammatory Functional Changes

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Increases numbers of leukocytes in healthy controls, patients with normal awareness of hypoglycemia
Patient self-report of symptoms on an Eye Symptom Questionnaire is frequently inconsistent with documentation in the electronic medical record

Inconsistency Noted in Ocular Symptom Reporting

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Symptom reporting inconsistent between patient self-report and documentation in EMR
In patients co-infected with HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV)

Risk of Diabetes Down With HCV SVR in HIV/HCV Coinfection

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Sustained viral response linked to reduction in risk of diabetes, trend toward reduced risk of renal failure
Use of an aromatase inhibitor in combination with growth hormone seems effective for optimizing height in 11β-hydroxylase-deficient congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Aromatase Inhibitor + Growth Hormone Can Optimize Height

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Report is 2nd case of aromatase inhibitor use in 11β-hydroxylase-deficient congenital adrenal hyperplasia
For patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Economic Benefit for Combo Statin/TG-Specific Tx in T2DM

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Greatest cost reduction for statin/TG-specific-treated patients with TG level drop of ≥30 percent
Inactivity is associated with greater risk of prediabetes and diabetes

Prediabetes Linked to Sedentary Lifestyle, Even in Slim Adults

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Sedentary lifestyle often overlooked when thinking in terms of healthy weight, researcher says
For patients with type 1 diabetes

Ketone Monitoring Infrequent in Patients With Type 1 Diabetes

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Thirty and 20 percent of participants, respectively, reported never and rarely checking ketones