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Not enough men in their 40s are getting screened for diabetes: Canadian study
[ad_1] Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Not enough men in Alberta, Canada—especially those in their 40s—are getting tested for diabetes, putting them at risk for heart disease, cancer and other complications, according to new population health research published today in The Lancet Regional Health—Americas. “My main message to young men is that early diagnosis is critical…
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Cialis May Improve Heart Health in Men With Type 2 Diabetes
[ad_1] Taking the widely prescribed erectile dysfunction drug Cialis (tadalafil) is linked to improved heart health in men — but not women — with type 2 diabetes and a heart condition called cardiomyopathy, according to a new study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine. While originally approved for erectile dysfunction in men, Cialis and…
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Origins of diabetes may be different in men and women, according to new research
[ad_1] Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Over the past four decades, global cases of Type 2 diabetes mellitus have skyrocketed. According to the World Health Organization, the number of people estimated to have the disease jumped from 108 million in 1980 to 422 million in 2014, with the fastest growth observed in low- and middle-income countries. Although…
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Men with young-onset type 2 diabetes at higher risk of retinopathy, study finds
[ad_1] Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research being presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), held online this year, found that men who are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes (T2D) at a young age are more likely to develop retinopathy than those diagnosed aged 50-plus. Men diagnosed…
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Women with diabetes less likely to receive comprehensive cardiovascular prevention than men, study finds
[ad_1] Credit: CC0 Public Domain Women with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD), or at high risk of developing CVD, are less likely to reach recommended treatment targets than men, according to an international study involving almost 10,000 patients with type 2 diabetes, being presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Association for…
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Type 2 and Obesity Linked to Lower Bone Strength in Men
[ad_1] Obese men with type 2 diabetes tend to have reduced bone strength, according to a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. For years, it has been widely known that obese people, and those with type 2 diabetes, tend to have higher bone density but also a higher risk of…
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Testosterone Therapy Linked to Lower Type 2 Risk in Men
[ad_1] The role of testosterone in diabetes and cardiovascular disease in men has been a hot topic in recent years, with a number of studies looking at the topic. Recently, we wrote about a study finding that exercise was superior to testosterone therapy at promoting blood vessel health in men with low-normal testosterone levels. But…
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Timing of physical activity linked to fitness levels, CV risk for men with type 2 diabetes
[ad_1] Credit: CC0 Public Domain Numerous studies have demonstrated the role of physical activity in improving heart health for patients with type 2 diabetes. But whether exercising at a certain time of the day promises an added health bonus for this population is still largely unknown. Now, research published in Diabetes Care by Brigham and…
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Mitochondrial mutation increases the risk of diabetes in Japanese men
[ad_1] Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new study of Type 2 diabetes (T2D) in Japanese populations has uncovered a previously uncharacterized genetic variant that puts male carriers at greater risk for the disease, as well as the mechanism by which it does so. The impact of the variant was most pronounced in sedentary men; those…
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Testosterone can prevent type 2 diabetes in men
[ad_1] Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The largest investigation of testosterone treatment ever undertaken has shown that, over and above the effect of a lifestyle program, treatment with testosterone prevents or reverses newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes in men. The study, known as T4DM (Testosterone for the prevention of Diabetes Mellitus), was led by the University…