In diabetes and borderline diabetes, aspirin magnifies and enhances the effects of insulin and oral hypoglycemic agents. This means that aspirin may protect somewhat against diabetic risk. Many small studies have concluded that low dose aspirin reduces the risks of pregnancy induced hypertension toxemia...
The differential diagnosis of "spontaneous" hypoglycemia should always include the possibility of surreptitious self-administration of insulin or the oral hypoglycemic agents, especially in diabetic patients, nurses or anyone else familiar with their effects. We describe a diabetic patient presenting with ...
“Most commonly people are told that having an A1c of 5.6 – 5.8% should be considered normal, but these levels already put you in the second highest category for brain shrinkage! I believe that, based on this information, we should strive to keep our A1c at 5.2 or even lower,”writes...