Low carb diets supported for T2D but not T1D: position statement

A low-carb diet may be beneficial and safe for some people with type 2 diabetes but there is not enough evidence to support low-carb diets for type 1 diabetes, a new position statement from Diabetes Australia advises. Its first position...

A low-carb diet may be beneficial and safe for some people with type 2 diabetes but there is not enough...

Medical politics

Sugar taxes work, but questions around method linger

Sugar taxes appear to work, but the tax rate sweet spot is not yet known, public health researchers say. In recent years the concept of imposing a tax on the sale of sugary beverages has gained popularity as a public health...

Sugar taxes appear to work, but the tax rate sweet spot is not yet known, public health researchers say. In recent...

Osteoporosis

Bisphosphonate holiday not needed for tooth extraction to prevent ONJ

Patients taking bisphosphonates for osteoporosis prevention do not need to have a ‘drug holiday’ before tooth extraction to avoid osteonecrosis of the jaw, a prospective study suggests. Japanese dental researchers found no cases of osteonecrosis of the jaw among 132 patients...

Patients taking bisphosphonates for osteoporosis prevention do not need to have a ‘drug holiday’ before tooth extraction to avoid osteonecrosis...

Diabetes care

High diabetes rates in stroke patients suggest need for screening

A third of stroke patients have diabetes and screening for it could help address the poor outcomes in stroke associated with dysglycaemia, Victorian researchers say. A meta-analysis of 39 studies involving almost 360,000 patients with acute stroke has estimated the...

A third of stroke patients have diabetes and screening for it could help address the poor outcomes in stroke associated...