Insulin regimens comparable for diabetes control
For patients with type 2 diabetes beginning insulin therapy, blood sugar control and quality of life seem to be similar with either flexible intensive insulin therapy (FIT) or conventional insulin therapy (CIT) according to a report in the journal Diabetes Care.
The authors note that CIT is based on fixed insulin dosing and fixed carbohydrate intake, whereas with FIT, the insulin dose is adjusted in accordance with blood sugar levels and desired carbohydrate intake. CIT is easier, but FIT offers more dietary freedom.
Foster care boosts IQ of children in orphanages
Abandoned children in Romania who were removed from orphanages and put in foster care had far better reasoning, language, and other intellectual skills than those who remained, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
The study is one of the first scientific investigations of the impact of foster care on reversing the damage of severe neglect to a child’s developing brain.
Most Breast Cancer Surgeons Don’t Talk to Patients About Reconstruction Options
Only a third of patients with breast cancer discussed breast reconstruction options with their surgeon before their initial surgery, according to a new study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center.
What’s more, women who did discuss reconstruction up front were four times more likely to have a mastectomy compared to those women who did not discuss reconstruction.
“The surgical decision making for breast cancer is really centered on patient preference. Long-term outcomes are the same regardless of whether a woman is treated with a lumpectomy or a mastectomy.
