diabetes
May 28, 2024
The Surprising Link Between Diabetes and Dementia
By Sheldon Riklon, M.D. Studies show that having diabetes can increase your risk of dementia. There are several ways that diabetes contributes to dementia. Abnormal blood sugar levels, insulin resistance and other chronic diseases associated with diabetes can damage your brain over time. Abnormal blood sugar levels can affect your memory. Stable blood sugar levels…
November 9, 2023
UAMS, AR Health Ventures Partner to Strengthen Diabetes Self-Management Education in Arkansas
FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of Community Health & Research and AR Health Ventures are partnering with other institutions in the state to help rural, diabetic Arkansans better understand and manage their diabetes. Funded by the U.S Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), the program — named Reaching…
June 9, 2023
UAMS Researchers Find High Rates of Diabetes, Heart Disease among Marshallese
FAYETTEVILLE — Residents of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) face strikingly high rates of diabetes and heart disease, according to researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of Community Health & Research. The RMI has one of the highest rates of Type 2 diabetes in the world. Diabetes and…
September 22, 2022
UAMS Study Finds Pandemic Limited Physical Activity, Nutrition Access for Arkansans with Diabetes
FAYETTEVILLE — COVID-19 changed how Arkansans with diabetes manage their illness, especially during the height of the pandemic when stay-at-home orders were intensified, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of Community Health & Research. The study, Physical Activity and Fruit and Vegetable Consumption During the…
January 28, 2019
Diabetic Pain Study at UAMS Enrolling Participants to Test Spinal Cord Stimulation Device
People with chronic painful diabetic neuropathy are being enrolled in a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) research study of a spinal cord stimulation device designed to reduce the pain. Led at UAMS by Erika Petersen, M.D., a neurosurgeon and researcher, the study is part of a clinical trial being conducted at sites across…
May 18, 2017
UAMS Northwest Regional Campus Awarded $2.1 Million for Marshallese Diabetes Prevention Research
May 18, 2017 | A $2.1 million award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) will allow the UAMS Northwest Regional Campus to continue and expand its research to identify effective ways to combat diabetes in the Marshallese community.
March 26, 2015
UAMS-Developed Omnibalm Cream Holds Promise for Diabetic Skin Ulcer Recurrence Prevention
March 26, 2015 | Omnibalm Daily Foot Therapy, a cream for general and diabetic foot care developed at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), holds promise as a treatment for preventing the recurrence of lower extremity ulcers in diabetic patients, a pilot study indicates.
August 7, 2014
UAMS Approved for Nearly $2.1M for Study to Aid Marshallese with Diabetes
FAYETTEVILLE —A research team at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been approved for nearly $2.1 million from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study how to improve diabetes self-management in the Marshallese community of northwest Arkansas.
July 9, 2014
Endocrinologist Bursey Joins UAMS
Endocrinologist Deborah Bursey, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and will see patients with endocrine, diabetes, and metabolic conditions.
August 9, 2013
UAMS to Provide Health Provider Education, Resources Through $1.38 Million Federal Grant to Delta Alliance
<p class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Center for Rural Health and Center for Distance Health will provide health education for providers in the Delta and prescription assistance for Delta residents through a three-year $1.38 million federal grant to the Greater Delta Alliance for Health (GDAH).</p>