Results of a recent review indicate that people with HIV are at an increased risk of pre-diabetes and diabetes, particularly if they are on antiretroviral therapy. The authors also found that more research is needed on the most effective way to treat diabetes in HIV-positive patients.

Based on their results, the review authors recommended that people with HIV receive routine screening for diabetes before starting antiretroviral therapy, three to six months after starting therapy, and once a year thereafter.

Diabetes is a chronic disease marked by high levels of sugar…

Results from a recent small Spanish study indicate that a more sensitive technique for detecting drug resistance, called deep sequencing, more accurately identified drug resistance in HIV-positive individuals who had previously been treated with antiretrovirals and were suffering from drug failure.

“Our study suggests that more sensitive genotypic HIV drug resistance assays, such as deep HIV sequencing, may help clinicians design antiretroviral treatment combinations better suited for [patients] infected with multidrug-resistant viruses,” said Dr. Roger Paredes, a key investigator of the study, in correspondence with The AIDS Beacon.

“Deep sequencing…

This article is the first in a three-part series that discusses kidney disease in people with HIV, including causes, symptoms, and treatment options. Part 1 covers causes, symptoms, and diagnosis. Part 2 covers treatment options for people with HIV and kidney disease. Part 3 discusses new research on kidney transplants in people with HIV.

Kidney disease is a common problem for people with HIV, particularly as they get older. Depending on how severe the kidney disease is, a variety of options are available, ranging from diet changes to a kidney…

Este artículo es el primero de una serie de tres en los que se aborda la insuficiencia renal en las personas con VIH, incluyendo sus causas, síntomas y las opciones para su tratamiento. La parte 1 está dedicada a las causas, síntomas y diagnóstico, la parte 2 cubre las opciones de tratamiento para las personas con VIH e insuficiencia renal, y en la parte 3 se analizan las nuevas investigaciones sobre el trasplante renal en personas con VIH.

La insuficiencia renal es un problema común para los individuos con VIH,…

Researchers presented several studies at the International AIDS Conference that examined the role of antiretroviral drugs in the development of heart problems in people with HIV. Results from two large studies indicated that other factors play a larger role in determining heart attack risk than taking antiretroviral medications.

Heart disease is the number one cause of death for both men and women in the United States. Some studies have estimated that heart disease causes as many as a fifth of all deaths in people with HIV.

Some previous studies have…