Two New Weight Loss Drugs Approved by FDA Advisory Committee
If finally approved by the FDA, they will be the first diet pills to reach the market in 13 years....
Questioning Carbohydrate Restriction in Diabetes Management
Patients with type 2 diabetes are usually advised to keep a low-fat diet. Now, a study shows that....
VEGF Trap-Eye Improves Vision in Diabetes Patients
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) Trap-Eye provided a significant benefit to patients with diabetic macular edema in a phase II trial - and updated data now shows the initial improvements were sustained or increased a year...
Keep Your Waist Circumference to Less than Half Your Height
According to new research presented at a scientific meeting, waist to height ratio better is a better predictor of CVD and diabetes than BMI....
New System Automatically Updates Weekly Insulin Dosage for Better Glycemic Control with Fewer Hypoglycemic Events
Newly published results from a clinical study of the Diabetes Insulin Guidance System (DIGS), demonstrate DIGS' potential to improve blood glucose control for insulin-using patients with type 2 or type 1...
Diabetes Misdiagnosed in Asians, Native Hawaiians, and Other Pacific Islanders
Asian Americans have an almost 50% higher risk than other Americans of developing diabetes, especially type 2 diabetes....
WHO Warns of Spread of High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Obesity
New health data provided the clearest evidence to date of the spread of chronic diseases like diabetes and heart disease from developed nations to poorer regions such as Africa, as lifestyles and diets there change....
New Two-Step Screening Measurement Useful in Predicting Diabetes
The study compared the usefulness of fasting plasma glucose (FPG), or hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), or both in predicting type 2 diabetes....
Bypass Beats Angioplasty for Patients with Diabetes
Patients with diabetes who undergo bypass surgery to open clogged heart arteries may live longer than their counterparts who chose angioplasty....
Changes in the Eye Can Predict Heart Disease for Diabetes Patients
Arterial narrowing in retina seen as independent risk factor with type 1 diabetes....
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