According to a new study, people with diabetes have a slightly shorter life expectancy than people without diabetes, and many of those years will be marred by disability.
Read More »New Oral GLP-1 Promising for Type 2 Diabetes
First-time data for the investigational oral formulation of Novo Nordisk's semaglutide were presented at the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society. Billed as one of the company’s brightest pipeline prospects, it has sailed through a phase II trial.
Read More »Make the Goal Personal to Motivate
Male, 66 years of age, type 2 diabetes, class III obesity, peripheral neuropathy, multiple toe amputations, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and, most importantly, a 2-year-old granddaughter. Patient taking 100 units long-acting insulin, sulfonylurea, metformin, beta blocker, and statin. Checks glucose once in a while; in the 200 to 270 range when checks. A1C 9.3%.
Read More »Diagnosing Diabetes Mellitus in Adults Part 2
In this week's Homerun Slides, explaining the beta-centric classification of diabetes mellitus.
Read More »Bladder Cancer Link Seen Again With A Diabetes Drug
While the risk remains low overall, a new large study showed a greater risk for pioglitazone than other diabetes drugs.
Read More »Connection Between Nicotine and Diabetes
Why smokers have an increased risk of type 2.
Read More »Low Thyroid Function and Type 2 Diabetes
Study finds hypothyroidism tied to type 2 diabetes.
Read More »Can Fingerprints Predict Diabetes?
Fingerprint analysis may offer the possibility to assess diabetes risk through a non-invasive, inexpensive and simple test.
Read More »Do Adiponectin Levels Predict Prediabetes?
Adiponectin level is a powerful risk marker of incident prediabetes in healthy white and black adults with a parental history of type 2 diabetes, study findings showed.
Read More »Aloe Vera Improves Glycemic Control
Adults with prediabetes assigned aloe vera supplements saw improvement in fasting plasma glucose, type 2 patients saw improvement in HbA1c.
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