FDA Approves Pfizer’s New Stop Smoking Drug CHANTIX
The FDA has approved a stop-smoking drug by Pfizer that satisfies
nicotine cravings and diminishes the satisfaction of smoking to
prevent relapse, the agency reported.
Test Your Knowledge Issue 313
Betty Smith has type 1 diabetes and is about to have dinner and needs to calculate her dosage of insulin for her meal:
Living Well with Diabetes without Weight Loss
By Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM
Having diabetes increases the risk for a number of...
Health Care Coverage Protected for Millions of Americans with Diabetes
The bill was defeated which could have resulted in the loss of critical health care coverage guarantees fro over 85 million americans.
Ghrelin Involved in Development of Diabetes
Ghrelin, a hormone long considered a key player in obesity, may instead take a major role in maintaining the balance between insulin and glucose and the development of diabetes.
New Test Measures Quantity of Active Beta Cells
Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have identified a reliable, non-invasive imaging method that can measure the quantity of insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells.
Diabetic Women NOT Getting Birth Control Advice
Women with diabetes are less than half as likely as non-diabetic women to receive counseling on birth control from their doctors, despite the risk to the baby if a woman with diabetes conceives before optimal blood sugar control is achieved.
FDA Approves Pfizer’s New Stop Smoking Drug CHANTIX
The FDA has approved a stop-smoking drug by Pfizer that satisfies nicotine cravings and diminishes the satisfaction of smoking to prevent relapse, the agency reported.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Discontinues Development of Pargluva
Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic found that Pargluva could double the risk of death, heart attack or strokes in diabetics compared to a placebo.
Insulin Pump Alarm Does Not Sustain Glucose Control in Children
While meal bolus alarms in diabetic children receiving continuous subcutaneous infusion therapy lead to fewer missed meal boluses and improved glycemic control, the benefits are modest and transient.
Replacing Red Meat With Chicken Helpful in Type 2 Diabetes With Macroalbuminuria
The withdrawal of red meat from the diet, either by replacing it with chicken or by following a lactovegetarian LPD [low-protein diet], promotes a beneficial effect on renovascular and cardiovascular risk factors associated with DN [diabetic...
Pulse Pressure Can Be Used to Predict Cardiovascular Risk in Patients With Type
Pulse Pressure Can Be Used to Predict Cardiovascular Risk in Patients With Type 2 DiabetesPulse Pressure is a better predictor of CHD events than systolic blood pressure in persons with type 2 diabetes, but the converse is true for CVD and PVD.
Some Blood Pressure Meds May Raise Diabetes Risk
Diuretics and beta-blockers, used to treat hypertension, are associated with an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, new findings indicate.
Georgia to Pay Diabetes Doctors for Performance
Georgia will provide bonuses to doctors who care for state employees with diabetes, and improve their outcomes.
Insulin Identified as Trigger that Causes Type 1 Diabetes
Two teams of scientists identified the hormone insulin last week as the antigeny in triggering Type 1 diabetes.
Reduced Beta Cell Function in Offspring of Mothers with Young-Onset Type 2 Diabe
Reduced Beta Cell Function in Offspring of Mothers with Young-Onset Type 2 DiabetesThe constant exposure of the fetus to mild maternal hyperglycemia can effect the programing of beta cell function.
Dairy Products May Lower Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Men
Men who have a high dairy intake have a lower risk of type 2 diabetes.
Painkillers Tied to Risk of Erectile Dysfunction
Regardless of the reason for taking them, painkillers classified as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) apparently increase the likelihood that middle-aged and elderly men will develop erection difficulties, according to a new report.
