Issue 340

Odds Are That Gamblers Have More Health Problem

People who gamble at least five times a year have more health problems than people who gamble less frequently, a new study reveals. And people with a severe gambling addiction are the most likely to report serious health problems, such as increased...

Test Your Knowledge Issue 340

What is/are the potential mechanism(s) by which people with Type 2 diabetes may lose beta-cell function over time?

Step 2: Get Up and Get Moving (Part 4)

Now that your patients are over their fear of activity, Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM helps you Choose Planned Activities-Cardio Workouts for your patients, and how you can get your patients to do them. Click here to read this and all of Dr....

Fasting Glucose Predicts Heart Failure, Death Rate, MI and Stroke, Independent o

Fasting Glucose Predicts Heart Failure, Death Rate, MI and Stroke, Independent of Diabetes An analysis based on the combined interim results from two prospective randomized trials, rates of HF hospitalization over more than two years...

Multiple Births Increase Risk for Type 2 Diabetes

Women with five or more live births are at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus. This appears to be the case, even after adjusting for obesity and socioeconomic factors.

Study Links Job Stress to Doubling the Risk for Diabetes

Workers suffering from job burnout are more prone to develop Type 2 diabetes, according to a new study

Metabolic Syndrome Classification of Little Help in Diabetics

A diagnosis of metabolic syndrome does not appear to provide additional prognostic information in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Diabetes Linked to Lower Prostate Cancer Risk

Having type 2 diabetes may have one benefit, in that men with long-term diabetes may have a reduced risk of prostate cancer, according to the results of a study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.

Sitagliptin Role As Monotherapy, Adjunct

The newly licensed glucose-lowering agent sitagliptin phosphate (Januvia) appears safe and somewhat effective. It could become a replacement for sulfonylurea, due to its ability to control blood sugars without weight gain and hypoglycemia.

More Evidence Showing Breastfeeding Protects Against Type 2 Diabetes

Breastfeeding in infancy appears to be associated with a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes later in life, according to a quantitative analysis of published evidence.

Anemia Often Develops in Type 2 Diabetics: Study

In patients with type 2 diabetes, a decrease in hemoglobin (Hb) is insidious and occurs predominantly in older people with chronic kidney disease and damaged large blood vessels, research suggests.

Cost Of Treating Diabetes Continues to Surge in US

Drug costs double and triple due to the new medications that are available with out generic copies. Diabetes makes up over 33% of the Medicare Budget!

High Sugar Intake Increases Risk for Pancreatic Cancer

Consumption of foods and drinks with high sugar content were associated with increased risk for pancreatic cancer, according to the results of a prospective, population-based cohort study of Swedish men and women.

Vildagliptin (Galvus) Suppresses Postprandial Blood Glucose

A single dose augmented insulin secretion and inhibited glucagon release. This single dose of vildagliptin had carryover throughout the evening and sleeping hours until the following morning.

Breakthrough in Tracking Islet Cells Will Help in Finding a Cure

Scientists in London have found a way to track insulin-producing islet cells after they have been transplanted, a breakthrough in the drive to find a cure for diabetes.

Use Folic Acid to Cut Heart Disease, Say Experts

The scientific evidence is strong enough to justify using folic acid as a cheap and simple way of reducing heart disease and strokes, say researchers in this week’s BMJ.

A Cup of Confusion: Is Coffee Healthy or Not?

New studies suggest java helps protect against major diseases, including diabetes.

Nasal Insulin Spray Moving Forward with Phase 2 Trials

Two earlier studies conducted in Ireland with normal subjects and Type I diabetic patients demonstrated rapid absorption from the nasal spray and the expected glucose response.