Issue 373

Tool for Your Practice: Identifying Children at Risk of Developing Metabolic Syndrome IDF Definition

Print out this one pager from the IDF (International Diabetes Federation) to have for all your patients.

Test Your Knowledge Issue 373

Judy is an 18-year-old college student who has had type 1 diabetes for 3 years. Judy does not do carbohydrate counting, but takes an educated guess on how much fast-acting insulin she needs with...

Time-Lag for CGMS

Exercising with Complications: Neuropathy

Dr. Sheri Colberg, author of The 7 Step Diabetes Fitness Plan: Living Well and Being Fit with Diabetes, has more help for your patients who need exercise. Exercising with Complications: Neuropathy. This is a good one to print out add to your...

Avandia Update July 07: New Information - Side Effects Tripled

In the month after a surprising analysis revealed possible heart risks from the diabetes drug Avandia, reports of side effects to federal regulators tripled.

Reduced-carb or Low-fat Diet?

For people with type 2 diabetes, it may not matter whether they cut fat or cut carbohydrates to trim down, as long as they lose weight, a small study suggests.

Continuous Blood Glucose Monitoring Shows No Effect on Long-Term Control

A comparison of 2 continuous blood glucose monitoring (CBGM) devices indicates that neither machine is significantly better than either controls or the other device in helping to achieve long-term glucose control in insulin-treated patients with diabetes.

Heart Care Below Par in Older Diabetics: Study

A low proportion of elderly individuals newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes receive heart-protecting drugs like aspirin, blood pressure-lowering drugs and cholesterol-lowering drugs, according to a new study.

Mixed Results for Inhaled Insulin for Type 2 Diabetes

Preprandial inhaled insulin can improve blood glucose control for people with type 2 diabetes who have not had good results with short-acting injected insulin, according to a new review of the body of published research.

Antihypertensive Medication Slows Atherosclerosis in Diabetes Patients

Treating hypertension aggressively in people with diabetes becomes even more important. The higher the systolic blood pressure the greater the rate of progression in the carotid intimamedia thickness (CIMT)

Diabetes Associated With Increased Intracerebral Hemorrhage Risk

Patients with diabetes appear to be at a 3- to 4-fold increased risk of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) compared with patients without diabetes.

Antihyperglycemic Agents Have No Effect on All-Cause Mortality

No single agent or combination of oral antihyperglycemic agents has any significant effect on all-cause mortality, according to a new study.

Progression of Newly Diagnosed Impaired Fasting Glucose to Diabetes in 3 Years

On average, a person newly diagnosed with elevated fasting blood sugars above 100mg/dL progresses to diabetes within less then 3 years. Telling patients with prediabetes to watch what they eat and exercise and come back next year, doesn’t work! More...

New Type 1 Diabetes Gene Found In Children

A team of scientists in the US and Canada have discovered a gene variant that is thought to increase a child's risk for type 1 diabetes.

Dairy-Deficient Diet May Determine Diabetes Risk

A lack of vitamin D and calcium in the diet may increase the risk for the metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes in patients with impaired glucose tolerance, nutrition researchers found.

Steps, Steps and More Steps, It’s All Good

Study showed that high-intensity interval walking can protect against diabetes, prediabetes, high blood pressure and decreased muscle strength among older people. What does it cost? Nothing!

Link Between Carbohydrates and Vision Loss

People consuming diets with a higher glycemic index than average were at greater risk of developing advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The researchers suggest that 20 percent of cases of advanced AMD might have been prevented if ...

Anti-Malarial Drug Reduces Risk of Diabetes by 77%

Preliminary research suggests that use of the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine may help reduce the risk of the development of diabetes.

Obesity Rates Continue Relentless Climb- 100% Increase in 25 Years

An astonishing doubling in American obesity took place in the two decades after the nation's bicentennial, epidemiologists reported. Within eight years, 75% of adults will be obese or overweight.