Issue 436

Test Your Knowledge Issue 436

A 56-year-old man with a history of diabetes secondary to chronic pancreatitis with exocrine insufficiency is scheduled for intestinal resection because of colon cancer.

Evidence Limited for Screening Most Adults for Type 2 Diabetes – You have got to be kidding!!

Sometimes a report comes out that just makes no sense. Recently the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has issued a statement that limited evidence exists to recommend screening adults for type 2 diabetes. Limited evidence? How ridiculous is...

High Protein Diets- Do They Work??

High Protein Diets- Do They Work?? Kelli Culler, Doctor of Pharmacy Candidate, University of Florida, has found some interesting information after researching a little seen article. Click here to learn what she found out.

Liraglutide Diabetes Drug Works Well in Trial and Expected Approval Early 2009

The once a day drug, liraglutide, is a laboratory-made version of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), a hormone produced by the body. Several members of the GLP-1 family are in clinical trials, and one (Byetta) already has been approved by the U.S. Food...

Liraglutide Study For Weight Loss To Begin

Denmark's Novo Nordisk, the world's biggest maker of insulin, on Friday said it expected to start a Phase III trial for its drug candidate liraglutide in obesity before the end of this year.

EndoBarrier Investigational Treatment Shows Immediate and Sustained Reduction in A1c for Type 2’s

Treatment showed a 2.9% drop in A1c and a 27.5lb weight loss in 30 weeks.

Takeda Applies For FDA Approval For Aloglipitin/Actos Combo

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co said last Wednesday it had applied for approval to market in the United States the DPP-4 inhibitor Alogliptin and the Actos diabetes drugs in a single tablet for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.

Two Birds with One Stone: First in Class Novel Glucokinase Activator

First in class drug stimulates glucose-induced pancreatic insulin secretion and augments hepatic glucose metabolism.

Intensive Insulin Therapy in Type 1 Diabetes Lowers Long-Term Risk for Hypertension 

Hyperglycemia is a risk factor for incident hypertension in type 1 diabetes, and intensive insulin therapy reduces the long-term risk for the development of hypertension.

New Strategies Needed to Combat Alarming Rise in Diabetes

New research suggests improved patient education can play a key role in halting the escalation of diabetes and reduce both the financial and personal impact of diabetes in our society.

Pre-Mixed More Effective Then Long-Acting Insulin For Controlling Post-Meal Blood Glucose Levels

Pre-mixed insulin analogues, a modified form of conventional pre-mixed human insulin, are more effective than long-acting analogues for controlling high blood sugar levels after meals in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a new report.

Anxious People Can Spot Diabetes Early

Being anxious may be good for your health, at least if you have risk factors for type 2 diabetes, new research shows.

ARB Drug Fights Diabetic Eye Disease

New studies provide further evidence that candesartan, a blood pressure medicine, can cut the risk and severity of retinopathy in people who have diabetes, by as much as 18%, as well as blood pressure.

New First In Class Drug Helps to Improve Insulin Resistance and Reduce Inflammation

It seems that every week we are reporting on a new drug that works differently than other drugs to control diabetes. Triolex™ is another example of a first in class drug that treats the inflammation in the blood vessels that can occur in people with...

Continuous Glucose Control Improves Pregnancy Outcomes in Diabetes

For diabetic women, continuous glucose monitoring during pregnancy may not only improve glycemic control but also diminish the risk of complications, researchers found.

Type 1 Diabetes Prevention with Early Insulin a Bust

Insulin therapy doesn't prevent type 1 diabetes in genetically high-risk infants showing early signs of the autoimmune disease, researchers found.

Cleanliness Linked to Diabetes

Cleanliness is next to Godliness but being too clean could raise your risk of getting diabetes, a new study has suggested. Researchers have carried out the study and found that a lack of exposure to bacteria and viruses during childhood may lead to an...

Diabetics Can Control Fatty Liver With Exercise

Regular exercise not only helps overweight type 2 diabetics lose weight and become more physically fit, it also trims harmful fat stores from in and around the liver, a new study suggests.