Issue 440

Test Your Knowledge Issue 440

If an overweight Type 2 patient, not on insulin eats a high carbohydrate meal at 6PM and wakes up with a high morning blood sugar greater then 200mg/dL at 8AM it could be due to:

Home Diagnostics Introduces Advanced Performance, No Coding Testing Systems

HDI is now shipping the TRUE2go and TRUEresult glucose meters. These meters offer unparalleled accuracy with GoldSensor Laser Accuracy. See the press release to learn more.

E-Prescribing: Good or Bad?

Pauline Dowe, Doctor of Pharmacy Candidate, Florida A&M University, looks at the latest trend in medicine, E-Prescribing. Medicare has mandated it and medical professionals seem to either love it or hate it. Read her review of the pluses and minuses...

New Major Changes in Recommendations for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes by ADA and EASD

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) have issued an updated consensus statement on the management of hyperglycemia in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Glycated Hemoglobin Levels Tied to Age in Nondiabetics

In people without diabetes, A1C levels are positively associated with age, researchers report.

Acomplia Anti-Obesity Drug Sales In Europe Suspended

Rimonbant's rough ride may be nearly over: today, the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) announced that it has recommended suspension of the weight-loss drug, marketed as Acomplia in Europe [1]. According to an EMEA committee, the benefits of the drug...

Aspirin: Should It Be Used for Primary Prevention in Diabetics?

A new study has found no evidence that aspirin or antioxidants are of any benefit in the primary prevention of cardiovascular events in diabetic patients with asymptomatic peripheral arterial disease (PAD)

Eating Until Full and Eating Quickly Triples the Risk for Overweight

A combination of eating until full and eating quickly may increase the risk for overweight by 3-fold, according to the results of a cross-sectional survey. How an individual eats may be just as important as what he or she is eating.

Better Outcomes With Insulin for Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes

Insulin provides better glycemic control and improvement in beta-cell function than do oral antidiabetes drugs in patients newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes with severe hyperglycemia, according to a report in the October issue of Diabetes Care.

Artificial Pancreas Could Revolutionize Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes

Investigators have completed the first of several international artificial pancreas clinical trials to test an individually-tailored, computerized system which automatically regulates a Type 1 diabetic patient's blood glucose and insulin needs.

Foot Pain? You May Have Diabetes

23 million Americans have diabetes, but 1-in-4 doesn't know it yet. Burning, tingling or numbness in the feet and toes can be the first symptoms of diabetes, say physicians with the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons.

Pay For Perfomance Program Cuts Glucose For 14,000 Diabetes Patients

Outcome-based medicine, with comparison scores and monetary incentives, works for 14,000 diabetes patients at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, NY. One standard measure of blood sugar, HbA1C, is kept below a recognized level of 9 in 85% of...

Oramed Launches Trials Of Insulin Suppository

After Inhaled insulin failed, we now have buccal, nasal, oral, inhaled and now rectal insulin in studies. Oramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a developer of alternative drug delivery systems, announced last week, that it has received approval from the South...

Green Tea May Prevent or Delay The Onset of Type 1 Diabetes

A powerful antioxidant in green tea may prevent or delay the onset of type 1 diabetes, Medical College of Georgia researchers say.

Novo Nordisk Taps Stem Cells In Hunt For Diabetes Cure

Novo Nordisk is turning to stem cells in the hunt for a cure for diabetes by launching a new collaboration to develop a treatment for type 1 diabetes by programming stem cells to turn into insulin-producing cells.

Sugary Soda Consumption May Increase End Stage Renal Disease

End-stage renal disease rates rose following widespread introduction of high fructose corn syrup in the American diet, supporting speculation that fructose harms the kidney.

Effect Of Adjunct Metformin Treatment in Type 1 Patients

Adjunct metformin treatment was associated with sustained reductions of insulin dose and body weight for Type 1’s.

New Smart Insulin for Type 1 Diabetes Adjusts Itself

Novel insulin formulation provides for glucose-regulated insulin delivery.