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Letter from the Editor #510

It appears that the FDA and Congress are trying to deal a final blow to GSK’s Avandia. The legislators have spent hundreds of hours reviewing tons of research and have decided that GSK withheld info about the potential for problems. (See Item...

Test Your Knowledge #510: A 60-year-old female schoolteacher who was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes two months ago....

A 60-year-old female schoolteacher who was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes two months ago while on summer vacation in another state is seen for a follow-up evaluation with her primary care physician. At the time of diagnosis, she had marked...

LifeScan Recalls Specific Lots of Consumer and Professional OneTouch(R) SureStep(R) Test Strips Due To Inaccurate Readings at High Levels

MILPITAS, Calif., Feb. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- LifeScan, Inc. is conducting a voluntary recall in the United States of eight lots of OneTouch® SureStep® Test Strips, used by people with diabetes to measure their blood glucose levels at home.  The test...

Walnuts Improve Cardiovascular Health for Those with Type 2 Diabetes

Walnuts Improve Cardiovascular Health for Those with Type 2 Diabetes: According to a new Diabetes Care study, eating 2 ounces of walnuts per day as part of a normal diet may improve cardiovascular health in people with Type 2 diabetes....

Blood Glucose Levels Edge Up in Latest Teen Data

Blood Glucose Levels Edge Up in Latest Teen Data: Although most U.S. teens have normal blood glucose levels, more than 30% are above normal weight, which has public health officials worried about the future burden of hyperglycemic illness. Among...

Saturated Fat Is... Okay?

Saturated Fat Is... Okay?: Good news for meat and dairy lovers. Your heart-attack-on-a-plate hamburger may not actually cause heart attacks! The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition just published an analysis of 21 studies that followed 350,000...

Diabetes Drug Pipeline Close to 200 Medications

Diabetes Drug Pipeline Close to 200 Medications: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that drug companies are working on 183 new drugs for diabetes, including 133 for Type 2 diabetes, 26 for Type 1 diabetes and 34 for other forms...

FDA Reviewers Urge Pulling Rosiglitazone

Two FDA reviewers have recommended that the diabetes drug rosiglitazone (Avandia) be pulled from the market because of its link to major cardiac events....

Early Pregnancy Weight Gain Linked to Diabetes

Pregnant women who gain weight rapidly during the early stages of pregnancy are at higher risk for gestational diabetes, a new study found....

High-Fat Ketogenic Diet is Safe Long Term

Current and former patients treated with the high-fat ketogenic diet to control multiple, daily and severe seizures can be reassured by the news that not only is the diet effective, but it also appears to have no long-lasting side effects,...

Pramlintide + Metreleptin Combo Moving Forward for Treatment of Obesity

Amylin and Takeda announce decision to advance development of pramlintide/metreleptin combination treatment for obesity....

More Info on Depression Linked to Increased Risk of Diabetes

Non-severe, persistent, and untreated depression may lead to the development of diabetes in people older than 55 years, according to results from a 5-year longitudinal study....

Small Increase in Diabetes Risk in Statin Patients

For many, benefits of lowering cholesterol outweigh drugs' downsides, researchers say....

Study Fails to Link Saturated Fat, Heart Disease

The saturated fat found mainly in meat and dairy products has a bad reputation, but a new analysis of published studies finds no clear link between people's intake of saturated fat and their risk of developing heart...

Chocolate Linked to Lower Stroke and Stroke Mortality Risk

A new systematic review suggests higher chocolate consumption may be associated with a lower risk for incident stroke and stroke-related mortality....

Study Finds Insulin Regulates Beta Cell Function in Healthy Humans

Finding by Joslin scientists may aid in understanding how insulin production eventually goes wrong in Type 2 diabetes....

Sibutramine Contraindicated in Cardiovascular Patients

Sibutramine, marketed as Meridia in the United States by Abbott, is now contraindicated in patients with a history of cardiovascular disease, the FDA announced on January 21....

Happy People Have Better Heart Health

Individuals who find joy, excitement, and contentment in their daily lives may be protected from cardiovascular disease, researchers found....

Classification System for Diabetic Nephropathy May Advance Patient Care

An international group of physicians has designed a categorization system for diabetic nephropathy (DN), the chief cause of kidney failure, according to a published article....

Avosentan Can Reduce Proteinuria but Serious Adverse Effects Occur in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

"Avosentan reduces albuminuria when added to standard treatment in people with Type 2 diabetes and overt nephropathy but induces significant fluid overload and congestive heart failure," the study authors write. "Of particular concern was...

Unfit at 20, Diabetes at 40

Twenty-somethings who aren't physically fit may be at an increased risk of developing diabetes in middle age, researchers said....

Lasting Benefit Seen for Lifestyle Changes, Metformin in Diabetes

For people at risk for Type 2 diabetes, a combination of diet, exercise and, to a lesser extent, treatment with metformin can help keep the disease at bay for 10 years, researchers said....