Issue 522

Letter from the Editor #522

There are winds of change in the Pharma business that are going to affect the way things get done. Last week Pfizer announced they were going to eliminate 6,000 jobs and eight manufacturing plants. And while drug prices made their steepest ...

Physical Activity Q&A with Dr. Sheri Colberg, Part 5

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Engaging Patients with Technology for Sustained Behavior Change

Neal Kaufman, M.D., M.P.H.  Today, more than at any other time in our history, the general population of the U.S. is addicted to sugar, salt, fat, and inactivity. While these addictions are dangerous for the general public, ...

Test Your Knowledge #522: A 40-year-old Hispanic man is evaluated

A 40-year-old Hispanic man is evaluated for fatigue, blurry vision, polyuria, polydipsia, nocturia, and an unintentional 4.5-kg (10-lb) weight loss over the past month.

Prior Approvals Made Easy

Prior Approvals Made Easy

Five Reasons Why Type 1 Diabetes is on the Rise

Five Reasons Why Type 1 Diabetes is on the Rise: A 2009 study in The Lancet found that new cases of Type 1 diabetes in kids could double in the next 10 years. Possible reasons for this dramatic rise include: (1)Too big too fast. The "accelerator...

Working Overtime Raises Heart Disease Risk

Working Overtime Raises Heart Disease Risk: The study found that, compared with people who did not work overtime, people who worked three or more hours longer than a normal, seven-hour day had a 60 percent higher risk of heart-related problems such...

Discovery Cuts Heart Risk for Diabetes Patients Using Insulin

Discovery Cuts Heart Risk for Diabetes Patients Using Insulin: Scientists from Yorkshire have uncovered a new approach that could protect diabetes patients from heart damage linked to long-term treatment with insulin. The finding could change the...

Glitazone Preserves Beta Cell Function by 70%

Glitazone Preserves Beta Cell Function by 70%: In patients with insulin resistance but near-normal glycated hemoglobin levels, pioglitazone (Actos) treatment cut the rate of progression to full-blown Type 2 diabetes by 70% relative to placebo,...

Working Overtime Increases Risk of Heart Disease by 60%

Working overtime is bad for the heart according to results from a long-running study following more than 10,000 civil servants....

Treating Gum Disease Lowers Blood Sugars

The researchers said their findings highlighted the need for dentists to be part of the diabetes medical team along with doctors, dietitians, nurses and pharmacists working together in the treatment of people with diabetes. Infections...

Cardiac Death Risk Increases with "High Normal" 2-Hr Plasma Glucose

Patients whose fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and 2-hour plasma glucose levels are both within the normoglycemia range are not necessarily off the hook. If their 2-hour glucose levels are higher than baseline, they're at increased risk for...

Discovery Cuts Heart Risk for Diabetes Patients Using Insulin

Scientists from Yorkshire, U.K., have uncovered a new approach that could protect diabetes patients from heart damage linked to...

People with Type 2 Genes Overeat and Gain More Weight

In the first study of its type, Australian researchers have shown that healthy people with a genetic predisposition to Type 2 diabetes gain more weight overeating over the short term than their non-genetically-prone counterparts, when...

Glitazone Preserves Beta Cell Function by 70%

In patients with insulin resistance but near-normal glycated hemoglobin levels, pioglitazone (Actos) treatment cut the rate of progression to full-blown Type 2 diabetes by 70% relative to placebo, according to updated results from the ACT...

Effects of High-Density Lipoproteins on Pancreatic Beta-Cell Insulin Secretion

The study results establish that lipid-free and lipid-associated apoA-I and apoA-II increase Beta-cell insulin secretion.... 

Brisk Walking 30 Minutes a Day Reduces Mortality Risk in Hypertensive Patients with Diabetes by 62%

In patients with hypertension and Type 2 diabetes, relatively modest improvements in fitness status significantly reduce mortality risk, according to a study.... 

New Agent Prolongs Insulin Action

A research team led by a scientist at the Mayo Clinic campus in Florida has developed a molecule that can block the breakdown of insulin in the body. The discovery could lead to new ways of treating diabetes....

Limited Health Literacy Increases Safety Risks for Patients with Diabetes

People with diabetes who have limited health literacy are at higher risk for hypoglycemia or low blood sugar, according to a new study....

Preoperative Fasting Glucose Level a Predictor of New-Onset Diabetes after Transplantation

Patients with higher fasting plasma glucose levels but within the normoglycemic range before kidney transplantation are at increased risk for developing new-onset diabetes after transplantation, according to recent...

Whole Grain, Bran Reduces CV Mortality in Women with Type 2 Diabetes

Women with Type 2 diabetes who ate more than 9 g of bran per day had a 35% lower risk for death from cardiovascular disease and a 28% lower risk for all-cause mortality compared with women who ate less bran, according to new study...

Effect of Prior Intensive Therapy in Type 1 Diabetes on 10-year Progression of Retinopathy in the DCCT/EDIC

The aim of this study was to examine differences between adolescents and adults in persistence of the benefits of intensive therapy 10 years after completion of the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT)....

Computers Effectively Detect Diabetes-Related Eye Problems

People with diabetes have an increased risk of blindness, yet nearly half of the approximately 23 million Americans with diabetes do not get an annual eye exam to detect possible problems. New methods can now help in screening for...

Drinking Soda Linked to Pancreatic Cancer

Researchers are warning that, drinking two or more soft drinks a week can nearly double a person's risk of developing pancreatic cancer....