Sarcopenic Obesity: Just One of the Many Potential Perils of Weight Loss without Exercise
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Test Your Knowledge #528: An African-American Man with Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity, Part Three of Three
Mr. Barton is a 64-year-old African-American referred by his primary care physician for evaluation of his Type 2 diabetes. His history with Type 2 diabetes includes:
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OneTouch® Delica™ Lancing System
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Tool for your Practice: The 25 Lowest-Carb Vegetables
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Did You Know? Adult Obesity Rates Rise in 28 States
Adult Obesity Rates Rise in 28 States: Adult obesity rates increased in 28 states in the past year, and declined only in the District of Columbia, according to a report from the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation....
Did You Know? Kids Now See Fewer Television Ads for Sweets and Beverages but More for Fast Food
Kids Now See Fewer Television Ads for Sweets and Beverages but More for Fast Food: Children saw fewer television advertisements for certain foods, including those for sweets and beverages, in 2007 compared with 2003, according to a report. ...
Fact: Diabetes Study Shows Importance of Controlling Blood Sugar Levels
Diabetes Study Shows Importance of Controlling Blood Sugar Levels: A more thorough review of the ACCORD study discovers that newly diagnosed diabetes patients may benefit from aggressive control of their blood sugar, but the risks associated with...
Fact: Basal Bolus Outperforms Premix Analog Insulin
Basal Bolus Outperforms Premix Analog Insulin: Patients using Lantus(R) once-daily and Apidra(R) before meals reported improved patient reported outcomes and decreased glycemic variability versus premix analog insulin. People following a...
ADA: Mortality Lower with Metformin
Metformin use may reduce mortality by 33% among patients with Type 2 diabetes who are at risk for cardiovascular events, researchers say....
ADA: Red and Processed Meat Diets May Increase Diabetes Risk
An Atkins-style diet that emphasizes animal protein may actually be linked to higher incidence of Type 2 diabetes, according to a large observational study....
ADA: Diabetes Screening Cost Effective
Screening for Type 2 diabetes in high-risk patient populations likely saves money even in the short term, researchers affirmed....
ADA: First-in-Class Novel Drug Lowers Blood Glucose and Weight
In early trials, a novel sodium glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor appears to improve glycemic control and reduce weight among patients on metformin, researchers reported....
ADA: Red Wine Ingredient Benefits Prediabetes
Resveratrol, the compound in red wine potentially responsible for its beneficial cardiovascular effects, may also benefit patients with prediabetes, researchers say....
ADA: Diabetes and Cardiology Groups Stay Firm on Rosiglitazone
As controversy again heats up over rosiglitazone (Avandia), the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and American Heart Association (AHA) have stood firm on their positions on the embattled drug....
ADA: New and Novel DPP-4 Reduces HbA1c Alone and in Combination
A novel dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4) inhibitor -- linagliptin -- showed improved glycemic control as monotherapy, as an add-on, and in combination with other oral diabetes medications, researchers reported....
ADA: New Insulin Dose Calculation Method Reduces Postprandial Hyperglycemia in Children
Children with Type 1 diabetes can have their pizza and eat it, too, if they calculate their premeal insulin dose according to carbohydrate, fat, and protein intake rather than carbohydrate intake alone, researchers...
ADA: Continuous Glucose Monitoring Only Successful with Knowledge and Support
Real-time (RT) continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) can significantly improve daytime and nighttime glucose control, but only if patients use it properly and get the right support, according to a psychologist who studies barriers to...
ADA: Switching to Liraglutide from Exenatide Improves Glycemic Control
Conversion from exenatide to liraglutide is well tolerated and provides additional glycemic control and cardiometabolic benefits....
ADA: Inhaled Insulin Makes a Comeback for Type 2's
In patients with Type 2 diabetes, inhaled insulin before each meal, plus insulin glargine before bedtime, is just as effective at controlling blood sugar as conventional twice-daily premixed biaspart insulin therapy, according to new...
ADA: Exercise Alone Reduces Diabetes Risk in Obese Boys
Obese boys who engaged in regular aerobic or resistance exercise -- without dietary changes -- had significant improvements over 3 months in their total body fat, visceral adipose tissue concentrations, and insulin sensitivity than their...
ADA: Sensor-Augmented Insulin Pump Therapy Wins Over Multiple Daily Injections for Type 1's
In patients with Type 1 diabetes and poor glycemic control, the use of a sensor-augmented insulin pump significantly improved their A1c levels, compared with a regimen of multiple daily insulin injections, according to a new...
Diabetes Cure Closer to Reality
From heart transplant material to cancer therapies, pigs have provided a host of opportunities for humans, Now pigs have come to the rescue once again -- this time for diabetes....
Does Tight Control of Lipids and BP Provide Benefits or Increase Harm?
Some patients with diabetes may not benefit from aggressive management of cardiovascular risk factors and some may even be harmed, according to a statistical model based on a government health survey....
Letter from the Editor: ADA Round-Up
The ADA is over and the Endo Society has finished their annual meeting and now we have to get back to the real world of managing patients, battling insurance companies and hoping that we finally get our payments from Medicare. There was a lot...
