Letter from the Editor: New Healthcare Rules
Some new healthcare rules took effect last week offering a measure of safety and security for our diabetes patients. As part of the healthcare reform act of 2010, adult children can stay on their parents' insurance through age 26, they cannot...
Test Your Knowledge #540: What is/are the potential mechanism(s) by which people with Type 2 diabetes may lose beta-cell function over time?
What is/are the potential mechanism(s) by which people with Type 2 diabetes may lose beta-cell function over time?
Tool for Your Practice: Oral Medications and Diabetes
Oral Medications and Diabetes
New Product: Tiniboy Lancets (36 gauge/70mm)
Tiniboy Lancets (36 gauge/70mm)
At 36 gauge and just 70mm in length, the...
Immune System Genes Contribute to Type 1 Diabetes
Immune System Genes Contribute to Type 1 Diabetes: A new study found a link between immune system genes and the risk of Type 1 diabetes. Using a genome-wide association study, the researchers found that a certain group of genes that react in...
Use of Diabetes Pills Up, Insulin Use Down
Use of Diabetes Pills Up, Insulin Use Down: The proportion of Americans reporting treatment for diabetes who took oral medications to treat their condition increased from 60% in 1997 to 77% in 2007, a 28% increase, according to the latest "News and...
Once-weekly Exenatide vs. Sitagliptin or Pioglitazone
Once-weekly Exenatide vs. Sitagliptin or Pioglitazone: Long-acting exenatide lowered glycosylated hemoglobin levels more than the other two drugs did. After 26 weeks, exenatide lowered the mean HbA1c level significantly more than either sitagliptin...
Blood Test Anticipates Diabetes 10 Years in Advance
A blood test that could predict those at risk of getting diabetes 10 years earlier than current diagnosis has been developed by scientists....
Gel Technology Utilized in New Artificial Pancreas
A researcher has developed an artificial pancreas that she says could revolutionize the treatment of diabetes....
Two Year Study: Low-carbohydrate vs. Low-fat Diets
In most previous studies of low-carbohydrate versus low-fat diets, investigators have focused on short-term weight-loss results. U.S. researchers now report results of a 2-year study....
FDA Reviewing Preliminary Safety Information on Actos (pioglitazone)
FDA notified healthcare professionals and patients that the agency is reviewing data from an ongoing, ten-year epidemiological study designed to evaluate whether Actos (pioglitazone) is associated with an increased risk of bladder...
Postoperative High Blood Sugar Associated with Surgical Site Infection
High blood glucose levels after surgery may be an important risk factor for infection at the surgical site in patients having general surgery, according to a report....
Common Cold Virus Linked to Childhood Obesity in New Study
Scientists are continuing to find connections between viruses and more serious diseases: a recent study suggests a link between childhood obesity and a virus that causes the common cold....
Transdermal GLP-1 Patch for Type 2 Diabetes
TransPharma Medical, Ltd., announced the successful completion of a Phase 1a trial of ViaDerm-GLP1 agonist which is being developed for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes....
Self-Management Counseling for Patients with Heart Failure Does Not Improve Outcomes
Patients with mild to moderate heart failure who received educational materials and self-management counseling in an attempt to improve adherence to medical advice did not have a reduced rate of death or hospitalization compared to...
Lifestyle Changes Boost Quality of Life for CHD Patients
A three-year lifestyle intervention resulted in sustained improvements in quality of life compared with the usual care in patients with moderate-to-high cardiovascular risk -- also lessening risk factors and some overall healthcare costs,...
Fish Oil Benefits Early Heart Failure Therapies
Patients with early-stage nonischemic cardiomyopathy derived significant functional and echocardiographic benefits from the addition of omega-3 fatty acids to optimized medical therapy, results of a randomized clinical trial...
Potential for New Immune System-Based Therapies
A new focus on the immune system's ability to both unleash and restrain its attack on disease has led scientists to identify cells in mice that prevent the immune system from attacking the animals' own cells, protecting them from...
Changes Recommended for the Use of Victoza at Low Dose
The cost watchdog for Britain's publicly-funded National Health Service has recommended daily use of Novo Nordisk A/S's (NOVO-B.KO) product Victoza for some people with Type 2 diabetes, but only at a daily dosage of 1.2...
Motivational Tips to Keep Yourself Fit: Part 1
Motivational Tips to Keep Yourself Fit: Part 1
By Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM
