New Product: Amturnide
Amturnide (aliskiren, amlodipine and hydrochlorothiazide) from Novartis is a medication in tablet form for the treatment of high blood pressure. Amturnide combines the direct renin inhibitor Tekturna (aliskiren), with the widely used calcium...
Tool for Your Practice: GoMeals
GoMeals
From sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC, GoMeals is a new free product for all your patients....
A Year of Diabetes Research 2010
Prevention, therapy and complications are the keystones for diabetes research. It would be impossible to cover all of the developments in just one feature. So here is a brief summary of some of the best for 2010.
Letter from the Editor: Happy New Year!
Happy New Year to all of you from all of us here at Diabetes In Control.
This is the time of year that most of our patients get back to taking care of themselves. They have put away the decorations and wrapping paper, finished off...
Test Your Knowledge #554: A 45-year-old woman who has obesity and Type 2 diabetes has been taking metformin...
A 45-year-old woman who has obesity and Type 2 diabetes has been taking metformin 1000 mg twice daily and glimepiride 4 mg daily for several years.
Analysis and Patient Satisfaction Assessment of Insulin Pump Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes Patients
Analysis and Patient Satisfaction Assessment of Insulin Pump Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes Patients: Insulin pump therapy provided better glycemic control and reduced the total amount of insulin utilized. Patients who utilized continuous subcutaneous...
Echinacea and the Common Cold: Does it Work?
Echinacea and the Common Cold: Does it Work? Taking Echinacea did not significantly alter the duration or severity of the common cold, although small benefits were seen, a randomized, carefully blinded trial found. Mean duration of symptoms was...
More Than 6% of American Women Have Diabetes or Develop GDM During Pregnancy
More Than 6% of American Women Have Diabetes or Develop GDM During Pregnancy: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality found that more than a quarter million women, or 6.4%, who gave birth had the conditions that can produce risks for the...
Whole-Fat Milk and Cheese Can Lower Diabetes Risk
The incidence of Type 2 diabetes declined significantly as levels of a fatty acid found in whole-fat dairy products increased....
What Are Your Waiting for? Start Metformin Early
For newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes patients, waiting until lifestyle measures fail before starting metformin may jeopardize the long-term efficacy of the drug....
Preventing Diabetes: All We Have to Do Is Ask!
Why are we missing chances to prevent diabetes? Physicians in the United States are rarely diagnosing prediabetes....
Researchers Turn White Fat to Energy-Burning Brown Fat
Certain cells in white fat can be changed into energy-burning brown fat, according to an animal study that could lead to new treatments for obesity....
Lilly Applies for Expanded Use of BYETTA® with Basal Insulin
A supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) has been submitted to the FDA for the expanded use of BYETTA® (exenatide) injection as an add-on therapy to basal insulin, with or without metformin and/or a thiazolidinedione (TZD) in conjunction...
Disease-Management Programs Shown to Improve Diabetes Care
Disease-management programs, which may include patient education, psychological intervention, dietary education, self-monitoring, and telemedicine, can improve diabetes care.....
Low HDL, in Statin-Treated Patients, Associated with Increased CVD Risk
Low levels of HDL-cholesterol levels, despite treatment with statin therapy for elevated LDL-cholesterol levels, remains a significant risk factor for cardiovascular events....
As Insulin Rises, Sense of Smell Decreases Potentially Affecting Desire to Eat
Acute, short-term insulin spikes increase the olfactory threshold and might be involved in regulation of food intake....
Meal Replacements Don't Help Obese Teens
Dietetic shakes and prepackaged entrees help obese teenagers lose weight loss at first. But "meal replacements" were no better than a standard low-calorie diet for helping young people continue losing weight over the course of a...
Gaps in Pregnancy Diabetes Screening
Only one third of gestational diabetes women undergo screening after delivery for diabetes, according to a new analysis of over one million patients....
Highest Mortality Risk Seen with High-Fat Dairy and High Sugar Intake
Two specific eating patterns increase the risk of death for older adults....
Fish Can Contribute to Increased Stroke Risk
Americans living in the southern "stroke belt" states consume more fried fish, which may contribute to the region's high stroke mortality rate....
