Letter from the Editor #594
This week we have another article about the value of diabetes education and self management training (See this week's Item #2,
Test Your Knowledge #594: A 55-year-old woman who has had type 2 diabetes for 15 years is evaluated...
A 55-year-old woman who has had type 2 diabetes for 15 years is evaluated to review her blood glucose levels and adjust her medication.
Low Carb Snack List
Introducing ... the dLife Healthy, Low Carb Snack List! Snacks can be a double-edged sword for people with diabetes. They may help stave off hunger and overeating, while keeping blood sugar levels from dropping too low. But serious snack ...
Low Carb Snack List
Low Carb Snack List
Introducing ... the dLife Healthy, Low Carb Snack List! Snacks can be a double-edged sword for people with diabetes. They may help stave off hunger and overeating, while keeping blood sugar levels from ...
Bydureon Kit (Not Yet Approved in the US)
Bydureon Kit (Not Yet Approved in the US)
The new...
Parenthood Correlated With Significant Weight Gain
This will come as little surprise to those with kids but being a parent speeds up weight gain over a lifetime, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Texas at Austin and other universities. They analyzed data from a national...
Teens are Ignorant Regarding Calories in Fast-Food Meals
"There are some major errors in their estimations," says Jason Block, the study's lead researcher and an instructor at Harvard Medical School. Block and colleagues surveyed 547 people, ages 11 to 20, as they left five restaurant chains, including...
A1c Fails to Diagnose 50% of Diabetes and Prediabetes in Arabs
Race and ethnicity may influence A1c results and, therefore, the diagnostic accuracy of the test. Researchers examined the sensitivity and specificity of A1c as a diagnostic test for diabetes and prediabetes in 482 non-pregnant Arab adults. A1c...
Men Develop Diabetes with Less Weight Gain than Women
Men apparently develop type 2 diabetes with less weight gain than women a finding that may help explain why men have higher rates of diabetes in many parts of the world....
Behavioral and Educational Interventions Effective for Patients with Poorly Controlled Diabetes
All participants showed glycemic improvement but the structured behavioral group showed greater improvements compared to the other two treatment groups....
FDA Approves Diabetes and Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Combo: Juvisync®
Known as Juvisync (Merck), the new medication combines sitagliptin (Januvia, Merck), a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor used for glycemia control, with the cholesterol-lowering simvastatin....
Obesity Drug Contrave Back on Track
The investigational weight-loss combination of naltrexone standard release and bupropion standard release (Contrave) reduces the predicted 10-year risk of cardiovascular events, an analysis of four phase III trials...
Reducing A1c Just 0.5% Leads to a 10% Reduction in CVD Events
Even small changes in A1c and BP could significantly reduce the risk of CVD complications in people with type 2 diabetes....
Kids Who Watch More TV Have Less Diabetes Control
It's not clear why the relationship exists, and the findings do not prove that "screen time" itself worsens kids' diabetes control but factors like obesity, exercise habits and family income did not explain the...
Liver Function Tests (LFTs) Often Miss Liver Disease in Type 2 Diabetes
Conventional liver function tests may miss a diagnosis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in patients with type 2 diabetes....
Oral Health Lacking for Diabetes Patients
Poor oral health can lead to a greater risk of developing complications from type 2 diabetes, and problems such as inflammation from swollen gums can make diabetes worse, as well as having a negative impact on cardiovascular disease and...
New More Effective Algorithm for Mealtime Insulin Dose Estimation
Food insulin index improves acute postprandial glycemia in type 1 diabetes versus carb counting....
Children Destined to Be Obese and Eventually Diabetic Identified by Age 3.5
A prospective analysis of body mass index (BMI) in 1957 children from ages 5 months to 8 years reveals that an "atypically elevated BMI trajectory" that leads to obesity is identifiable by age 3.5 years....
Positive Results for New Non-Invasive CGM System
Echo Therapeutics, a company developing the Symphony tCGM System as a non-invasive, wireless, transdermal continuous glucose monitoring (tCGM) system, announced positive results....
CGMS Plus Insulin Pump Improves Glycemic Control
Patients with type 1 diabetes improved their glycemic control by switching from multiple daily insulin injections to sensor-augmented pump (SAP) therapy....
