Issue 613

Letter from the Editor #613: Dr. Richard Kahn Comment, Joslin's Response and Your Comments

Last month, Richard Kahn, M.D., the former chief scientific officer for the American Diabetes Association, stated that even though weight loss can prevent or delay the onset of diabetes, these prevention programs are a "waste of resources"...

SPECIAL FEATURE: Readers Respond to Dr. Richard Kahn’s Statement: "Diabetes Prevention is a Waste of Resources"

For Dr. Kahn's comments and the Joslin Diabetes Center's response, see our article in last week's newsletter:

SPECIAL FEATURE GLP-1 TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE, PART 3

CASE 2 – Efficacy and Benefits of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Paul is a 53-year-old white male who has been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) for about 2 years.

Where Do I Begin?

  The ADA has a resource for patients newly diagnosed with type 2 ...

Where Do I Begin?

Where Do I Begin? The ADA has a resource for patients newly...

My TelCare Diabetes Pal App

My TelCare Diabetes Pal App

Endocrinologists Would Prescribe Bydureon for 20 Percent of Patients

Endocrinologists would prescribe a newly approved weekly treatment for Type 2 diabetes to one-fifth of their patients, a new survey showed. Decision Resources announced the results of a survey of US endocrinologists who said they would prescribe...

Weight Loss Can be Contagious

According to a new study, teammates in a team-based weight loss competition significantly influenced each other’s weight loss, suggesting that shedding pounds can have a ripple effect. Team members not only achieved similar weight loss...

Statins Cost Four Times More in US than UK

The cost of statins in the US is radically higher than the costs paid for the same brands in the UK. Statin costs were as much as 400% higher in the US than in the UK. Statins are prescribed in far greater numbers in the US. Thirty-three percent of...

Autoantigen Treatment Benefits Type 1's

Autoantigen treatment of new-onset type 1 diabetes was unsuccessful in preserving pancreatic beta-cell function overall, but the treatment did appear to help in certain prespecified patient subgroups....

Mediterranean Diet Associated with Reduced Small Vessel Damage in the Brain

Consumption of a Mediterranean-style diet is associated with a reduced burden of white matter hyperintesity volume, a marker of small vessel damage in the brain....

Setting Goals Improves Dietary Habits of Diabetes Patients

A specific goal to eat a set number of daily servings of low-glycemic-index foods can improve dietary habits of people with type 2 diabetes....

Kidney Failure Follows Metabolic Pathway

A protein kinase known as ROCK1 can exacerbate an important process called fission in the mitochondria, the power plants of cells, leading to diabetic kidney disease....

Fitness and Fatness Independently Linked with CVD Risk Factors

Maintaining or improving current fitness levels, as well as not packing on the fat pounds, are both independently associated with a lower risk of developing hypertension, metabolic syndrome, and hypercholesterolemia in healthy...

Brown Fat, Triggered by Cold or Exercise, Yields the Key to Weight Control

Fat people have less than thin people. Older people have less than younger people. Men have less than younger women....

Doctors Only Advise 1 in 3 People to Exercise

Only one in three people in the US say their doctor advised them to start exercising or continue doing so during an office visit over the course of a year....

Three New Programs Improve Diabetes Care in Low-Income Areas

In Los Angeles and Chicago, programs designed to improve the management of diabetes in underserved populations appear to be working....

Blood Dental Procedures Can Be Used to Screen for Diabetes

Oral blood samples drawn from deep pockets of periodontal inflammation can be used to measure hemoglobin A1c. Having dentists find those patients with pre-diabetes and diabetes and then referring them to their primary care doctor could have...

Vitamin D Not Linked to Insulin Sensitivity

Plasma 25(OH)D concentration not tied to glucose homeostasis, insulin sensitivity, beta-cell function....

Sudomotor Denervation Found in Diabetic Neuropathy

Sweat gland innervation index associated with glycated hemoglobin levels....

Lipid Genetics Linked to Type 2 Diabetes Risk

Genetic predisposition to low HDL cholesterol or high triglycerides associated with increased risk of diabetes....