SPECIAL GLP-1 Test Your Knowledge Question #621
Hayley is a 45 year old female who has been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus for 2 years....
Letter from the Editor #621: Paula Deen and Staying on the Program
Yesterday I was flipping through the channels and stopped at the Food Channel when I saw that Paula Deen was on. Most of us are aware of the media frenzy when she came out and admitted she had diabetes, and all the public snafu's that followed....
Noninsulin Antidiabetic Agents Effects on Blood Glucose
This chart provides you with information on which non-insulin antidiabetic agents can target...
Noninsulin Antidiabetic Agents Effects on Blood Glucose
Noninsulin Antidiabetic Agents Effects on Blood Glucose
After many...
Yellowone Needle Cap
Yellowone Needle Cap
Turn an inexpensive beverage can into a syringe disposal system. The ideal solution for the safe, secure, inexpensive and permanent disposal of user luer-slip syringe needles,
Belief in Self Linked to Better Diabetes Control
Belief in yourself and your own skills may help to improve your diabetes management. A recent study found that people who had high self-efficacy had better control of their diabetes. Self-efficacy is the belief and confidence in a person's own ab...
Skipping Breakfast Increases Diabetes Risk 20 Percent in Men
If you avoid breakfast, watch out, because scientists have found that men regularly skipping their morning meal are more likely to develop diabetes. The study discovered that missing out on food first thing in the morning increases a man's chances...
Misperception of Weight Is Key Barrier to Weight Loss
Misconception about one's weight is an important barrier to weight loss in obese people, a new study has revealed. "This misperception is important because the first step in dealing with a weight problem is knowing that you have one," Margarita...
Popular Diets Are Out, More Exercise, Eating Less Fat Programs Are In
"Contrary to popular perception, a large proportion of obese Americans can and do lose weight."....
Once Weekly Drug May Substitute for Pre-Meal Insulin
A new drug has been found to be more effective in reducing postprandial blood glucose than insulin....
Autism Linked to Mom's Diabetes
Mothers who are obese or who have diabetes appear to be more likely to have children with neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism....
Lixisenatide Once-Daily GLP-1 Drug Effective for Type 2 Diabetes
Monotherapy with the investigational GLP-1 receptor antagonist lixisenatide significantly reduces postprandial glucose excursions and HbA1c in treatment-naive type 2 diabetes patients....
Overweight Kids Find it Difficult Staying on a Low-Carb Diet
When it comes to managing childhood obesity, cutting portion sizes and cutting carbohydrates can work equally well although carb control is tough for many kids....
Extended-Release Niacin Raises Fasting Glucose Levels
The combination of extended-release niacin (N) with ezetimibe plus simvastatin (E/S) to treat hyperlipidemia is associated with increased fasting glucose (FG) levels compared with E/S alone....
Waist Measurements Can Be Linked with Lipids and Blood Pressure
The addition of waist measurements to BMI can help further stratify young individuals who might have abnormal lipid and blood-pressure values....
Anti-VEGF Shot Improves Sight for Diabetes Patients
Advantages in improved visual acuity seen with bevacizumab injections are maintained long term for diabetic macular edema patients compared with improvements from laser surgery.
Diabetic Pancreatic Cancer Patients Live Longer with Diabetes Drug
About 80 percent of people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer also have diabetes.
How Red Wine Can Fight Obesity
A resveratrol-like compound found in red wine and fruits could have potential for fighting obesity by blocking fat uptake....
Sugar Production Switch in Liver Offers New Target for Diabetes Therapies
In their extraordinary quest to decode human metabolism, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have discovered a pair of molecules that regulates the liver's production of glucose....
Amylin Seeks FDA Approval for Metreleptin
Drug maker Amylin Pharmaceuticals has filed for regulatory approval of a drug to treat diabetes and elevated triglycerides in the bloodstream in children and adults with a rare disorder....
