SGLT Inhibitors
by Erica Paul, PharmD, Graduate Intern University of Florida College of Pharmacy
Prior Approvals Made Easy
Prior Approvals Made Easy
Having problems getting approval for DPP-4's or...
San MediTech’s Dynamic Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
San MediTech’s Dynamic Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
San MediTech’s...
Test Your Knowledge #630: Which statement is part of the key concepts for setting glycemic goals in children with type 1 diabetes?
Which statement is part of the key concepts for setting glycemic goals in children with type 1 diabetes?
Letter from the Editor #630: ADA Scientific Sessions Wrap-up
This week we have packed our newsletter with all the best of the recent 72nd ADA Scientific Sessions in Philadelphia. Steve and Andrew conducted more than 20 interviews with top diabetes thought leaders and we will have those for you in the...
Avandia, Actos May Raise Risk of Macular Edema
Pioglitazone (Actos) and rosiglitazone (Avandia) appear to substantially boost risk of macular edema in type 2 diabetes, an observational study found. Incidence of diabetic macular edema was 1.3% at 1 year on a thiazolidinedione (TZD) compared with...
Fish Oil Fails to Reduce CV Event Risk
Omega-3 fatty acids did not reduce the rate of cardiovascular events in high-risk patients with prediabetes or diabetes followed for half a dozen years, the randomized ORIGIN trial found. Cardiovascular deaths occurred among 9.1% and 9.3% of those...
Statins Sap Energy
Statin drugs may leave users -- especially women -- feeling drained and tired on exertion, a clinical trial suggested. Combined scores for change in energy and exertional fatigue worsened after starting a statin compared with placebo...
ADA: Question Answered on Heart or Cancer Risk from Daily Insulin Glargine Use
Daily insulin glargine injections, begun during the early stages of type 2 diabetes, neither increased nor reduced the risk of heart attacks, strokes, cancer or cardiovascular-related mortality, researchers found in the largest and longest study...
ADA: Aggressive Treatment with Insulin for Pre-Diabetes
The ORIGIN study also examined whether daily insulin use in people at high risk for type 2 diabetes would prevent or slow progression of the disease....
ADA: Old Anti-Inflammatory Drug Found to Lower Blood Glucose Levels in People with Type 2 Diabetes
In a modern-day clinical trial of a medicine belonging to one of the world's oldest classes of drugs, researchers have found that a drug related to aspirin and salicylate, may be a potential treatment for people with type 2 diabetes....
ADA: Children with Type 2 Diabetes Progress More Rapidly to Complications than Those Diagnosed as Adults
Many are unable to control A1c and many develop markers of risk for cardiovascular complications....
ADA: First U.S. Type 1 Registry with 25,000 Participants Publishes Results
In the most comprehensive analysis of people with type 1 diabetes ever undertaken in the U.S., researchers found that....
ADA: First Meal of the Day Decreases Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
Eating breakfast is associated with a decreased chance of developing type 2 diabetes....
ADA: Moving from Prediabetes to Normal Just Once Cuts Risk
Achieving normal glucose regulation even once predicted a lower risk of progression to diabetes for prediabetic patients. The evidence points to working hard at prediabetes to get rewarded both now and later....
ADA: First Trimester Blood Test Predicts Gestational Diabetes with 92% Accuracy
A simple blood test could be incorporated into prenatal care, possibly as early as the first prenatal visit....
ADA: Prediabetic Women Live Longer with Lifestyle Change
Long-term lifestyle intervention helps women with impaired glucose tolerance live longer but the same cannot be said for men....
ADA: HbA1c May Predict Treatment Failure in Diabetic Kids
New analyses indicate that HbA1c levels and insulin secretion may forecast how children with type 2 diabetes will respond to therapy....
ADA: Belly Fat Loss Best to Halt Diabetes
In a substudy of the STAMPEDE trial researchers found that, although two bariatric surgery techniques resulted in similar weight loss, the one that shaved more belly fat led to a better rate of diabetes remission....
ADA: Diabetes Patients Shed Pounds with Insulin Analog
An investigational basal insulin analog, LY2605541, may actually help type 1 and type 2 diabetic patients lose weight....
