Letter from the Editor #634: Artificial Sweeteners and Obesity vs. Mortality
Last week in a class, three of my patients informed me that using artificial sweeteners actually caused weight gain and higher glucose levels and that it was better to use real sugar if you have diabetes. When I asked them why, I got a variety of...
Test Your Knowledge #634: Which of the following are the current target A1c goals recommended for type 1 diabetes in children?
Which of the following are the current target A1c goals recommended for type 1 diabetes in children?
Cutting Your Food into Pieces Promotes Fullness and Could Keep You Thin
Researchers found that a food portion cut into multiple, bite-sized pieces looks larger and elicits greater satiation than the same portion presented as a single, large piece, even if the two have the same caloric value. They gave 301 college...
PCB Exposure Increases Diabetes Risk
Scientists have found a significant association between polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) exposure and risk of diabetes, in a highly exposed community in the US. The researchers studied 774 individuals living in Anniston, Alabama, an area with PCB...
Seventy-five Percent of Newly Hired Physicians Will Be Hospital Employees
Within 2 years, more than 75% of newly hired physicians will be hospital employees, according to projections in a new report of physician recruiting incentives while fewer doctors will go into private practice. The demand for primary care...
High Glucose Levels Identify Patients at Risk for Pneumonia Death
Patients admitted to hospital with pneumonia and elevated blood glucose levels were more likely to die than those with normal glucose levels....
First Anti-obesity Vaccine Shows Promise
A vaccine has been developed that could reset the body's metabolism and prompt weight loss even with a modest change in calories taken in or burned up in exercise....
Obesity Does Not Increase Mortality Risk
It is assumed that obese people are at a higher risk of mortality but a new study has found that obesity does not increase mortality risk....
Newer Technologies Work Better than Conventional Methods in Controlling Glucose
Newer technologies designed to help people with type 1 diabetes monitor their blood sugar levels daily work better than traditional methods....
New Position Statement on Diabetes for Older Adults
Three international diabetes groups have taken the first step toward developing a global initiative to improve diabetes care for older people....
Sex and Race Factor into Weight Loss with Gastric Bypass
Being older, male, or black significantly raised the risk for weight-loss failure after gastric bypass in a single-center study of more than 1,200 patients....
New Research Shows Americans Are Informed Yet Not Self-Aware
Eight-two percent of Americans are aware that being overweight is a key risk factor for diabetes, yet those at risk are not applying this logic to themselves....
Artificial Sweeteners Might Help Keep Pounds Off But…
The AHA and the ADA concluded in a position statement that using non-nutritive sweeteners could cut down on added sugars and therefore lead to beneficial effects. But an extensive literature search found sketchy, limited, and often contradictory...
Insulin Pumps Produced Better Results and Better Quality of Life for Adults
Patients with diabetes face choices in insulin delivery as well as glucose monitoring methods....
Sitting Less Adds Years to Life
Sitting less than three hours a day adds two years to life expectancy....
New Strategies for Diabetes Treatment
Researchers are trying new approaches to treat type 2 diabetes amid widespread uncertainty about the most effective therapies and concerns that current strategies might be doing some patients more harm than good....
Incretin Effect Independent of Glycemia Level
Healthy individuals without diabetes have similar increases in insulin secretion....
