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Letter from the Editor #638: Students with Diabetes
Most of the time we are treating patients with type 2 diabetes, and sometimes we lose sight of our type 1 patients. The majority of these patients develop type 1 at a young age and are referred to a pediatric endocrinologist for treatment. These...
Test Your Knowledge #638: When fasting blood glucose levels are elevated in the early morning...
When fasting blood glucose levels are elevated in the early morning, which of the following would be the least likely cause?
"Dear Roommate" Letter
"Dear Roommate" Letter
Many of our diabetes patients are starting or returning to college and that means new experiences and new friends or roommates. This week's tool is a "Dear Roommate" letter that you...
"The Diabetes Epidemic Is Continuing Unabated"
An estimated 25.8 million Americans, or 8.3% of the population, have diabetes and almost a third of those don't know it, the CDC said. Another 79 million people have prediabetes, with high fasting glucose or HbA1c levels but not quite at the frank...
Satisfaction Scores Determine Physician Success
Price is the primary factor in customers choosing a company -- except in health care, where personal experience with doctors or hospitals is more important. Consumers who have become accustomed to the customer-focused practices adopted by hotels,...
Children's Cholesterol Improving
Cholesterol levels have improved slightly among American youth over the past two decades, according to new government data. From 1988 to 2010, the rate of high total cholesterol dropped from 11% to 8% in children ages 6 to 19. The levels of LDL...
The Obesity Paradox in Diabetes
Normal-weight adults with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes had a significantly greater mortality risk than their overweight counterparts, a pooled analysis of five large cohort studies showed....
Race-Based Differences in Retinopathy Risk and HbA1c Levels
The hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) level that was associated with an increased prevalence of retinopathy was significantly lower in blacks than in whites....
TB Vaccine a Possible Breakthrough to Treat Type 1 Diabetes
Study found vaccine triggered death of rogue immune-system cell, and beta-cells kicked in....
Newly Discovered Diabetes Molecule Causes increased Microscopic Stress
At its most fundamental level, diabetes is a disease characterized by stress — microscopic stress that causes inflammation and the loss of insulin production in the pancreas, and system-wide stress due to the loss of that...
Preventing Type 2 Diabetes with Vitamin D?
Boosting levels of the vitamin might help prevent type 2 diabetes for obese individuals who find it difficult to lose weight....
How Important Is Eating Breakfast in Preventing Diabetes?
In two studies, one done in men and another in women, researchers followed people's eating patterns over decades....
Glycemic Index Can Help Control Blood Sugar, Not Hunger
A new study showed that eating foods low on the GI scale helped regulate blood sugar over a twelve hour period although….
Metformin Lowers Risk of Heart Disease and Mortality
Metformin outperforms other diabetes treatments in a new study....
Intensive Risk Management May Have No Effect
Intensively managing risk factors in patients newly diagnosed with diabetes in primary care does not have any significant effect on their cardiovascular outcomes compared with usual care....
New Standards beyond Glucose Control Recommended
Now researchers suggest palliative care is just as important for tens of millions of people living with diabetes....
Two Minute Sprints Burn Fat Like 30 Minute Workouts
A new study compared oxygen consumption -- an indication of metabolism speed -- between athletes who performed sprint intervals versus longer bouts of endurance exercise....
Americans Walking But Not Enough
More adults are walking these days, but many are still not walking long enough, far enough, or frequently enough to improve their health....
