Test Your Knowledge #644: Pattern Management is...
Pattern management is a method of diabetes treatment in which the treatment regimen is adjusted based on trends seen in blood glucose records.
SPECIAL FEATURE ARTICLE: The Effects of GLP-1 Agonists -- A Review of the Drug Class
Amanda Zell, PharmD Candidate, Mercer University College of Pharmacy
Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is part of a family of peptide hormones known as incretins.
Letter from the Editor #644: The "Arnold Factor" and Waist-to-Hip Ratio
Years ago we made a determination that BMI was the most important indicator of a person's risk for diabetes, hypertension and heart disease. We even use a BMI value to determine if a person is either obese or just overweight. However there was...
Top 10 Sodium Overkill Culprits (Patient Handout)
Nine out of 10 Americans consume more sodium than they need, according to a new report...
Top 10 Sodium Overkill Culprits (Patient Handout)
Top 10 Sodium Overkill Culprits (Patient Handout)
Nine out of 10 Americans consume more...
World's Smallest Insulin Syringe - Daily Dose by Insulution
World's Smallest Insulin Syringe - Daily Dose by Insulution
Daily Dose is the world's...
Obese Kids Less Sensitive to Tastes
Obese children have a less-sensitive sense of taste compared with kids of normal weight, a new study suggests. Their blunted ability to distinguish the five tastes (bitter, sweet, salty, sour and umami) may prompt obese children to eat larger...
Higher BPA Levels Are Linked to Obesity in Kids and Teens
A new study linking BPA to childhood and teenage obesity didn't prove that the chemical caused obesity per se but does add to the evidence against ingesting BPA. According to researchers, some level of BPA, found in the linings of aluminum cans, in...
Fructose Intake Linked to Liver Damage
In obese patients with diabetes, a high intake of fructose is associated with impairment in cellular energy balance that may play a role in liver disease, researchers said. A small pilot study also suggested that elevated uric acid levels in...
Pre-Diabetes Is Treatable to Prevent Diabetes
Preservation of beta-cell function is more closely related to long-term prevention of diabetes than is insulin sensitivity....
Visceral Fat Not Obesity Increases Risk of Diabetes
Having excess visceral fat and insulin resistance -- but not being obese in and of itself -- appears to put heavier patients at risk for prediabetes and diabetes....
How Diet Impacts GDM Progressing to Type 2
Women with gestational diabetes (GDM) can greatly reduce the risk of progressing to diabetes with diet, but which diet?...
White Matter Structural Changes Found in Children with T1DM
For young children, structural differences correlate with glycated hemoglobin values....
Duodenal Switch vs. Gastric Bypass Surgery
Patients who underwent a duodenal switch procedure lost more weight and gained better control of diabetes and hypertension compared with those who had gastric bypass surgery....
Reading Food Labels Helps to Lose Weight
A study in Agricultural Economics found that people who read food labels, especially women, tend to weigh less than those who don't....
Mechanism Leading to Diabetes Blindness Identified
The rare disorder Wolfram syndrome is caused by mutations in a single gene, but its effects on the body are far reaching. The disease leads to diabetes, hearing and vision loss, nerve cell damage that causes motor difficulties, and early...
CDC Study Finds Kids Eat Too Much Salt
American kids eat about 1,000 milligrams of salt more than they should each day, just like adults....
Children without Brothers or Sisters Have 50% Higher Risk of Obesity
Scientists have pinpointed a potential risk factor for overweight and obesity early in life and it has to do with how many siblings a child has....
Fat and Getting Fatter: U.S. Obesity Rates to Soar
According to an advocacy group, by 2030 more than half of the Americans in the vast majority of states, will be obese....
Twenty Minutes of Exercise Cuts Diabetes Risk
Just 20 minutes of exercise a day can protect kids from diabetes....
Corn Helps Type 2 Diabetes, Kidney Complications
A purple corn variety found in Chile and Peru has been shown to possess some antidiabetic properties that may prove helpful in type 2 diabetes and associated kidney complications....
