Mental Health Disorders Linked to Diabetes Risk. Common mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety are strongly linked to an increased risk for obesity and diabetes -- an association that grows stronger as individuals age, new research...

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There seems to be a lot going on in the glucose testing world this week in response to the FDA announcing potential problems with strips that use glucose dehydrogenase pyrroloquinoline quinone (GDH-PQQ) to evaluate levels of glucose in the...

A 58-year-old woman who has had diabetes for 6 years currently takes metformin 500 mg twice daily. She strictly adheres to her diet and exercise regimen. At a routine evaluation, her blood pressure varies on several readings but remains in the...

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Certain Glucose Test Strips May Produce Falsely Elevated Results

Another new category of anti-diabetic medicines called SGLT-2 inhibitors have been found to reduce blood sugars without the use of insulin. These drugs make the kidneys spill sugar into the urine. This has two potentially beneficial effects. First,...

There is good evidence that the insulin-producing cells of the body are damaged and destroyed by inflammation in Type 2 diabetes. That puts it in a similar category with other inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and gout. One new...

Meal Replacements Work to Increase Weight Loss. Meal replacements in a medically supervised weight loss program are successful in facilitating weight loss, according to a new study. The study assessed weight outcomes, behavioral data...

In a recent published study, it was found that when insulin was the first treatment choice over multiple oral drugs, there was less weight gain and fewer hypoglycemic reactions. Give your patients a choice!    

Insulin resistance and impaired glucose tolerance developed in healthy volunteers after just two weeks of a shortened sleep schedule in a randomized crossover trial.  

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has notified healthcare professionals of the potential for falsely elevated blood glucose results with the use of glucose dehydrogenase pyrroloquinoline quinone (GDH-PQQ) glucose test strips in patients...

Two new guides released last week by HHS’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality can help women with gestational diabetes and their doctors make informed decisions about different treatments for the condition.

Excess urinary albumin excretion emerged as a significant predictor of mortality and other poor outcomes in a post analysis of about 2,300 heart-failure patients in a major clinical study. 

Cancer survivors who got radiation treatments as children have nearly twice the risk of developing diabetes as adults, say U.S. researchers. This correlation does not appear to be related to patients' body mass index or physical...

The Ras protein "drives cells crazy" and the anti-Ras drug being developed for the treatment of pancreatic cancer also shows that it is able to slow the progression of diabetes as well.

Researchers from North Carolina State University and Mayo Clinic have developed a computer model that medical doctors can use to determine the best time to begin using statin therapy in diabetes patients to help prevent heart disease and...

Adults may be able to reduce their risk of developing Type 2 diabetes as they age simply by setting diet and exercise goals and sticking to those goals, study findings hint.   

Researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio found that exercise increases the number and function of energy-making factories in muscle cells, which protects against development of Type 2 diabetes.