Investigators identified more than 22 million people younger than 65 years who, according to National Institutes of Health criteria, were eligible for bariatric surgery.  Race, income, sex and insurance status all influence the likelihood of a patient receiving bariatric surgery. The result is many medically eligible patients going without surgery, …

Diabetic Retinopathy on the Rise: After two decades on the rise, retinopathy now affects more than a third of all diabetes patients, according to the latest nationally representative estimate.

CRP Not Direct Cause of Heart Disease

Please don’t get me wrong. I am not against all vitamins and other non-prescription alternative therapies. I have an open mind to any product that has been proven to help people with diabetes live healthier lives. I do, however, have a serious problem with the fact that the herbal and …

Medtronic Diabetes is voluntarily recalling Quick-set® infusion sets that have lot numbers starting with the number “8”. These infusion sets are used with MiniMed Paradigm® Insulin Pumps. The action was taken because of a situation related to the tubing connector which may not allow the insulin pump to vent properly. …

The American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery met last week and released new information — be sure to check out this week’s Items 12 through 15. You have seen the backlash from the recent studies on Lantus and Cancer and already other insulin manufacturers are touting their products for …

…who has been in private practice for over 20 years, is telling his patients, “When the articles came out, the American Diabetes Association commented…”

“Just when those of us in the diabetes community have been riding a wave of reassurance from very recent studies showing favorable rosiglitazone safety results, comes word of studies published in the current issue of Diabetalogia raising the question as to whether insulin glargine (Lantus) may be associated with an increased …

“I have had at least 50 phone calls this weekend — all of the patients want to know what to do….”

…tells his patients, “The recent reports from Europe regarding Lantus being associated with cancer do not represent anything close to a proper scientific analysis.”