Results of the Diabetes Ten City Challenge (DTCC) released last week by the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Foundation demonstrate how employers and pharmacists can work together to help people with diabetes manage their disease and reduce health care costs
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Self-Control Linked to Weight Status in Children
A child’s inability to delay gratification at age 4 predicted an increased likelihood of being overweight at age 11, data from an NIH-sponsored study showed.
Read More »Metformin Has Long-Term Benefits in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Metformin may have long-term benefits in patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2), according to the results of a randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Add-on metformin improved glycemic control and reduced body weight and insulin requirements.
Read More »Stem Cell Transplantation Helps Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Achieve Long-Term Insulin Independence
The majority of patients with Type 1 diabetes who underwent a certain type of stem cell transplantation became insulin free, several for more than three years, with good glycemic control, and also increased C-peptide levels, an indirect measure of beta-cell function, according to a new study.
Read More »Just Slightly Reducing Sugar Intake, Increasing Fiber Consumption Reduces Type 2 Diabetes Risk for Hispanic Teenagers
Individuals who reduced added sugar intake by the equivalent of 1 can of soda per day or increased fiber intake by the equivalent of a cup of beans showed improvements in key risk factors for Type 2 diabetes, specifically in insulin secretion and visceral fat.
Read More »Nearly Twenty Percent of US 4-Year-Olds Are Obese
A striking new study says almost one in five American 4-year-olds is obese, and the rate is alarmingly higher among American Indian children, with nearly one-third of them obese.
Read More »Low Testosterone Levels Linked to Statin Therapy for Men With Type 2 Diabetes
In diabetic men treated with statins, particularly atorvastatin, evaluating androgen status using total testosterone may cause diagnostic error, according to the results of a cross-sectional study.
Read More »Proteinuria Independently Related to Stroke in Type 1 Diabetes
Several possible illness-related neuropathological processes, including gliosis, demyelination, and altered osmolarity, can develop in young Type 1 diabetes patients 12 years after
Read More »Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease
In a new report, researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found a gene that may be involved in the link between Type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease. Previous research has found that healthy elderly people with Type 2 diabetes are twice as likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease, but …
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