Beta cell function can improve after just 12 weeks of weight loss in patients with type 2 diabetes.…
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Low Carb Diets Are Okay
The ADA continues to support low-carb diets for weight management in people with diabetes. The endorsement was part of the ADA’s recently published Clinical Practice Recommendations.…
Read More »Using Statins for Patients with Diabetes without CVD
For primary prevention in patients with diabetes without established cardiovascular disease, statin therapy could reduce the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events, but not all-cause mortality….
Read More »A Handful of Pistachios Can Decrease Glycemic Response
A couple of handfuls of pistachio nuts eaten with a high-glycemic meal such as pasta can do wonders for postprandial glucose and insulin levels, especially in people with metabolic syndrome.…
Read More »ADA Warns against New Driving Restrictions for Diabetes Patients
ADA has warned against blanket driving restrictions, instead recommending individual assessment….
Read More »Scientists Discover a New Treatment for Type 1 Diabetes
Scientists discover that the beta-cells need heparin sulphate to survive.…
Read More »Research Finds That Patients with Diabetes Should Take More Vitamin B12 Daily
People who have type 2 diabetes and are taking metformin should take more than the recommended daily allowance of vitamin B12.…
Read More »Diabetes Reversed with Investigational Weight Loss Drug
Slightly more than a year of treatment with an investigational obesity drug that the FDA rejected for approval last year reversed type 2 diabetes in 15% of subjects.…
Read More »Testosterone Replacement Improves Male Metabolic Syndrome
Testosterone replacement to normal levels in middle-aged and elderly hypogonadal men significantly improved all components of the metabolic syndrome at 24 months.…
Read More »Letter from the Editor – The Best of 2011
It’s that time of year when we look back and see what we have accomplished. We feel very fortunate that we have been able to provide you with the best information to help you help your patients with diabetes. Our team has gone through over 900 articles, slide series and …
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