The regulation of food intake is a complex process involving psychologic, social, and physiologic components. Physiologically, it is generally assumed that food intake is regulated by a central feeding drive that is later counterregulated by peripheral satiety signals that are activated during a meal. These satiety signals have been suggested …

  This app lets you log values such as glucose readings, food, exercise, and medications. Each event is entered by selecting a type (e.g., exercise), and a subtype (e.g., “swimming”) from an easily customized subtype menu. This saves time because you don’t have to type in the subtype each time. …

Over the past weeks we have shared some great slides on Advanced Glycation End-products, and there’s a lot linking these AGE’s to cardiovascular disease. Our publisher, Steve Freed, has been working with Stan Schwartz, MD, FACP, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, and this week we have a whole …

Edited by Frank J. Snoek and T. Chas Skinner Diabetes in Adolescents   2.1 Introduction- Recurrent ketoacidosis Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is the single most common cause of mortality in individuals with type 1 diabetes under the age of 40.21

This week we begin a new Homerun Slides series on Diabetes Mellitus 101 for Medical Professionals: An Aggressive Pathophysiologic Approach to Cardiometabolic Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes created by Dr. Stanley Schwartz…..

Happy Holidays to all from Steve, Andrew, Heather and all the rest of us here at Diabetes in Control. Nowadays you can make yourself look a lot younger. With Botox for wrinkles, veneers for your teeth, collagen plumping up for your lips and gluteus maximus, lasers for your varicose veins …

By Sheri Colberg, PhD Different tissues and organs change over time at varying rates, so enhancing their function will likely slow your rate of biological aging and, in some cases, even reverse it. Certain biomarkers of biological aging can let you know whether you’re doing better or worse than your …

Melanie Sulistio, MD, Curtis Carothers, MD, Mandeep Mange, BS, Mike Lujan, BS, Rene Ofiveros, MD, and Robert Chilton, DO PART 2: GLP 1 Agonist-based Therapies: How do they reduce cardiovascular risks in diabetic patients? (For Part 1, just click here.) GLP-1 Agonist-based Therapies Reduce Cardiovascular Risk Weight loss is critical …

FDA Restricts Lap-Band Claims “I lost 90 pounds with the Lap-Band” should also include that it has Serious Risks. FDA has warned eight surgical centers and a marketing firm in California about misleading advertising of the Lap-Band.

Duo AutoShield™ Duo is a next generation, 5mm safety-engineered pen needle designed to protect healthcare workers from needlestick injuries and blood exposure. It is now available in the US from BD Medical. The AutoShield™ Duo is the only pen needle with front and back-end needle protection. The safety mechanisms activate …