Use of a margarine fortified with n-3 fatty acids significantly reduced post-myocardial infarction ventricular arrhythmia-related events by 84% among diabetic patients….

Patients with prehypertension who take blood pressure-lowering therapy have a highly statistically significant 22% reduced risk for stroke….

Clues to development of the pancreas provided by rare genetic disorder could lead to diabetes therapy.…

Adding lixisenatide to metformin and insulin glargine significantly reduced glycated hemoglobin levels and improved post-prandial glucose in patients with type 2 diabetes….

Taking antihypertensive medications at bedtime rather than in the morning has been shown to be associated with an increase in bedtime BP decline toward a dipping pattern and better BP control and reduction in urinary protein excretion….

Over the past three issues we have focused on advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) — how they are formed, what they can do, and why these compounds are detrimental to our patients’ health. This week in our Homerun Slides, we are bringing you information on ways to reduce the effects of …

Edited by Frank J. Snoek and T. Chas Skinner Diabetes in Adolescents   2.1 Introduction  There is no widely accepted precise definition of what adolescence is, but it is commonly referred to as the transitional period between childhood and adulthood.

This week we wrap-up our four-part series of Homerun Slides covering AGEs, with slides on Supplements, Pharmacological Agents Under Investigation, More Common Pharmacological Agents, and Metabolic Activation Therapy (MAT)….

We have been sharing a lot of information about native GLP-1 and GLP-1 analogs, and how these compounds work to control glucose levels in our patients. Lately there has been a lot of press concerning the possible cardiovascular benefits of using these analogs in our patients. We’ve been able to …

Melanie Sulistio, MD, Curtis Carothers, MD, Mandeep Mange, BS, Mike Lujan, BS, Rene Ofiveros, MD, and Robert Chilton, DO Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death in the United States and across the world, and better therapies are constantly being sought to improve patient outcomes. Recent studies have brought …