C-peptide production and beta cell functioning is detected decades after disease onset, which may contribute to the growing body of evidence suggesting there might be a longer window for therapeutic intervention.…
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Lifting Weights before Cardio Benefits People with Diabetes
People with diabetes may have better blood sugar control during workouts if they lift weights before doing cardio exercise.…
Read More »Lifestyle Counseling Dramatically Reduces Time to Reach Treatment Goals
Lifestyle counseling, practiced as part of routine care for people with diabetes, helps people more quickly lower blood glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol levels and keep them under control….
Read More »Low Parathyroid Hormone Levels Linked to Fracture Risk in Diabetic Women
In postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes, low levels of parathyroid hormone are associated with an increased risk for vertebral fractures….
Read More »Having Diabetes for a Decade Triples Stroke Risk
Having diabetes for a decade or more dramatically increases the risk for ischemic stroke 3% each year and triples at 10 years….
Read More »Public Reporting of Quality Measures Improves Diabetes Care
In one of the first studies of the impact of publicly reporting quality measures on outpatient care, a research team found that clinics made improvements in diabetes care when they began publicly reporting how they were treating patients with diabetes.…
Read More »Glass of Wine Eases Stroke Risk by 21 Percent in Women
A study of more than 80,000 women found that low to moderate alcohol consumption was associated with a 17% to 21% reduction in risk of stroke.…
Read More »Weekly Exenatide Superior to Glargine over Long Term
In the longest controlled clinical trial of exenatide compared with daily insulin glargine, investigators found better glycemic control and sustained weight loss for up to 84 weeks with once weekly exenatide (EQW).…
Read More »High Blood Glucose Increases CKD Chances in Elderly
Elderly people with the metabolic syndrome defined as having multiple risk factors associated with developing diabetes and heart disease, had an increased risk of CKD….
Read More »Editor’s Desk #75: New Clinical Text from Joslin
Do you have nine seconds to improve your patients’ care? According to the new JOSLIN’S DIABETES DESKBOOK — A Guide for Primary Care Providers, Updated 2nd Edition those 9 seconds could make the difference in improving patient adherence to your care plan. We are excited to be able to offer you …
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