Edited by Frank J. Snoek and T. Chas Skinner Psychological Issues in the Management of Diabetes and Pregnancy 3.1 Introduction Pregnancy has a significant impact on most women with diabetes mellitus.

In this week’s Homerun Slides, we cover such topics as the Potential Mechanisms of reducing CV outcomes with DPP-4 inhibitors, Mechanisms of Incretins, and Insulin Secretagogues: Sulfonylureas and "Glinides"…

There was a lot of excitement in the lay press this week as Southern style TV Chef Paula Deen came out of the closet and admitted she has had diabetes for the last three years. It was interesting to note that this occurred after she signed a major deal with …

Testing for Starch or Sugar In Foods Sometimes your patients will find themselves at a restaurant, hotel, or reception where they can’t predict whether foods have sugar or flour in them. The wait staff may have little idea of the details of a given recipe, so your patients can’t even …

FDA Issues Response Letter on Dapagliflozin The FDA has issued a complete response letter regarding the New Drug Application for investigational compound dapagliflozin (SGLT2) for the treatment of type 2 diabetes in adults. The complete response letter requests additional clinical data to allow a better assessment of the benefit-risk profile …

FDA Approves the Accu-Chek Nano SmartView Glucose Monitoring System The new Accu-Chek Nano meter, which is smaller than a standard credit card, employs a large brilliant backlit display and does not require any manual coding. It also offers improved functions such as customizable test reminders, pre- and postmeal markers and …

R.E. Post of Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston and colleagues led the study, finding that dietary fiber can both reduce fasting blood glucose and improve HbA1c in type 2 patients. The authors say previous studies did not come to the same conclusion as to how dietary fiber would affect …

Scientists are offering a new solution to that long-standing mystery as to why heavy coffee drinkers have a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Ling Zheng, Kun Huang and colleagues explain that previous studies show that coffee drinkers are at a lower risk for developing type 2 diabetes, which …

Researchers at Harvard University and the University of Toronto surveyed 92,106 women and found those who had a D-cup or larger at the age of 20 were at around three times higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes than those with an A-cup. Harvard professor Joel Ray believes the correlation …

A direct comparison of four agents as monotherapy in drug-naive patients with type 2 diabetes shows that exenatide once-weekly, metformin, and pioglitazone provide good improvement in glycemic control, while sitagliptin is less effective.…