As part of our education program for diabetes patients we encourage them to do multiple small things which can promote weight loss and healthier living. A couple of examples we’ve given here include adding protein to breakfast, and beans or lentils to each meal which helps patients feel fuller and …

    By Sheri Colberg, PhD   What causes diabetes? Now that’s a loaded question if I have ever heard one. What doesn’t cause it? That would actually be an easier question to answer.

Six to Start iOS and Android/$3.99   If you are looking for a more unconventional way to motivate your patients to exercise, Zombies, Run, has proven to be remarkably effective, with enthusiastic fans even creating Zombies, Run 5K races. There are now more than a few version of this kind …

Degludec Insulin Gets EU Backing Novo Nordisk’s ultra-long-acting insulin Tresiba has been recommended for approval by the European Medicines Agency in an important boost for the Danish drugmaker’s key new product. See this week’s Item #6. First Non-Invasive CGMS Gets CE Mark Approval for People with Diabetes. C8 MediSensors Optical …

USDA’s Online Tool to Track Your Diet, Weight, and Exercise  Facebook isn’t the only online phenomenon to reach more than one million users in less than a year of launching. The USDA’s SuperTracker, which launched only eleven months ago, is an interactive, online tool that currently helps 1.5 million consumers …

People who skip breakfast may end up eating more and making less healthy food choices throughout the day, according to a new study. Eating breakfast, on the other hand, helps people avoid overeating and cravings for high-calorie foods. The study showed that people who skipped breakfast had a variation in …

Experimental once-weekly diabetes drug dulaglutide proved superior in late-stage clinical trials to three other widely used medicines that are dosed more frequently according to Eli Lilly. Dulaglutide lowered HbA1c levels more than twice-daily injections of exenatide given for six months, oral metformin taken for 26 weeks and once-daily oral sitagliptin …

Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) – found in the crispy borders of meats prepared at very high temperatures — are associated with plaque formation seen in CVD. In a study, scientists compared the 10-day food intake of 65 participants in two ethnic groups: Mexicans (who have higher rates of diabetes …

A diet high in carbohydrates and sugar may raise the risk for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in the elderly, whereas a diet high in fat and protein may reduce this risk…. 

Patients who had suboptimal glycemic control and reduced their HbA1c value by slightly less than 1% were 50% less likely to die within 5 years than were patients whose HbA1c did not improve….