Diabetes Drug Empagliflozin (Jardiance) SGLT-2 Inhibitor Available in Pharmacies See this week’s Item #10. 

12 Best Fiber Foods  Carbs raise blood sugar but fiber can moderate that rise. Fiber comes with a host of other health benefits as well besides the fact that fibrous food is more satiating. Here is a list from dLife of 12 foods high in fiber to provide to your patients …

Calorie Counting Machine  General Electric is working on a calorie counting device that could make dieting easier. The device uses microwaves and scales to measure food. It’s placed over a plate and then shows how much energy is in any particular meal. The researchers commented, "If we have the weight …

Nipro Diagnostics received FDA approval for two of its self-monitoring blood glucose systems. The monitoring systems will be available through retail, mail and distribution channels beginning in the fourth quarter under partner brands or under Nipro Diagnostics’ own TRUE brand, the company said. 

Foods with a high concentration of flavonoids are linked to lower levels of insulin resistance and chronic inflammation and higher levels of a protein that regulates blood glucose. Journal of Nutrition Aug. 2014 

People who ate breakfast showed greater physical activity and more stable blood glucose readings, but did not have significant changes in metabolism at six weeks compared with those who skipped breakfast. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition; Aug. 2014 

A reduced risk of nocturnal hypoglycemia is among the advantages…. 

Risk is also higher for those who have had diabetes longer and have higher HbA1c levels…. 

Both diet and diet plus physical activity interventions reduced inflammatory markers soon after type 2 diagnosis….

The device, only tested in mice, also can release insulin to prevent acidosis….