Carbohydrate counting can be difficult for some type 1 diabetes patients. Partial prandial weight-based bolus dosing may be a safe and effective alternative….

New inhaled insulin on its way to FDA approval….

by Dr. Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM Losing weight when you have diabetes can be a good news-bad news thing. The good news is that dropping even a few pounds can help reduce your need for diabetes medications.

However, minor depression did not appear to significantly impact renal disease outcomes for diabetes patients. When researchers followed 3,886 adults with diabetes for a median of 8.8 years, they found that major depressive symptoms were associated with a higher risk of incident end-stage renal disease (ESRD). "To our knowledge this …

Mortality rates among normal-weight teens born in the 1980s were lower compared with teens of a similar weight who were born 30 years earlier. However, researchers found no substantial gains in life expectancy among adults who were overweight or obese as teens. Among those who were normal-weight teenagers, death rates …

A high level of positive self-management behavior (SMB) — such as monitoring blood glucose and weight, and keeping a diabetes diary — is associated with a lower risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Scientists examined the association between patient-reported SMB, intermediate clinical outcomes, …

  Sweeteners Chart  Sweeteners can be very confusing for your diabetes patients, especially those who are newly diagnosed. This handout from the Canadian Diabetes Association outlines exactly which sweeteners raise blood sugars and which ones don’t. Do hydrogenated starch hydrolysates raise or lower blood sugars? Which ones are safe? All …

The FootMate System  Foot care is a daily challenge, but the podiatrist-recommended FootMate® System makes optimal foot health easy. The complete foot care system cleans, soothes, stimulates and massages patients’ feet every time they shower. The FootMate System is a brush and specially formulated gel that goes in the bath …

Afrezza Inhaled Insulin Approved by FDA Panel for Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes See our feature article, FDA Panel Approves Inhaled Insulin, Again.

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