FDA Approves a New Long-Acting Insulin. See this week’s Item #1. FDA requires label warnings to prohibit sharing of multi-dose diabetes pen devices among patients. FDA Announcement

U.S. health regulators have approved Sanofi's diabetes drug Toujeo, a more potent follow-up to the drugmaker's top-selling insulin product Lantus.

In a comparison of a fiber-intake focused diet versus the more complex AHA-compliant diet, both cohorts lost weight, although the AHA dieters lost slightly more… In a randomized trial, a diet that focuses solely on increasing fiber intake works about as well as a more complex American Heart Association (AHA)-compliant …

Women whose mothers smoked while pregnant are two to three times as likely to be diabetic as adults…. Fathers who smoked while their daughter was in utero also contribute to an increased diabetes risk, but more research is needed to establish the true effect. Michele La Merrill, assistant professor of …

A Columbia Nursing study has found that nurses equipped with a decision support smartphone app using evidence-based guidelines diagnosed more chronic health issues…   Smartphones and tablets may hold the key to getting more nurses to diagnose patients with chronic health issues like obesity, smoking, and depression — three of …

A survey revealed that only 48% routinely counseled patients when giving new prescriptions…

According to published data, treatment with aflibercept resulted in greater improvement in those with worse baseline levels of visual acuity…

Experts say less sleep affects hormone that controls blood sugar levels… Researchers say lack of sleep can lead to increased levels of substances called free fatty acids in the blood. These substances interfere with the ability of the hormone insulin to regulate blood sugar levels. The researchers said this suggests …

Glucose and fat levels in the blood decreased among obese adults with type 2 diabetes when they exercised after a meal… Jill Kanaley, PhD, of the department of nutrition and exercise physiology at the University of Missouri, said in a press release, “This study shows that it is not just …

A novel insulin that automatically adjusts blood sugar may mitigate some of the complications associated with insulin dosing for patients with type 1 diabetes… Self-administered insulin is the most important therapeutic to provide control over blood glucose levels for patients with type 1 diabetes. However, standard insulin therapy introduces a …