New treatment strategies have focused on both dipeptidyl peptidase (DPP)-4 inhibitors, and SGLT-2’s.
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Portion Control Plates Don’t Reduce Calories for Overweight Teen Girls
Diet education for these teens should be "clear, simple, repeated, and interesting"….
Read More »Why Do Patients on TZD’s Gain Weight?
According to a new study, TZDs activates sensors on a brain cells that increase hunger….
Read More »Intranasal Glucagon for Severe Hypoglycemia in Type 1 Diabetes Patients
The therapy, aimed at caregivers, could provide a better treatment choice and easier administration to a patient… Insulin therapy is the gold standard for patients with Type 1 diabetes, and about 30% of type 2 diabetic patients require insulin therapy. This therapy is used to control blood glucose and …
Read More »Web-based Decision Support Program to Improve Diabetes Control
Program helps aid primary care physicians in the management of patients with diabetes using individualized therapy…. A meta-analysis showed that the most efficacious strategies to improve glucose control were: case management, health care team changes, patient education, and facilitated transmission of patient data to clinicians. Using those 4 key strategies …
Read More »The Dual Role of Sitagliptin in Improving Cognitive Function and Glycemic Control
Study conducted in mice has shown that sitagliptin might offer beneficial effects in reversing cognitive impairment… Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia. Symptoms progress slowly and worsen over time resulting in interference with common daily activity. There is no known cure of AD, but the use …
Read More »New Cholesterol Medications Lower Cholesterol More Effectively Than Statins
Evulocumab and alirocumab inhibit PCSK9, a protein responsible for cholesterol regulation, decreases cholesterol levels…. It is important for diabetics to maintain healthy cholesterol levels. Prolonged exposure to glucose can damage the arteries and, over time, narrow and clog the arteries. Over 80% of the time, diabetes with high cholesterol will …
Read More »MiniMed 640G Insulin Pump System Mimics Healthy Pancreas
The newly developed insulin pump system for type 1 diabetes patients is not yet available in the U.S…. The new device, available in Australia, Denmark, and the U.K., is small, about the size of a MP3 player. The system is the first in the world to both automatically suspend insulin …
Read More »The Gut’s Role When Using Metformin
New study sheds light on how metformin works to lower blood glucose… Metformin is the most widely used drug to treat type 2 diabetes, taken by 80 million users worldwide, but exactly how it works has remained unclear. The new study, which looked at metformin’s effects in rats, showed that …
Read More »New Legislation Could Improve Access to Diabetes Education
H.R. 1726 bill, known as The Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act of 2015, would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to recognize credentialed diabetes educators as providers of diabetes education services, including telehealth services, under part B of the Medicare program…
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