In the study, sulfonylureas correlated with a significant increase in levels of free fatty acids….
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Time-Updated HbA1c Increases Risk of Heart Attack
Researchers found risk for myocardial infarction per 1% in higher HbA1c levels….
Read More »Combination Insulin Degludec, Liraglutide Bested Insulin Glargine
Once-daily, single-injection treatment lowered HbA1c levels, decreased body weight and reduced risk for hypoglycemia in type 2 patients…
Read More »Focused Care Improves Control Without Hypoglycemia Risk
Wearing a CGM on type 2 patients for 3 months improved control…
Read More »Can an SGLT-2 Inhibitor Be Used in Type 1 Diabetes?
SGLT-2 inhibitors are a new class of drug for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, but they are also being used off label in patients with type 1 diabetes.
Read More »The Affordable Care Act and Diabetes: Is There an Impact?
Increased access to healthcare can be beneficial to Medicaid recipients in expansion states…
Read More »Checking the Scale Every Day Does Not Have to be a Bad Thing
Daily weight changes may motivate individuals to maintain a healthier lifestyle…
Read More »Eating Carbs Last Lowers BG Levels after a Meal
Eating protein, vegetables, and fat before carbohydrates is now being linked to lower blood sugar and insulin levels after the meal. A new study showed that after eating carbohydrates last, participants’ blood sugar levels were about 29% lower after 30 minutes, 37% lower after 60 minutes, and 17% lower after …
Read More »When Teens Exercise Like Young Kids, Health Improves
Health experts advise that children and teenagers should do at least 60 minutes of physical activity a day. Now, a new study of teenagers has found that the intensity of short bursts of activity makes a difference in health outcomes. The study showed that as little as 2 minutes of …
Read More »Putting ‘Added Sugars’ on Food Labels Confuses Shoppers
In a recent study, consumers who viewed nutrition panels with grams of "added sugars" as part of total grams of sugar miscalculated the amount of sugar. But when consumers looked at a nutrition panel that didn’t break out "added sugars," most of them correctly identified the amount of sugar. The …
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