Studies find sugar limits production of cortisol in the brain, prompting dietary habit…

Obesity in childhood may predispose to poor psychosocial health…. Researchers from the Karolinska Institutet, in Stockholm, Sweden, investigated whether or not the completion of secondary school (9 school years) and upper secondary school (+3y) was lower in children treated for obesity than in matched controls. A total of 1061 individuals, over …

University of Missouri researchers find eating breakfast increases release of insulin after lunch… Individuals with type 2 diabetes have difficulty regulating their glucose — or blood sugar — levels, particularly after meals. This research can help in preventing the spikes. According to Jill Kanaley, professor and associate chair in the …

Diabetes has infiltrated the Middle East and is now leading to the deaths of nearly one in every three adults…

Kidney transplant patients who lost the most weight before the procedure showed a significant 25% decreased risk of having new-onset diabetes after transplantation, compared with those who gained the most weight. Presented at the 2015 American Transplant Congress

In another example of the "obesity paradox," a long-term study of 10,568 type 2 diabetes patients found that participants who were overweight were 13% less likely to die than participants who had normal BMI’s or were obese. The researchers speculated that being overweight may help type 2 diabetes patients avoid …

A new study revealed that just a 10% improvement in A1C levels led to a 35% lower risk of undergoing diabetes-related eye surgery for type 1 diabetes patients, and intensive management reduced the risk even more, by nearly 50%. New England Journal of Medicine

  Learning how to use the new pen, including how the patient should be started and how to titrate the dose. Patient Handout for Toujeo  

  The FDA has approved the t:flex insulin pump for marketing. The pump, manufactured by Tandem Diabetes Care, can store the largest amount of insulin (480 units) of any pump available in the U.S. Designed for people who require more than 80 units of U-100 insulin per day, the t:flex …

Now if we can get them to pass it, we could reduce cost by billions and improve the quality of life for millions. See this week’s Item #1.