In this week’s Homerun Slides, understanding C-Reactive proteins and the conditions associated with increased and decreased CRP.

Type 2 diabetes was historically a rare occurrence in children but recent studies have reported marked increases in the prevalence of T2DM in children. Type 2 diabetes was first reported in a population-based study in 1979 of American Indian children in Arizona. This American Indian community has one of the highest rates of T2DM in adults and obesity in both adults and children.

In the conclusion of this Exclusive Interview, Dr. Rhinehart explains the necessity of taking the care of individuals into consideration when setting general health guidelines for the management of diabetes.

You may have seen a recent study that has brought into question the safety of SPLENDA®, leading to the downgraded safety rating of sucralose by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI). As we have seen before, these studies seem to find their way in to the press regardless of the credibility associated with …

A professional society looks into how much physical activity is good for a healthy lifestyle.

What will be the impact of the new biosimilar insulins now in development?

A sedentary lifestyle may lead to type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome.

Empagliflozin is proving to be a strong proponent for monotherapy in patients with T2DM.

Could study of FOXO transcription factors one day lead to new therapies?

Conversion to pancreatic cells may lead to new cell replacement therapies.