In this week's Homerun Slides, understanding the relationship between diabetes and hypertension.

What is insulin resistance? Broadly, insulin resistance can be defined as an abnormal biologic response to insulin; insulin, whether endogenous or exogenous in origin, has limited ability to reverse a hyperglycemic metabolic state.Thus a person with insulin resistance is, almost inevitably, progressing towards developing frank type 2 diabetes (T2DM) if an intervention (usually lifestyle) is not implemented. Due to the very close link between diabetes and insulin resistance, no formal clinical definition of insulin resistance has emerged.We will discuss the potential clinical use of the insulin resistance syndrome and the metabolic syndrome later in the chapter. For now, we focus on investigation of insulin resistance as a useful entity for research concepts, and in particular discuss its biologic consequences by describing its associated risk factor perturbations.

Diabetes in Control speaks with top endocrinologists and other medical professionals to bring you the latest in diabetes news and research. This week, we have another exclusive interview from the ADA 2017 Scientific Sessions in San Diego, CA. Dr. Swapnil N. Rajpathak is the Executive Director of the Center for …

In this Exclusive Interview, Dr. Swapnil N. Rajpathak talks with Diabetes in Control Publisher Steve Freed during the ADA 2017 Scientific Sessions in San Diego, CA. Swapnil N. Rajpathak, MD, MPH, DrPH is Executive Director for the Center for Observational and Real World Evidence at Merck.  To view the …

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Additional conditions more likely in those diagnosed later in life.

Canagliflozin is found to have reduced risk of cardiovascular death or hospitalization due to heart failure in type 2 diabetes patients.

Use of high temperature, open flame for cooking both red meat and chicken associated with increased risk.

Study shows greater than 20% weight decrease, especially in men, can significantly increase risk of fragility fractures.

Mortality rates increased in adults with diabetes, low estimated glomerular filtration rate in absence of albuminuria.