A recent cross-sectional, cohort study found that too little or too much sleep is associated with higher HbA1c.
Read More »Yearly Archives: 2019
How the Tongue Can Be Used As A Possible Preliminary Diabetes Screening Tool
A furry or bluish tongue may indicate type 2 diabetes, according to a recent study.
Read More »Mediterranean Diet Delays Need for Glucose Lowering Medications
The recent trial randomized over 7,000 participants between three diet plans: two variations of Mediterranean diet and a low-fat control diet.
Read More »SGLT-2 Inhibitor Use Not Linked to Increased Risk for UTI Events
Findings seen in propensity-matched cohorts versus receipt of DPP-4 inhibitors or GLP-1 agonists
Read More »Random Plasma Glucose Levels Can Predict Diabetes Diagnosis
For two RPGs ≥115 mg/dL, sensitivity 87 percent and specificity 77 percent for predicting diabetes diagnosis
Read More »July 27, 2019
Just a little over 19 years ago, Steve Freed and I sent out our first Diabetes in Control newsletter. We had no journalism experience and we were definitely not webmasters, if the term even existed back then. We did have a great desire to share what we had learned about …
Read More »Renal Outcomes After Canagliflozin Use in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus is the leading cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) worldwide.
Read More »The Link Between Diabetes, Birth Weight, and School Achievement
Higher birth weights are associated with better academic outcomes in children, except when the mother has diabetes during pregnancy.
Read More »Antidepressants Reduce Mortality For Patients With Diabetes And Depression
Both type 1 and type 2 diabetes increase the risk of depression.
Read More »Vitamin D Supplementation Beneficial for Glucose Metabolism
Benefits on peripheral insulin sensitivity, disposition index for those at-risk or newly-diagnosed with T2DM
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