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Children who had an increase in body mass index before age 4 had a greater likelihood of developing metabolic syndrome at 12 years of age than their peers according to a new study. Researchers also found that boys who experienced an increase in BMI at younger ages were more likely …

Female type 2 diabetes patients younger than 45 years were more than three times as likely to experience early menopause than their healthier peers, a study indicated. Researchers also found the mean age of menopause in women with diabetes was 48.5 years, compared with 50.1 years in those without diabetes. …

Among more than 7,200 older women, the average amount of time spent in sedentary behavior was 9.7 hours each day, or 65.5% of their waking hours. Researchers noted that about one-third of sedentary periods lasted approximately 30 minutes. JAMA 2013;310:2562-3 

In a recent study, secure messaging was the most popular choice for diabetes patients in post education programs, followed by in-person and phone-based interventions. However, fewer patients in the secure messaging arm finished the intervention compared with the other group, researchers found. The complexity of secure messaging may have played …

Data on 1,791 type 2 diabetes patients who were on metformin treatment showed that those who took bromocriptine-QR had a 53% decline in cardiovascular events compared with the placebo arm. The findings were presented at the American Heart Association meeting. ADA Scientific Sessions 2013 

Eating a big, high-protein breakfast may be an effective strategy for improving glycemic control in overweight patients with type 2 diabetes, findings from a small study suggested. When such patients were randomized to eat either small, carbohydrate-heavy breakfasts or larger fat- and protein-centric morning meals for 3 months, the big-breakfast …

The treatment of type 2 diabetes with liraglutide didn’t lead to a greater rate of acute pancreatitis or pancreatic cancer compared with other anti-diabetic drugs in an interim analysis. The incidence rate for acute pancreatitis among patients receiving the GLP-1 analog was 187.5 per 100,000 person-years compared with 154.4 per …

An analysis of 13,008 cancer patients with concurrent type 2 diabetes showed that those who took metformin attained better overall survival compared with those who took other diabetes medications. However, it is still unclear whether metformin may help modulate results in such patients, researchers wrote. First published online November 20, …

Adolescents with severe obesity and various comorbidities presented favorable safety outcomes after bariatric surgery, according to initial data from the Teen-Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery Study. After 30 days, 19 patients (7.9%) displayed 20 major complications, and 36 patients (14.9%) displayed 47 minor complications. However, there were no deaths reported. …

A managed care intervention that increased benefits and lowered out-of-pocket expenses for participation in a weight loss program was associated with high rates of participation, improvements in cardiovascular risk factors, and lower increases in direct medical costs. Healthy Blue Living (HBL) is a commercial insurance product that provides strong incentives …