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And consuming whey protein may even help increase insulin production. "Consumption of whey protein shortly before a high-glycemic index breakfast increased the early and late post-meal insulin secretion, improved GLP-1 responses and reduced post-meal blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetic patients," the authors wrote. "Whey protein may therefore represent …

Afrezza Approved in U.S. For more details, see item#1.

New data from the ongoing US Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) show that randomizing overweight or obese people at high risk for type 2 diabetes to intensive lifestyle change or giving them the oral agent metformin can reduce or delay the development of the disease for as long as 15 years. …

Among patients with type 2 diabetes who start taking insulin, those who attain good glycemic control are less likely to have a major adverse cardiac event (MACE) in the medium term than those who fail to achieve this, a new study suggests. The findings come from the Cardiovascular Risk Evaluation …

FDA Approves Inhaled Insulin Afrezza for Diabetes. MannKind Corporation today announced that the FDA has approved AFREZZA® (insulin human) Inhalation Powder to improve glycemic control in adult patients with diabetes mellitus. More news to come. Bionic Pancreas Effective for Type 1’s. See this week’s Item #9.

A study of 509 type 2 diabetes patients found that lorcaserin was more effective than diet and exercise alone in reducing A1C levels regardless of whether the patients lost weight. The patients, randomly assigned to either lorcaserin or placebo along with diet and exercise, had A1c levels between 7% and …

Most adults exercising on a treadmill correctly identified light effort but underestimated how much added intensity would be needed to push their workout to a moderate or intense level. Also, only 24% of study participants correctly gauged how much to increase their pace to what would be considered a brisk …

Patients with heart disease or diabetes were more likely than those without the conditions to remain on statin therapy, according to a study. Among patients without heart disease or diabetes, those who were most likely to continue taking statins were overweight/obese or former smokers. The researchers also found that heavy …

A1c Goals Lowered for Children with Type 1 Diabetes See this week’s Item #1.

Residents of areas that encourage walking also have lower obesity rates. Those are the finding from two studies that showed those living in an area that encourages walking are also three times more likely to walk or bike and half as likely to drive to get from one place to …