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At any given average glucose level, high variability results in higher glycosylated hemoglobin level. In a study involving 427 diabetic patients (63% had type 1 diabetes), investigators obtained about 2700 blood glucose measurements per patient during a 3-month period. Glucose variability affected HbA1c in type 1 diabetic patients. In patients …

According to results of the CREDIT study, increased weight gain occurred among insulin users who had a higher HbA1c at baseline; had a lower BMI; less frequently used concomitant glucose-lowering medications; did not start basal insulin; and were using multiple insulin injection regimens. Additionally, higher insulin dose at 1 year …

Important lessons regarding the implementation of an education program in primary care have been learned and can contribute to a better understanding of the reasons why GPs hesitate to refer patients to a self-management education program. Reasons included: the role of GPs and other health care providers in diabetes care …

The Best from the 47th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, Lisbon, Portugal. See all of our coverage on the 47th EASD from the details on the latest diabetes figures worldwide to the potential of a new Once-A-Year diabetes medication.

Americans are well informed about the risks, dangers, and signs of diabetes — but that knowledge does not appear to translate into actions to prevent or control the disease, researchers reported. Almost 87% of the 3,867 type 2 diabetes respondents in a huge national sampling knew that obesity contributes to …

Survival rates in patients with early-onset type 1 diabetes have improved in recent years, whereas survival in patients with late-onset type 1 diabetes has become worse since the 1980s. The trend appears to be a result of increases in drug- and alcohol-related deaths in patients with late-onset type 1 diabetes. …

Walking more not only wards off weight gain in middle age but also helps prevent or delay diabetes, a population-based study affirmed. Middle-age people who increased their daily step count over five years maintained significantly higher insulin sensitivity at the end of that period than those who didn’t boost their …

Researchers have found that people who find it easy to keep fit may just have been born with the right genes, and their research also means couch potatoes previously dismissed as lazy could be missing the gene and so naturally find it more difficult to exercise. Researchers removed two genes …

Scientists in Norway claim that consuming a lot of filtered boiled coffee could help reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. The study assessed the amount of coffee consumed by 360,000 non-diabetic people from health studies, showed that people who drank at least nine cups of coffee faced a …

US consumers are skipping fewer meals, have mixed feelings about “fresh” products and are less concerned about sodium intake. These and other insights comes from the NPD Group’s 26th annual report on Eating Patterns in America, which includes a list of the foods and beverages we ate more of last …