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According to new research, type 2 diabetes patients who quit smoking are likely to see a temporary deterioration in their glycemic control which could last up to three years. They examined the primary care records of 10,692 adult smokers with T2DM over six years to investigate whether or not quitting …

  Intarcia Therapeutics was able to raise an additional $225 million to continue their development and commercialization of an implantable pump that delivers a year’s supply of exenatide. See Product of the Week.  

Individuals should avoid eating snacks at night because this could increase the risk of developing diabetes and breast cancer, according to a new study. Women had a 20% lower risk of developing hyperglycemia for every three hours of fasting at night, which could be a strategy to reduce the risk …

Asian Indians who live in the U.S. have a 20% higher prevalence of having prediabetes than those residing in India, but Indian residents have a 50% higher prevalence of type 2 diabetes compared with those in the U.S. The cross-sectional analyses, involved Asian Indians enrolled in the Centre for Cardiometabolic …

After 10 years of follow-up, type 2 diabetes screening is not associated with improved mortality rates. The investigators conducted a systematic literature review using data from Cochrane databases and MEDLINE, and relevant studies from previous task force reviews. Screening for diabetes correlated with no 10-year mortality benefit versus no screening …

C-reactive protein levels in people using insulin who live near high traffic areas were found to be high compared with those who took oral diabetes medications, according to a 356-patient study. This suggests patients taking insulin are more vulnerable to inflammation when exposed to heavy traffic. Environmental Pollution., Volume 202, …

Athletes who ate fast food after a workout were able to complete exercises two hours later as easily as those who consumed post-workout dietary supplements, University of Montana researchers report. The study found the group consuming fast food had higher levels of muscle glycogen, an energy source, compared with study …

Children whose mothers were diagnosed with diabetes by the 26th week of pregnancy had a 42% increased risk of being diagnosed with autism, according to a study. Diabetes after 26 weeks of pregnancy and type 2 diabetes before conception were not associated with increased autism risk. JAMA April 14, 2015, …

New FDA Warnings Possible for the DPP-4’s. See item #1 below. FDA Accepts Resubmitted Applications for Tresiba, Ryzodeg. More news coming soon.  

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