The FDA has approved sitagliptin for use with diet and exercise or in combination with metformin or the TZDs to improve glycemic control in adult patients with type 2 diabetes.

October 2006: Diabetic patients who use newer technologies such as insulin pumps and blood glucose monitoring devices are better able to manage their disease and adhere to treatment regimens, with less daily pain, than with conventional treatments, according to Duke University researchers.

October 2006: Seniors who have diabetes face a very different set of health problems if they are diagnosed during middle age than if they are able to ward off the disease until their golden years, according to a new study by researchers at Johns Hopkins University.

Educating patients about diabetes and inspiring the necessary diet and lifestyle changes can be a big challenge-especially with low-literacy patients. Until now. FlashCarb Magnets are a set of 50 colorful refrigerator magnets that make it fun and easy to learn the carb counts of common foods-and provide a quick reference …

Fifty-four million Americans – that’s one in six of us — have pre-diabetes and most don’t even realize it.

The new system measures “lifetime,” or the amount of time it takes for a molecule, after being exposed to light, to go from a high- to low-energy state.

Since 85% of people with type 2 diabetes also may have elevated blood pressure, they should be given an ACE inhibitor to protect from kidney failure.

A simple blood test could predict risk and that treatments to lower uric acid may be a novel way to reduce hypertension-related complications in this population.

Researchers have shown that when adolescents are checking their blood sugars 4 to 5 time a day prior to going on the pump, that more than 80% of adolescents will continue with pump therapy and improve their outcomes.

Elderly nursing home patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus have higher bone mass and lower bone turnover than those without diabetes.