Patients with type 2 diabetes receiving poor control while taking sulfonylurea improve more by adding inhaled insulin vs metformin, according to the results of an open-label, randomized study,
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ADA: New Class of Anti-Diabetic Agents Under Review by FDA
A novel category of oral antidiabetic agents that increase glucagon synthesis and improve beta cell function are showing “robust efficacy” and “placebo-like tolerability,” in the words of one investigator.
Read More »ADA: New Agent Reduces Risk of Diabetic Retinopathy
A protein kinase C-beta inhibitor reduced the risk of sustained vision loss and progression of diabetic macular edema in two phase III trials, researchers announced.
Read More »Regular Physical Activity Indicated in Children With Type 1 Diabetes
Regular physical exercise is one of the most important factors predicting glycemic control in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), according to the results of a cross-sectional analysis.
Read More »Diet of Adolescents With and Without Diabetes
Adolescents with type 1 diabetes consume fewer calories from carbohydrates but more calories from fat than adolescents without diabetes and exceed the recommended levels of fat intake, which increases the risk for cardiovascular disease.
Read More »New Test for Insulin Resistance
Lowering blood levels of a protein found in higher quantities among those with insulin resistance might cut the risk of diabetes, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease, a new study suggests. Raised levels of the protein in the blood may provide an early warning sign of the development of type 2 …
Read More »Pfizer, Bayer Partner on Fat Modifier Obesity Drugs
Pfizer is buying exclusive worldwide rights to an experimental class of Bayer obesity drugs.
Read More »India and China Overtakes the US in Risk for Diabetes
The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has put India, along with China and the U.S., on notice as the spread of diabetes worldwide is assuming alarming proportions.
Read More »ADA: High Blood Sugar Deadly After Heart Attack
Death was 15 times more likely in patients with hyperglycemia, with just one milligram per declliter above normal
Read More »ADA: 50-Year Type 1 Diabetes Survivors Show New Islet Cells
According to new research presented at ADA, after more than half a century of living with type 1 diabetes, a significant number of patients appear to have residual beta-islet cell function.
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