A published study shows morbidly obese patients are much more likely to develop diabetic foot ulcers than non-obese patients.

Caffeine intake at levels typical of normal consumption is associated with a significant reduction in nocturnal hypoglycemia in patients with long-standing type 1 diabetes.

Breast-feeding during the first week of life after birth is a “critical period, when exposure to diabetic breast milk may have a negative long-term influence on risk of overweight and diabetes in offspring of diabetic mothers.

Expression of gremlin, a gene involved in nephrogenesis, may not end after embryonic development and can reemerge in the context of diabetic nephropathy.

People with type 1 or type 2 diabetes are at higher risk of contracting respiratory, urinary tract and skin infections than people without diabetes.

Valsartan is significantly superior to amlodipine for prevention of new-onset type-2 diabetes in high-risk patients with hypertension.Tesaglitazar Shows Promise in

Type 2 patients who require insulin treatment, continuing metformin treatment reduced weight gain and insulin requirement, and improved glycemic control.

Simplicity of an oral insulin spray “will facilitate acceptance and increase use by primary care physicians and patients alike.

Than Glargine Reduction in A1c was significantly better in the premixed insulin aspart group then in the glargine group

This week we have a cheat sheet on Symlin and Byetta. Information in a condensed format that you need to know when talking to patients who will be using the new drugs. Symlin/Byetta Cheat Sheet (pdf)