New guidelines from the American Diabetes Association will place even more people into the “prediabetes” category. At least 20% more which, could mean 30 million people with “prediabetes.”
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Issue 180 Item 1 Gastric Bypass Urged for Very Obese Diabetics
Researchers recommend that stomach bypass surgery should become “standard treatment” for morbidly obese patients with type 2 diabetes, because the majority achieve excellent glucose control following the procedure.
Read More »Issue 180 Item 2 INGAP PHASE 2 TRIALS BEGIN IN 17 CENTERS
Safety and Efficacy of INGAP-p in Patients with Type 1 & 2 Diabetes. More Information about who qualifies and where the centers are located and how to see if you or your patients might qualify to participate:
Read More »Issue 180 Item 3 New Blood Test May Warn of Heart Attack Risk
Test predicts which chest-pain sufferers will have heart attacks.
Read More »Issue 180 Item 4 Glycemic Index Gaining Acceptance as Useful Dietary Tool
Information Presented at American Dietetic Association Meeting Identifies Potential Benefits & New Uses.
Read More »Prediabetes Diagnosis Guidelines Changed from 110 to 100mg/dL
A blood glucose reading of 100mg/dL is Prediabetes. The newer threshold or cut-off point for fasting plasma glucose will increase those with Prediabetes to 5 million more with Prediabetes.
Read More »Issue 180 Item 6 Who should take a daily aspirin…and how much they should take
There’s confusion about who should or shouldn’t take a daily aspirin.
Read More »Issue 180 Item 7 New Warnings: Potential Iteraction Between Cranberry Juice and
Warning comes from some case reports in Europe.
Read More »Issue 180 Item 8 Inhaled Insulin Good Option for Some Diabetics
The addition of inhaled insulin before meals improves control of blood glucose in patients with type 2 diabetes who are not adequately controlled by oral diabetes drugs.
Read More »Issue 180 Item 9 Subclinical Atherosclerosis Precedes Clinical Onset of Diabetes
Results from a new study suggest that atherosclerosis levels are increased in patients who are later diagnosed with type 2 diabetes
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