Many people are unaware about the health outcome associated with switching from glargine to detemir… Type 2 diabetes is often managed by antidiabetic oral agents. As the disease progresses, it creates a need for insulin therapy. Insulin has significant impact on patients’ quality of life as well as financial circumstance. …

Study finds affected patients at increased risk of CVD, chronic kidney disease and death… Diabetes patients with lower extremity amputation are more likely to die from other complications such as cardiovascular disease (CVD) and chronic kidney disease, and to have more lower extremity amputation (LEA) than other diseases. The purpose …

Direct medical cost estimated to be 2.3 times higher than non-diabetes patients… The healthcare system in the U.S. is very expensive, and it becomes more difficult for patients with chronic diseases to afford good health insurance and manage their health compared to patients with non-chronic diseases. According to this study, …

Women who are unknowingly pregnant and still drinking alcohol may be causing more harm to the fetus than previously thought… A recent study published by the University of Queensland sought to further investigate how alcohol consumption can affect metabolic regulations, including glucose intolerance, in fetal development. While the study was …

Printed self-management materials and medications not enough to provide diabetes control for patients… Type 2 diabetes is a lifelong disease and requires extensive counseling, coaching, problem-solving and goal-setting discussions to overcome obstacles and show real improvements in health. With many patients being on-the-go, finding interventions that work and are easy …

Scientists still struggling to find exact mechanism responsible for altered TSH levels when taking drug… A recent study was published in Thyroid evaluating 26 healthy adults ages 18 to 50 years old who had no use of levothyroxine or metformin in the prior 3 months. They were looking to see …

Lifelong condition may join list of various medical ailments for which type 1 patients are at an increased risk… A population-based cohort study published using data from The Health Improvement Network (THIN) was evaluated comparing records from 303,394 type 1 diabetes patients aged 0-89 years old with 303,872 random controls …

Accessible fruit offers variety of health benefits…. Incorporating papaya into your diet can have many possible health benefits. Studies suggest that consuming papaya decreases the risk of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease as well as promotes healthy skin and hair, increases energy and decreases overall weight. Papaya is very accessible …

Possibly a new option for reducing triglyceride levels and risk of developing insulin resistance….

When mice are given IL-35, type 1 diabetes is either reversed or completely cured as blood glucose returned to normal… Type 1 diabetes is considered an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks insulin-producing beta pancreatic cells. To better understand how to treat type 1 diabetes, Swedish researchers injected …