Risk for developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis associated with diabetes type, age of diagnosis… Type 2 diabetes, but not type 1 diabetes, may be associated with a reduced risk for developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Researchers also found that both the age of diabetes diagnosis and the age of diagnosis of amyotrophic …

Thirty minutes of exercise 6 days a week associated with about 40% mortality risk reduction in a study of older men… Norwegian researchers studied the relationships between physical activity (PA), smoking and 12-year cardiovascular (CV), non-CV and all-cause mortality in elderly Oslo men screened for CV disease in 1972–1973 and 2000. …

Women have smaller improvement in HbA1c and more hypoglycemia and nocturnal hypoglycemia…

Researchers have found that weight gain puts people at an increased risk of being colonized by staphylococcus aureus bacteria on their skin. A toxin released by the bacteria has also been connected with symptoms of type 2 diabetes. The researchers examined four diabetes patients and discovered that their estimated exposure …

Gallup Poll data show the U.S. obesity rate increased to 27.7% in 2014, up from 27.1% in 2013. Hawaii was the least obese state with a 19% rate, while Mississippi continued to be the most obese state, with a rate of 35.2%.

Researchers evaluated how disrupted sleep and excess food intake are correlated, placing both adults and children at risk for long-term health conditions. Study authors reported that, after a bad night’s sleep, the appetite-controlling hormone is impacted, emotional stress is higher, and more food is desired to compensate for the lack …

Help your patients prevent type 2 diabetes. Your patients who have prediabetes or are at risk for type 2 diabetes could benefit from the National Diabetes Prevention Program. Participants work with lifestyle coaches in a group setting to lose 5%-7% of their body weight and increase physical activity to at …

BD has received FDA clearance for its new insulin pump infusion set with FlowSmart technology. The new set uses a novel catheter which allows insulin to flow out of two places: the bottom (like current infusion sets) and the side (a new innovation). the new tech innovation led to an …

Sometimes some of us get frustrated because it seems that studies have to be done to support the obvious, but I realize that others need experts to validate what seems so simple to try to the rest of us. As a Diabetes Educator talking to patients with both diabetes and …

When we talk about the complications of diabetes we frequently talk about kidney failure and amputation, but more often than not the first changes that a patient notices are in their vision. Whether it is difficulty reading because of elevated glucose or the first signs of retinopathy, eye changes can …