MedPockets for Women with Diabetes  For women patients who are looking for a convenient way to carry their diabetes meds and other necessities. Includes four built-in pockets perfect for insulin pumps, glucose meters, prosthesis, other essential health items, or personal items including cell phones, money, keys, credit cards, etc. Fashionable, …

"Your School Your Rights" Patient Handout for Parents of Children with Diabetes Every parent with a child with diabetes needs to have this information. This updated four-panel brochure explains the legal protections for and rights of students with diabetes. Includes a school discrimination checklist and information on how to get …

Researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel found that differences in gut microbes may explain why some people can handle artificial sweeteners just fine while in others the sweeteners lead to glucose intolerance. In studies in mice and people, researchers examined the interaction between gut microbes and consumption …

According to the ADA, total annual costs associated with diagnosed diabetes cases increased by 41% between 2007 and 2012, and the total estimated cost for care of those in the U.S. with diagnosed diabetes in 2012 was $245 billion. People diagnosed with diabetes spend about $13,700 per year on medical …

Boehringer Ingelheim, and Eli Lilly & Co. have presented results from a 52-week Phase III study demonstrating sustained efficacy of the investigational empagliflozin/linagliptin combination tablet in adults with T2DM already taking metformin and in those who were previously untreated. The results, presented during the 50th Annual Meeting of the European …

An HbA1c higher than 5.9% was a more accurate indicator for diabetes in pregnant patients…. 

Complications that can lead to blindness, nerve damage, and kidney damage could be reduced by taking statins…. 

A synergistic effect may exist between HbA1c level and dietary sodium intake for the development of CVD…. 

Overweight diabetic patients who lose weight by dieting and increasing their physical activity can reduce their health care costs by an average of around $600 per year…. 

This study showed that fenofibrate was very effective in lowering total, LDL, non-HDL cholesterol significantly in female diabetic patients compared to male patients….