The FDA recently approved tapentadol-ER (Nucynta ER) for the treatment of peripheral neuropathy in diabetics….
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High Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes in Latino Populations Associated with Low Frequency Variant in HNF1A
HNF1A is also the gene responsible for (maturity onset diabetes of the young type 3 (MODY3), a rare monogenic cause of diabetes….
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Type 1 diabetes patients have better control of their blood sugar levels with an artificial pancreas….
Read More »ADA: Another Inhaled Insulin Treatment for Type 1 and 2 Diabetes May Be Coming Soon
The technosphere insulin inhalation powder (TI) is a non-invasive insulin inhalant that is used to help decrease blood glucose following meals in both type 1 and 2 diabetes patients….
Read More »ADA: Hepatitis B Vaccine Shows Some Benefits in Preventing Diabetes
Study subjects who had the hepatitis B vaccination had an 81% reduction in diabetes risk….
Read More »Metformin Has Major Benefits for African Americans
African Americans with type 2 diabetes respond better to metformin’s glucose lowering effects….
Read More »The 74th ADA Scientific Sessions and GLP-1: A Second Look
When Steve and Andrew got back from the ADA’s 74th Scientific Sessions in San Francisco, we put together an awesome overview of some of the new research and studies on GLP-1. Now that we have had some time to review the entire program we are providing you with more of …
Read More »Special Edition, GLP-1 Summer 2014
When Steve and Andrew got back from the scientific sessions in San Francisco we put together an awesome overview of some of the new research and studies on GLP-1. Now that we have had some time to review the entire list of GLP-1 related presentations we are proud to provide …
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You may have heard of DeFronzo’s "Ominous Octet" but have you heard of the "Disharmonious Quartet"? In this week’s Homerun Slides, we review the Pathogenesis of Type 2 Diabetes as well as the Role of Free Fatty Acids in Hyperglycemia where the Disharmonious Quartet comes into play….
Read More »Joslin’s Diabetes Deskbook, Updated 2nd Ed., Excerpt #52: Pharmacotherapy of Type 2 Diabetes, Part 11
Richard S. Beaser, MD This week’s excerpt covers the following topics: What drugs restore incretin function How to titrate GLP-1 agonists Learn the contraindications and precautions for the DPP-IV inhibitors The typical doses for the different DPP-IV’s….
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