Dr. Tamara Hannon addresses Steve’s questions on the future of type 2 diabetes in children, noting that unless we can begin to make changes as a society, the rates will just keep increasing as the obesity rates just keep going up.

I was working with my calculator earlier (my abacus is broken) and figured out that each of you who reads this week’s newsletter saves about $2300. Our publisher, Stephen Freed, spent all of his time finding the best and most interesting articles and people to talk to at the 74th …

There was a lot of activity at the ADA this year and considerable attention was focused on the SGLT2 inhibitors. This class of drugs, which includes the currently approved canagliflozin and dapagliflozin and the hopefully-soon-to-be-approved empagliflozin as well as about 20 others, has been getting a lot of attention because …

There was a lot of great information at this year’s ADA Scientific Sessions on the sodium glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors both alone and in combination with other medications, and we have a review for you. Canagliflozin  Canagliflozin has demonstrated improvement in glycemic control, body weight, and blood pressure across …

A1c Goals Lowered for Children with Type 1 Diabetes See this week’s Item #1.

Powerhouse Fruits and Vegetables  What’s a "powerhouse" fruit or vegetable? According to a new study published in a Centers for Disease Control and Protection journal, they’re foods that are "most strongly associated with reduced chronic disease risk." They also contain 17 essential nutrients in quantities that constitute 10 percent or more of …

FlexTouch® Insulin Analog Pen  FlexTouch® is the first and only prefilled insulin delivery device with no push-button extension and is prefilled with long-acting insulin Levemir® (insulin detemir [rDNA origin] injection). It offers several key features: as 1) Prefilled insulin pens containing 3 mL (300 units) of insulin detemir 2) Doses …

Residents of areas that encourage walking also have lower obesity rates. Those are the finding from two studies that showed those living in an area that encourages walking are also three times more likely to walk or bike and half as likely to drive to get from one place to …

Among patients with coronary artery disease, those who have both chronic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes face a significantly increased risk of cardiovascular events, compared with those who have either condition separately. The researchers found that the risk of cardiovascular events was significantly higher in patients with type 2 …

The new guidelines divide patients into four groups for whom statin treatment is recommended: individuals with cardiovascular disease; individuals with LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) levels higher than 190 mg/dL; individuals with diabetes, between the ages of 40-75, with LDL-C levels 70-189 mg/dL; and individuals without diabetes or cardiovascular disease, with LDL-C …