Second study shows depressive symptoms can predict mortality in adults with type 1 diabetes….

Adding canola oil to the diet improved glycemic control and reduced cardiovascular risk in type 2 diabetes. And in another study, an overall healthier diet reduced risk of developing diabetes….

Nike Inc. iOS/Android Free   Although the Nike+ Running App may seem out of reach for some of our patients, the app is designed for all levels of activity. Nike has also been very supportive of their running fans and has kept the app up-to-date. The app has a lot of …

For this month’s special feature we have a selection of the GLP-1 abstracts and releases from the recent American Diabetes Association’s 74th Scientific Sessions in San Francisco. New one-year data of IDegLira shows glucose-lowering effect was maintained for people with type 2 diabetes New Phase 3a findings show IDegLira, the …

The last time the ADA was in San Francisco was 2008, and there were only a few of us who had even heard of a GLP-1. This novel hormone for the first time had a synthetic duplication that could be used to help control glucose levels. This time when the …

Sometimes life is too sweet to be true and in this week’s Disaster Averted, our patient finds out how sweet life can get if you grab the wrong bottle off the grocery shelf. Our Clinical Text looks at diabetes medications that can increase insulin production and how they figure in …

  In this week’s Homerun Slides series, we review the Etiology of Type 2 Diabetes including Insulin Resistance and Beta-Cell Dysfunction, and we take also take a look at the San Antonio Metabolism and VAGES Studies….

Richard S. Beaser, MD Medications that Increase Insulin Secretion: SULFONYLUREAS CLASS SUMMARY: Action: Insulin secretagogues. Initial effects are to increase insulin secretory capacity. With establishment of long-term glucose control, this increase may not persist and other extrapancreatic effects, either direct or indirect, may also occur. Required for efficacy: Some remaining …

This week there is a lot of press on the use of insulin right after metformin and the increased risk of death in patients on this combination. Upon reading the entire article you see, however, that it is a retrospective review and unfortunately there is little if any data on …

Watch for our upcoming issue focusing on the 74th American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions.