iHealth – World’s smallest, most portable mobile glucometer    The meter plugs directly into any smart phone, (Android or iPhone) and displays and stores readings using the iHealth Gluco-Smart app. By displaying readings directly on the phone screen, iHealth was able to shrink the device size to just slightly larger …

  25 Lowest Carbohydrate-Containing Vegetables  When it comes to comparing which vegetables have fewer carbohydrates it’s not necessarily an easy process since vegetables come in all sizes, shapes and serving portions. Share this tool with your patients so they can make better decisions. Do you know the lowest carb containing …

Researchers found that in 2000, patients paid median out-of-pocket costs of $19 per prescription, but that his jumped to $36 in 2010. During that time, use of human synthetic insulin dropped off (from 96% to 15%) while use of short- and long-acting analogs such as glargine, detemir, and aspart increased …

Vitamin D supplementation increased nutrient levels in patients with prediabetes in a recent study but patients in the supplement arm did not show better insulin sensitivity or beta cell function than those in the placebo cohort, researchers said. In a randomized controlled trial that showed vitamin D levels indeed rose …

In the U.S., 56% of uninsured patients are now eligible for financial assistance with insurance coverage through Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, or subsidized private coverage under the Affordable Care Act, according to a new report. The analysis estimates the ACA ultimately will lead to more than 27 million …

Bariatric surgery comes out ahead with greater weight loss, diabetes remission and less CVD complications than standard medical care…. 

Among diabetes patients receiving metformin, the addition of insulin compared with a sulfonylurea was associated with an increased risk of nonfatal cardiovascular outcomes and all-cause death…. 

Early studies are showing that the use of vasodilators to lower BP may be related to development of early-stage age-related macular degeneration….

At least ten percent of people who have a heart attack may also have undiagnosed diabetes…. 

A randomized controlled trial found that skipping breakfast may not be a barrier to weight loss….