Agavins are non-digestible natural sugars which may have future applications in diabetes and weight loss by increasing the GLP-1 hormone…. 

Statins will lower cholesterol and increase weight in diabetic patients…. 

Cohort study determines how patient outcomes have changed since multifactorial treatment of CV risk factors and RAS inhibition have become standard of care…. 

The results of adding vildagliptin to metformin…. 

Myocardial infarction (MI) patients who are hospitalized and are hyperglycemic may have increased risk for diabetes…. 

Hyperglycemia may affect how long patients stay in the hospital after surgery…. 

Researchers discover that rate of weight gain in midpregnancy affects the infant’s body mass differently than weight gain during late pregnancy…. 

Do you have any healthy looking weight appropriate patients who are metabolically unhealthy or any obese patients who are metabolically healthy? Can you tell the difference? This week’s Homerun Slides from Dr. Stanley Schwartz and Mastery In Minutes video with Prof Philipp Scherer help us sort out the definitions. Our …

Dr. Philipp Scherer discusses the role of adipose tissue, and how fat can expand at either a healthy or unhealthy rate. If it expands and is not properly vascularized, this can cause insulin resistance….

Dr. Philipp Scherer talks about “healthy obesity” and how some people are “really adept at expanding healthy fat tissue.” He explains that healthy fat tissue is a very effective “sink” for excess calories and that if there is enough vascularization, this spares other tissues such as the liver, muscles or beta …