Pendiq The next generation in insulin pens comes to Europe first as they use pens 5-8 times more than the U.S. does. The pen can deliver dosages with a minimum dose of 2.0 units and increments of 0.1Units can be made. The Pendiq insulin pen is operated with common 3ml insulin …
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An A1c of 5.7% Indicates Greater Heart Risk
Researchers found participants with normal glucose tolerance but A1C rates between 5.7% and 6.4% had increased intima-media thickness and augmentation and augmentation index, suggesting that an A1C threshold of 5.7% may help better identify patients at greater cardiovascular risk. "These results suggest that an HbA1c cutoff of 5.7% is more …
Read More »One-Third of Obese Children Are Metabolically Healthy Obese (MHO)
In a study to determine prevalence of MHO in children, researchers found that one in three could be classified as MHO and that adiposity and lifestyle behavior may have important roles. Of the 181 children, 57 were found to be MHO-IR (31.5%), with waist circumference and dietary fat intake as …
Read More »Albiglutide (FDA Application Pending) Has Greater Tolerability, Comparable A1c Reductions, But Less Weight Loss
Research showed type 2 diabetes patients who took once-weekly albiglutide attained significant reductions in A1C, comparable with those who were on once-daily liraglutide. "The data indicate that albiglutide is a reasonable alternative to other glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists for the treatment of diabetes. Researchers said that, "It has good …
Read More »WHO Opens Public Consultation on Draft Sugars Guideline
When finalized, the World Health Organization guideline will provide countries with recommendations on limiting the consumption of sugars to reduce public health problems like obesity and tooth decay. For information on how to submit comments, see below….
Read More »Hope for Healing Difficult-to-treat Chronic Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Italian researchers report that polydeoxyribonucleotide (PDRN), an adenosine receptor A2A agonist, shows some efficacy in healing chronic diabetic foot ulcers….
Read More »Seven Newly Discovered DNA Regions Linked to Type 2 Diabetes
In the largest study to date of the genetic basis of the disease, DNA data was brought together from more than 48,000 patients and 139,000 healthy controls from four different ethnic groups….
Read More »Type 2 Diabetes Patient Benefit from Video Games
Playing Nintendo’s Wii Fit Plus led to improvements in many diabetic measurements….
Read More »Diabetic Complications and the Aging Population
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Read More »Vitamin D’s Effect on the Progression of Pre-type 1 Diabetes
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