Recently developed ultrasensitive assays capable of detecting C-peptide under 5 pmol/l now allow very low levels of C-peptide to be detected in patients with long-standing type 1 diabetes. Most patients with long-duration type 1 diabetes continue to secrete very low levels of endogenous insulin, which increase after meals. This is consistent …

Healthy eating is encouraged for all individuals, but especially for those with diabetes…. 

Patients with long-standing type 1 diabetes still make small amounts of insulin…. 

There is a decline in adherence to medication after retirement among men and women with hypertension and men with type 2 diabetes….

Complications from surgical wound closure occur three times higher in diabetic patients with high blood glucose levels…. 

Rosiglitazone plus exenatide shows lower percentage of MI…. 

Cholesterol levels unchanged….

Antidepressants can worsen glycemic control and/or induce hyperglycemia….

Triple-drug regimen of metformin, exenatide, and pioglitazone at the onset of type 2 diabetes decreased 2-year treatment failure rates by 84%…. 

Patients with diabetes who are excessively sleepy during the day may be at a higher risk for hypoglycemia….