The Smart Pill Bottle  AdhereTech has created patented cloud-connected pill bottles that improve medication adherence. These bottles measure the exact number of pills or liquid in the bottle in real-time, wirelessly send this HIPAA-compliant data into the cloud, and remind patients to take their medication via phone call or text. …

Gargano Mortality Risk Score Calculator  An all-cause 2-year mortality risk web-based calculator developed for medical professionals for their type 2 patients. The calculator was developed and is easily accessible to health care professionals for their type 2 patients. Mortality Risk Score Calculator

The Milliman Medical Index measures the healthcare costs for a typical American family of four receiving healthcare benefits through an employer-sponsored preferred provider organization plan. For the second consecutive year, the increase over the prior year on a percentage basis was the lowest in the history of the study and …

Individuals who ate sweets at least every other day were no more likely to gain excess weight and did not have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease than those who consumed sweets once a week or less, according to the US National Cancer Institute’s analysis of NHANES 05-06 data. Sweets …

While symptoms of gastroparesis are common in both type 1 and type 2 diabetes patients, the condition is significantly underdiagnosed in the latter population. Lead researcher Dr. Lee M. Kaplan said, "The surprisingly high prevalence of gastroparesis symptoms in patients with type 2 diabetes suggests a need for greater awareness …

New predictive model for all-cause mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes….

Prevalence of diabetes among US adults has grown by 45% over the past 20 years….

Each hour delay in mid-point sleep on free days was associated with a higher HbA1c of 2.5%….

Relative intensity of GLUT4 protein was decreased by 36% in simvastatin-treated adipocytes….

The National Health and Nutrition Survey found a positive association between use of marijuana and reduced insulin resistance….