Diet and Nutritional Strategies During Sport and Exercise in Type 1 Diabetes Elaine Hibbert-Jones and Gill Regan             Exercise means different things to different people and for competitive sport involves many hours of training.

  Part 1 of this two-part series covers some of the newest therapies for type 2 diabetes including GLP-1 agonists and DPP-4 inhibitors. We also take a look at some of the even newer therapies on the horizon such as SGLT2 inhibitors, ultra long-acting insulin (degludec) and interleukin-1 blocker, diacerein. 

  Learn how to get your patients to increase their physical activity.

  Almased – Meal Replacement  Almased ®, with 15 grams of carbohydrate and 180 calories, is made from all natural products including soy protein, honey enzymes, and skim milk yogurt powder that complement each other through a fermentation process.

University of British Columbia scientists have successfully reversed diabetes in mice using stem cells, paving the way for a breakthrough treatment for diabetes. The research by Timothy Kieffer, a professor in the Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, is the first to show that human stem cell transplants can successfully …

Although gastric bypass surgery reverses type 2 diabetes in a large percentage of obese patients, the disease recurs in about 21% of them within three to five years. The study’s lead author, Yessica Ramos, MD, an internal medicine resident at Mayo Clinic Arizona in Scottsdale, stated that, “The recurrence rate …

Secondhand smoke exposure may lead to an increased risk of type 2 diabetes and obesity in adults. The survey was conducted from 2001 to 2006, and questioned over 6,300 adults. The study concluded those exposed to secondhand smoke had a higher rate of type 2 diabetes and a higher BMI. …

Data from a large retrospective cohort study suggested that, diabetic patients treated with three commonly prescribed sulfonylurea drugs had a 50% higher mortality risk compared with patients treated with metformin…. 

First weight loss drug to be approved by the FDA in thirteen years…. 

Adequate vitamin D levels were associated with less weight gain among women aged 65 years and older during a 4.5-year period….