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Metformin May Not Be the Golden Pill After All for Treating Type 2 Diabetes
According to Catherine Cornu, MD, of the Clinical Investigation Centre in Lyon, France, and colleagues, a meta-analysis showed that the glucose-lowering agent had no effect on all-cause or cardiovascular mortality in people with diabetes….
Read More »Higher HbA1c Levels Provide Better Outcomes in Heart Failure with Diabetes
Patients with advanced heart failure who were also diabetic had better two-year survival if their baseline HbA1c levels were more than 7.3%….
Read More »Shift Work with Less Sleep Sets Stage for Diabetes
Short sleep on a disrupted schedule — common in shift work — significantly increases blood sugar, setting the stage for obesity and diabetes….
Read More »GLP-1 a Good Choice for Glycemic Control?
The top three drugs for the reduction of A1c levels are biphasic insulin, glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) analogs, and…. The top 3 drugs for the reduction of A1c levels are biphasic insulin, glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) analogs, and basal insulin. Although most oral antidiabetic drugs had a similar effect on …
Read More »New Path for Diabetes Treatment
Suppressing the hormone glucagon might lower blood sugar, insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes….
Read More »Gestational Diabetes to Rise 50 Percent in Australian Women
The number of Australian women diagnosed with gestational diabetes is set to rise by 50% with the implementation of the new guidelines….
Read More »Eat Less Fat, Exercise More for Weight Loss
What doesn’t work if you want to lose weight….
Read More »Vitamin D’s Brain Benefits Only Emerge at Adulthood
Higher serum vitamin D levels do not boost academic performance in childhood….
Read More »Electronic Daily Diaries Boost Adherence to Diet, Exercise Goals
In a prospective, randomized trial, people who used a personal digital assistant (PDA) to itemize their food intake were significantly more likely….
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