A new drug has been found to be more effective in reducing postprandial blood glucose than insulin….
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Autism Linked to Mom’s Diabetes
Mothers who are obese or who have diabetes appear to be more likely to have children with neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism….
Read More »Lixisenatide Once-Daily GLP-1 Drug Effective for Type 2 Diabetes
Monotherapy with the investigational GLP-1 receptor antagonist lixisenatide significantly reduces postprandial glucose excursions and HbA1c in treatment-naive type 2 diabetes patients….
Read More »Overweight Kids Find it Difficult Staying on a Low-Carb Diet
When it comes to managing childhood obesity, cutting portion sizes and cutting carbohydrates can work equally well although carb control is tough for many kids….
Read More »Extended-Release Niacin Raises Fasting Glucose Levels
The combination of extended-release niacin (N) with ezetimibe plus simvastatin (E/S) to treat hyperlipidemia is associated with increased fasting glucose (FG) levels compared with E/S alone….
Read More »Waist Measurements Can Be Linked with Lipids and Blood Pressure
The addition of waist measurements to BMI can help further stratify young individuals who might have abnormal lipid and blood-pressure values….
Read More »Anti-VEGF Shot Improves Sight for Diabetes Patients
Advantages in improved visual acuity seen with bevacizumab injections are maintained long term for diabetic macular edema patients compared with improvements from laser surgery.
Read More »Diabetic Pancreatic Cancer Patients Live Longer with Diabetes Drug
About 80 percent of people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer also have diabetes.
Read More »How Red Wine Can Fight Obesity
A resveratrol-like compound found in red wine and fruits could have potential for fighting obesity by blocking fat uptake….
Read More »Sugar Production Switch in Liver Offers New Target for Diabetes Therapies
In their extraordinary quest to decode human metabolism, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have discovered a pair of molecules that regulates the liver’s production of glucose….
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