Edited by Frank J. Snoek and T. Chas Skinner Diabetes in Older Adults   Microvascular complications The specific microvascular complications of diabetes may be less prominent in type 2 diabetes than in type 1 but they still provide cause for concern.

For Dr. Kahn’s comments and the Joslin Diabetes Center’s response, see our article in last week’s newsletter: Joslin Replies to Dr. Richard Kahn’s Statement: “Diabetes Prevention is a Waste of Resources.”

Bydureon is now available in pharmacies. Medicare Update: The 28% cut in physician payments scheduled to begin March 1 will be postponed and/or will be offset by cuts in the budget.

  Telcare’s new iPhone App with 2 way cloud sync automatically synchronizes with a wireless glucose meter allowing patients and caregivers to see every glucose reading while tracking medication, nutrition, activities, and notes. The app also allows patients who don’t have the Telcare BGM to manually enter and track their …

Endocrinologists would prescribe a newly approved weekly treatment for Type 2 diabetes to one-fifth of their patients, a new survey showed. Decision Resources announced the results of a survey of US endocrinologists who said they would prescribe Bydureon to 20% of their patients taking into consideration the reimbursement hurdles and …

According to a new study, teammates in a team-based weight loss competition significantly influenced each other’s weight loss, suggesting that shedding pounds can have a ripple effect. Team members not only achieved similar weight loss outcomes, but participants who said their teammates played a large role in their weight loss …

The cost of statins in the US is radically higher than the costs paid for the same brands in the UK. Statin costs were as much as 400% higher in the US than in the UK. Statins are prescribed in far greater numbers in the US. Thirty-three percent of Americans …

Autoantigen treatment of new-onset type 1 diabetes was unsuccessful in preserving pancreatic beta-cell function overall, but the treatment did appear to help in certain prespecified patient subgroups.…

Consumption of a Mediterranean-style diet is associated with a reduced burden of white matter hyperintesity volume, a marker of small vessel damage in the brain.…

A specific goal to eat a set number of daily servings of low-glycemic-index foods can improve dietary habits of people with type 2 diabetes….