The FDA approved JANUMET® XR (sitagliptin and metformin hydrochloride (HCl) extended-release) tablets, a treatment for type 2 diabetes that combines sitagliptin, which is the active component of JANUVIA® (sitagliptin), with extended-release metformin….
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Joslin Replies to Dr. Richard Kahn’s Statement: “Diabetes Prevention is a Waste of Resources”
Physicians strongly disagree with statements made by former executive of the American Diabetes Association.…
Read More »Urinary Incontinence in Diabetes Prevented with Weight Loss
Overweight women with diabetes may be able to cut their risk of urinary incontinence if they lose some weight.…
Read More »Ulcer-causing Bacteria Linked to Higher Diabetes Risk
People who have been infected with the ulcer-causing bacteria Helicobacter pylori are more than twice as likely to develop diabetes later on as people who do not have signs of the infection.…
Read More »Decaffeinated Coffee Might Boost Brain Power for Type 2 Diabetes
Decaf coffee was found to improve glucose energy metabolism in the brain in mouse studies.…
Read More »50GM Glucose Challenge Test an Acceptable Screen for Gestational Diabetes
The 50-g glucose challenge test is an “acceptable” screening test for GDM but it can’t replace the OGTT.…
Read More »Women with Diabetes Are Four Times More Likely to Have a Baby with Birth Defects
Pregnant women with diabetes are almost four times more likely to have a baby with a birth defect than women without the condition, and the likelihood is linked to the mother’s glucose level.…
Read More »Intermittent Exercise Improves Glucose for People with Diabetes
New study finds exercise in low oxygen environment may result in improved insulin sensitivity….
Read More »The Pancreas Also Has Taste Buds
Pancreas can taste fructose, hinting at links to diabetes.…
Read More »“Yo-yo Dieting” Not as Dangerous as Thought
Despite earlier concerns, dieters who repeatedly lose weight and then gain it back aren’t at higher risk of early death than people who don’t “yo-yo diet”….
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