For men and women with prediabetes, insulin sensitivity increases to a similar extent with exercise training, metformin, or a combination of the two, with metformin impacting slightly on the effect of exercise.…

Teenagers who eat a lot of fiber-rich foods, such as vegetables and whole grains, are less likely to have risk factors for diabetes and heart disease….

Renal hyperfiltration may be associated with a greater risk of stroke, especially in patients with the metabolic syndrome or type 2 diabetes….

Diets that cut out fats or carbohydrates may not lead to sustained weight reduction….

Free screening by trained volunteers can pick up cases of dysglycemia and other diabetic conditions in the general population….

Two studies show that uncontrolled serum uric acid levels are associated with a nearly 20% increased risk of developing diabetes and a more than 40% increased risk of developing renal disease….

We try to make insulin use as simple and painless as possible for our patients, and this usually means trying to limit the number of injections a day and selecting the shortest, thinnest needle possible. Most of the time this works fine but this week’s Disaster Averted, Ask the Right …

Edited by Frank J. Snoek and T. Chas Skinner Diabetes in Toddlers and Pre-Schoolers   Psychological development and the impact of diabetes: ages 2-5 years Diabetes during the second to fourth years of life continues to have a profound effect on the parent-child relationship.

This week’s slide set includes slides on GLP-1 and the Central Nervous System, the Cardiac Actions of GLP-1, and the Emerging Roles of Bioactive GLP-1 Metabolites, plus more….

Last week we had an item about the water consumption and glucose levels and there was a tip on how to get your patients to drink more. Now there is a study in this month’s International Journal of Obesity that confirms that drinking ice cold water increases metabolism and burns …