Even small changes in A1c and BP could significantly reduce the risk of CVD complications in people with type 2 diabetes….

It’s not clear why the relationship exists, and the findings do not prove that “screen time” itself worsens kids’ diabetes control but factors like obesity, exercise habits and family income did not explain the connection….

Conventional liver function tests may miss a diagnosis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in patients with type 2 diabetes….

Poor oral health can lead to a greater risk of developing complications from type 2 diabetes, and problems such as inflammation from swollen gums can make diabetes worse, as well as having a negative impact on cardiovascular disease and oral cancer….

Food insulin index improves acute postprandial glycemia in type 1 diabetes versus carb counting….

A prospective analysis of body mass index (BMI) in 1957 children from ages 5 months to 8 years reveals that an “atypically elevated BMI trajectory” that leads to obesity is identifiable by age 3.5 years.…

Echo Therapeutics, a company developing the Symphony tCGM System as a non-invasive, wireless, transdermal continuous glucose monitoring (tCGM) system, announced positive results.…

Patients with type 1 diabetes improved their glycemic control by switching from multiple daily insulin injections to sensor-augmented pump (SAP) therapy.…

What do you do for your patients who come to you with questions about using herbal products to treat or “cure” diabetes? Our Clinical Case Study on the Internet and Herbal Treatments this week discusses the self-referral to a diabetes educator for advice and what happened. This week’s Disaster Averted …

Edited by Trisha Dunning AM, RN, MEd, PhD, CDE, FRCNA and Glenn Ward MBBS, BSc, DPhil (Oxon), FRACP, FRCPath Mrs. THZ self-referred to a diabetes educator for advice.  “I have been reading about herbs to treat diabetes on the internet. Can you tell me which ones are safe to use? Do …