Offering a rare glimmer of good cardiovascular-disease news for a diabetes drug, a new meta-analysis suggests that dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors, at worst, do not increase the risk of cardiovascular events and, at best, may even have a protective effect.…
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Low-Glycemic Index Diet Doesn’t Change Outcomes with Gestational Diabetes
Pregnancy outcomes with gestational diabetes are similar whether women follow a low-glycemic index (LGI) diet or a conventional high-fiber diet, according to a study….
Read More »Glucose Rise in Diabetes Patients May Signal Bloodstream Infection
In a study of a large population of patients with diabetes, poor short-term glucose control was associated with a significantly elevated risk for bloodstream infection (BSI)….
Read More »Simvastatin Beats Metformin in PCOS Therapy
Both simvastatin and metformin can prompt improvements in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) but simvastatin seems to have a stronger effect, new research suggests.…
Read More »Maggot Debridement Promotes Healing of Long-Standing Wounds
Maggots are an effective, low-cost salvage option to debride poorly vascularized, infected wounds in patients with diabetes, especially when vascular remediation is not possible….
Read More »Tight Control No Help for Cognitive Loss in Diabetes
Tight glucose control won’t mitigate the cognitive effects of type 2 diabetes, an ACCORD subanalysis found.…
Read More »Interactive Mobile App Teaches People How to Manage Diabetes
A new interactive mobile phone app called DiabetesIQ, released this week, challenges people to test their knowledge of diabetes and to compete with one another as they learn about the complexities of the disease.…
Read More »Almonds Can Improve Diabetes Control
Two new studies into the potential health benefits of eating almonds have supported evidence that they can help people with type 2 diabetes to maintain their blood glucose and cholesterol levels.…
Read More »New Study Confirms Diabetes Linked to Colon Cancer Risk
A new research review confirms that people with diabetes have a somewhat increased risk of colon cancer — but the reasons for the connection, and what should be done about it, remain unclear….
Read More »Salsalate Improves Glycemic Control in Newly Diagnosed Type 2’s
The results show that salsalate is effective in improving glycemic control in newly diagnosed naive patients with type 2 diabetes.…
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