While you are reading this, I am in Las Vegas for the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists meeting. These pharmacists work with clinicians and residents in LTC and AL facilities and are specialists in geriatric medicine: they have their work cut out for them when it comes to managing diabetes. …

Edited by Trisha Dunning AM, RN, MEd, PhD, CDE, FRCNA and Glenn Ward MBBS, BSc, DPhil (Oxon), FRACP, FRCPath This week, we continue with Part 4 of our special series of case discussions. CASE DISCUSSION: Mr. ZM Mr. ZM was referred to an endocrinologist by his GP at the request …

This week, a new study from Surescripts found that the use of electronic prescribing in 2010 increased by 72% over 2009, climbing to 326 million up from 190 million e-prescriptions in 2009. By the end of 2010, approximately 25% of eligible prescriptions were prescribed electronically, and 91% of all pharmacies …

  Diamyd Medical reports that results from its European Phase III study with the antigen-based therapy Diamyd® did not meet the primary efficacy endpoint of preserving beta cell function at 15 months, as measured by meal stimulated C-peptide, in newly diagnosed Type 1 diabetes patients.

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Mood improves more after vigorous exercise, researchers find. Vigorous exercise offers more of a mood boost than less strenuous exercise, a new study finds. Researchers compared 11 sedentary people who did moderate and high-intensity exercise. Their mood was assessed before, during, immediately following, and 20 minutes after they did the …

Type 2 diabetes has been associated with an increased risk of cancer. This study examines the effect of more vs. less intensive glucose control on the risk of cancer in patients with Type 2 diabetes. All 11,140 participants from the Action in Diabetes and Vascular Disease trial were studied. Cancer …

Consuming a few almonds daily can help combat the lifestyle disease. “It does help in pushing diabetes away,” says Ritesh Gupta, head of clinical operation at Fortis C-Doc Hospital, New Delhi. “It is a healthy source of fiber, protein and calories and has been found to have a positive effect …

Structured exercise programs comprising aerobics, resistance training or both helps people with Type 2 diabetes control blood sugar levels, and although physical exercise advice by itself does not appear to make any difference, when combined with dietary advice it does.…

Researchers found that people with low salt intakes were more likely to die of heart disease than people with higher salt intakes. But Harvard nutrition experts say the study is inaccurate and misleading….