Prevention, therapy and complications are the keystones for diabetes research. It would be impossible to cover all of the developments in just one feature. So here is a brief summary of some of the best for 2010.

Analysis and Patient Satisfaction Assessment of Insulin Pump Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes Patients: Insulin pump therapy provided better glycemic control and reduced the total amount of insulin utilized. Patients who utilized continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) thought that the treatment was more convenient, less burdensome, and provided better control …

Echinacea and the Common Cold: Does it Work? Taking Echinacea did not significantly alter the duration or severity of the common cold, although small benefits were seen, a randomized, carefully blinded trial found. Mean duration of symptoms was 6.34 days in patients taking Echinacea in a blinded fashion and 6.76 …

More Than 6% of American Women Have Diabetes or Develop GDM During Pregnancy: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality found that more than a quarter million women, or 6.4%, who gave birth had the conditions that can produce risks for the mother and the baby, including risk of preterm …

The incidence of Type 2 diabetes declined significantly as levels of a fatty acid found in whole-fat dairy products increased….

For newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes patients, waiting until lifestyle measures fail before starting metformin may jeopardize the long-term efficacy of the drug….

Why are we missing chances to prevent diabetes? Physicians in the United States are rarely diagnosing prediabetes….

Certain cells in white fat can be changed into energy-burning brown fat, according to an animal study that could lead to new treatments for obesity….

A supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) has been submitted to the FDA for the expanded use of BYETTA® (exenatide) injection as an add-on therapy to basal insulin, with or without metformin and/or a thiazolidinedione (TZD) in conjunction with diet and exercise for adults with Type 2 diabetes….

Disease-management programs, which may include patient education, psychological intervention, dietary education, self-monitoring, and telemedicine, can improve diabetes care…..