Experimental Artificial Pancreas Succeeds — See this week’s Item #1. Lilly Submits Reply to FDA Complete Response Letter for BYDUREON™. Response from the FDA is expected within 14 days from April 22, 2010.

Higher Altitude Improves Insulin Sensitivity: There may be a reason Colorado has one of the nation’s lowest rates of diabetes. Scientists who bred mice missing a gene — which regulates response to low oxygen levels — found they stay thin and healthy and avoid fatty livers and diabetes even when …

Weight Loss is Associated with Decreased Proteinuria and Microalbuminuria: The evidence supports the beneficiary effect of weight loss on the outcomes of the decrease of urinary protein excretion. See this week’s Item #7.

High Carbohydrate Diet Is Dangerous for Women: Women who eat a high-carbohydrate diet — especially if they eat a lot of bread, pizza, jam, and similar products — are at an increased risk of coronary heart disease, researchers said. See this week’s Item #11.

Europe Pushes Ahead of U.S. in Preventing Type 2 Diabetes: Researchers and clinicians from across the UK have been part of a pan-European team that has developed the first Europe-wide strategy for the prevention of Type 2 diabetes. See this week’s Item #14.

In the first clinical trial of a system using two hormones, an artificial pancreas delivered insulin and glucagon in a way that closely mimics the body’s control of blood sugar and maintained near-normal levels of glucose in a small group of Type 1 diabetes patients without them developing hypoglycemia….

You’ve probably heard that eating smaller meals, several times a day will stimulate your metabolism, and keep it revved to burn more calories throughout your day. But a recent article in the New York Times points out that although some studies have found modest health benefits to eating smaller meals, the …

There may be a reason Colorado has one of the nation’s lowest rates of diabetes. Scientists who bred mice missing a gene — which regulates response to low oxygen levels — found they stay thin and healthy and avoid fatty livers and diabetes even when….

Translating A1c into eAG produced biased estimates of MBG downloaded from patient glucose meters….

Parents who live in fear of their children having hypoglycemic episodes might have a negative effect on their child’s diabetes control, says a new study. Good provision of psychological support for parents and their children with diabetes is therefore crucial….