This is the time of year when JP Morgan has their investor meetings and all the companies in the diabetes business get to report. Our good friend at Diabetic Investor, Dave Kliff, was on hand and shared some of his insights on the meeting. According to Dave, the big winners …

The DAWN Experiment From the DAWN Experiment, come the two MOST IMPORTANT questions for you to ask your patients with diabetes.  The DAWN Program aims to translate the findings from the survey of 5,000 patients with diabetes and 3,800 medical professionals into concrete actions that will improve the lives of people …

Cognitive Impairment + Diabetes = Dementia: Researchers found that older people with memory loss are three times more likely to develop dementia if they also have diabetes. Scientists have previously recognized that diabetes is associated with development of mild cognitive impairment, memory loss. This most recent study shows that having …

Quitting Smoking Increases Risk for Diabetes by 70: A US study this week reported that giving up smoking increases the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. The researchers looked at 10,892 middle-aged adults who were followed for up to 17 years and found the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes …

Pedometer Cuts Type 2 Diabetes Risk by Half: A new study using a pedometer as part of a structured education program reduced the chances of Type 2 diabetes by more than 50% in those at risk of developing the condition, reveals a new study. By using a device that costs …

Scientists at the Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, MA, led by Principal Investigator Robert Stanton, M.D., have discovered that high blood glucose levels damage a key enzyme that guards insulin-producing beta cells. Their surprising finding raises hopes of finding drugs that protect the enzyme, and thus the beta cells and their …

A child’s blood pressure, body mass index, blood glucose level, other laboratory tests and simple office measures may predict the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes nine and 26 years later, according to a new report in JAMA.

A new study has shown that metformin, is safe for use in treating patients who have both diabetes and advanced heart failure.  

One in six people with elevated blood sugars face a greater danger of developing cancer. The findings are based on research that found an association between high blood glucose and an increased risk of certain types of cancer over an average of 10 years of follow-up.

Dietary fiber may help prevent gain in body weight and waist circumference, according to the results of a prospective cohort study.