The diabetes drug pioglitazone (Actos) significantly improved psoriasis control when added to oral acitretin (Soriatane), data from a small clinical trial demonstrated. This could be an important finding due to the fact that many people with diabetes also have psoriasis.

Scores comparable to standard therapy on heart attacks, strokes and CV death but doubled incidence of heart failure warrants monitoring by physician.

ADA confirms that the A1c test will be used for the diagnosis of diabetes. Fasting blood sugar tests will no longer be necessary to diagnosis diabetes. The A1c test can be done anytime without regard to meals. ADA – International Expert Committee Recommends A1c Test to Diagnose Diabetes

Intravenous clot-busting therapy with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) should be administered up to 4.5 hours from stroke onset in eligible patients, according to a science advisory from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

A1c of less than 7% is not a predictor of mortality risk in Type 2 diabetes and the converse is true in that higher A1cs do increase the risk of mortality. For every 1% higher A1c level above 6%, the risk of death increases by 20%.

Far fewer Americans are engaging in healthy lifestyles than there were just two decades ago, researchers say. So it is not hard to see why a diabetes epidemic is at our doorstep.

Doctors have issued a warning about excessive cola consumption after noticing an increase in the number of patients suffering from muscle problems, diabetes and obesity.

A couple of weeks ago we had a new product blurb about Cycloset(tm), an old drug with a new indication for diabetes. Many of you wrote to ask me for information on how the medication works and where the idea came from. I had our current PharmD candidate, Robert Fredenrich, …

Results of a study published in Diabetes Care indicates that, among adolescents with Type 1 diabetes, an association between depressive symptoms and suboptimal glycemic control is mediated by poor blood glucose monitoring.

The study found extra benefits for those who kept the A1c levels closer to the 4% to 5% mark that is common for healthy people. As well as the reduction in heart attacks, there was a 15% fall in heart disease when blood sugar levels were kept to 6.6% on …