With more than 120,000 patients having a bariatric surgery procedure, we now have a database that can help in determining which patients would benefit from the different forms of bariatric surgery.

New Insights into the Mystery of “High Risk Platelets” from Diabetic Donors Amid emerging concerns that blood platelets donated for transfusion by individuals with Type 2 diabetes may be unsafe, scientists are reporting the first detailed identification and analysis of a group of abnormal proteins in platelets from diabetic donors. …

Over the past few weeks, Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM, has focused on insulin and oral medications and their relationship to exercise and many of you asked about Byetta and Symlin. This week she covers them in Diabetic Medications and Exercise, Part 2: Use of Byetta and Symlin. A TZD without …

FDA Approves ACTOplus met(R) XR Tablets for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Another “not new” drug, but new combination added to the arsenal for treating diabetes. Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc., has announced that the FDA approved an extended-release version of the combination medication ACTOplus met(R) (pioglitazone HCl and …

Healthy Snacks and Sweet Treats, the Low Carb Snack List. Check out this list from our friends at dLife.

Lilly and Medtronic Form Alliance to Provide Solutions for Diabetes Management. Together they are going to collaborate with health care professionals to improve the delivery of diabetes education to people and caregivers affected by Type 1 diabetes – including the development of new educational resources and classes around the initiation …

A TZD without the side-effects of increased fluid retention and edema, and changes in the vascular and circulating lipids; is that possible? Our current intern Amy Talmage, from the University of Florida College of Pharmacy has found some research that might separate out the players in this class.

Researchers reported from the results of a study that, “A common virus may be a major cause of high blood pressure,” a finding that may bring a new approach to treating a condition that affects an estimated 1 billion people worldwide.

New recommendations include: specific instructions for lifestyle intervention, and that pharmacotherapy be started at an A1c of six percent. It is estimated that there will be 418 million people worldwide with prediabetes by 2025.

A free resource designed to educate patients about ways to successfully manage their diabetes was revealed at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) 18th Annual Meeting & Clinical Congress: “The Power of Prevention Magazine”.…