Among patients with incident Alzheimer’s disease, total and LDL cholesterol concentrations before diagnosis and a history of diabetes are associated with faster cognitive decline. Specifically, each 10-mg/dL increase in total cholesterol or LDL-C concentration was associated with an additional …

The study showed that “intensively lowering blood glucose to a target of 81 to 108 mg/dL does not benefit critically ill patients and may well increase their risk of…

Metformin beta-amyloid effect raises Alzheimer’s concerns. Diabetes is associated with increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease (AD), but a new study of metformin suggests that diabetes treatments might bear some of the blame.

More than half of Americans fear developing diabetes, but many continue the unhealthy behaviors that boost their odds of getting the blood sugar disease, a new survey shows.

A new review is coming out that is building on the suggested link between the consumption of fructose and increased food intake contributing to a high incidence of obesity and Type 2 diabetes.

Afresa is an ultra rapid-acting insulin. It is a drug-device combination product, consisting of Afresa Inhalation Powder pre-metered into single unit dose cartridges and the Afresa Inhaler as the delivery device for oral inhalation. Its pharmacokinetic profile make it different then Exubera, which was removed from the market.

Recommended Moderate Exercise Equals About 100 Steps Per Minute. The results showed that for men the number of steps per minute to reach moderate-intensity exercise was ….Full Story:

The QDScore, which includes both social deprivation and ethnicity, is the first risk prediction algorithm to estimate the 10-year risk for diabetes.

Eating out in restaurants, laid back attitude towards exercise, and leading high-risk lifestyles are some of the barriers that stop patients with Type 2 diabetes from controlling their condition, say researchers.

New guidance on how aspirin should be used in both the primary and secondary prevention of coronary heart disease has come from three new reports published this last week. Results showed no overall differences in….Full Story