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A recent study published in Obesity in May 2016 reported very discouraging findings for a group of participants who had lost weight on “The Biggest Loser” (TBL) reality TV show: not only did almost all of them regain a significant amount of weight over the 6-year period following the show, but they also had lower resting metabolic rates than expected for their body weights, even six years later. With the way the media ran with this story, it will not be a surprise if everyone just gives up staying thinner and blames excess weight on a faulty, and unchangeable, metabolism.

In this week's Homerun Slides, potential new treatment guidelines inspired by beta-cell-centric classification of diabetes.

Age-adjusted hospitalization rates for acute MI and stroke on the rise as more people are diagnosed with diabetes and prediabetes.

According to a BMJ study, men with prediabetes who increased their physical activity levels and women with prediabetes who reduced their waist circumference had lower risks of progressing to diabetes.

Using a continuous glucose monitor helps those with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes to self-regulate their exercise.

In this week's Homerun Slides, changing the current classification of diabetes to reflect the beta-cell-centric approach.

In study, 40 percent of adults with type 2 diabetes achieved a fasting glucose level of less than 126mg/dL.(7mmol/L) after eight weeks on a very low-calorie diet.

Electro-acupuncture may be beneficial through different mechanisms: weight loss, anti-inflammatory effects, and improvement of lipid metabolism and adipokines.

According to more than 200 studies involving 1.4 million patients, metformin reduces heart disease risk in diabetes patients more effectively than its competitors.

In this week's Homerun Slides, we continue exploring the mechanisms of diabetes with a brief focus on immune modulation/inflammation, insulin resistance and environment.