Type 2 Diabetes

A longer duration of obesity also increased risk of colorectal cancer for diabetic patients… Dutch researchers have assessed the risk of colorectal cancer associated with type 2 diabetes, as compared with a nondiabetic reference population. They conducted an observational population-based cohort study within the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (1987–2012). All …

Can metformin reduce the risk of cancer for those with type 2 diabetes?… In previous studies, metformin has been shown to decrease the risk of cancer in type 2 diabetes. A recent meta-analysis showed a 34% reduction in the incidence of any cancer and a 33% reduction in cancer mortality; …

Diabetic patients can lose weight with medication specific for weight loss... In two randomized, double-blind and placebo-controlled studies, the safety and efficacy of treatment with phentermine (PHEN) and topiramate ER (TPM ER) (Qsymia) plus lifestyle for weight loss and glycemic benefits were measured. The studies included obese/overweight adults with type 2 diabetes. …

Amending the label for metformin could open up the drug to a million more patients… Researchers from Penn Medicine and Weill Cornell Medical College report this week in a published research letter that, many patients with type 2 diabetes in the United States may be discouraged from taking metformin — …

A number of related factors could alert physicians to a greater likelihood that a patient who had low birth weight is at greater risk… A new study of more than 3,000 women confirms that low birthweight predicts an increased risk of type 2 diabetes in adulthood and reports which intermediating …

Women with post-traumatic stress disorder are nearly twice as likely to develop type 2 diabetes compared with women who don’t have PTSD…. 

Clinicians are urged to consider testing for diabetes in all Asian American adults who present with a BMI ≥23 kg/m2… Aligning its guidelines with evidence that Asian Americans develop type 2 diabetes at lower BMI levels than the general population, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) has lowered its screening cut …

According to a published study seven metabolites can predict the risk of type 2 diabetes in Native American patients… Using these metabolites improved risk prediction beyond established methods of predicting diabetes risk, including BMI, fasting glucose, and insulin resistance. Jinying Zhao, MD, PhD, of the Tulane University School of Public …

The result might seem surprising, since type 2 diabetes is highly prevalent and O is the most common blood type…. However, Dr. Guy Fagherazzi added that, “Our work has been based on previous findings regarding stroke, where people with the O blood group had a lower risk of developing the …

High glucose, obesity studied for possible link to cancer development… The findings highlight the importance of screening for carcinomas in patients with diabetes to aid early detection and reduce premature mortality, say the researchers. The Australian researchers found that the highest excess risks were observed for cancers of the pancreas, …