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Continuous insulin pump might be superior in managing blood glucose than insulin injections….
Read More »Are Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetics at Increased Risk for Urinary Tract Infections?
Recent studies have suggested that urinary tract infections are more commonly experienced by patients with type 2 diabetes compared to those without….
Read More »Insulin Pump Therapy Beneficial in Some Patients with Poorly Controlled Type 2 Diabetes
A new study finds that insulin-pump treatment can be effective for patients with type 2 diabetes who have not achieved optimal glycemic control from multiple daily injections….
Read More »Consumption of Nuts Correlates with Decreased Risk of Type 2 Diabetes and Less Weight Gain
Many benefits are associated with long term consumption of nuts especially walnuts…..
Read More »Can Insulin Treatment Do More Harm Than Good for Older Type 2’s?
An international team of researchers reports that the benefits of insulin therapy for people over the age of 50 may not always outweigh the negatives….
Read More »ADA: Improving Quality of Diet Reduces Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
Consuming healthier foods improves risk independently of other lifestyle changes such as weight loss or physical activity….
Read More »Weight Loss Surgery More Successful Than Usual Care in Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes
Diabetic patients who received bariatric surgery saw greater weight loss and fewer macrovascular and microvascular complications than those treated with usual care….
Read More »High Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes in Latino Populations Associated with Low Frequency Variant in HNF1A
HNF1A is also the gene responsible for (maturity onset diabetes of the young type 3 (MODY3), a rare monogenic cause of diabetes….
Read More »Joslin’s Diabetes Deskbook, Updated 2nd Ed., Excerpt #52: Pharmacotherapy of Type 2 Diabetes, Part 11
Richard S. Beaser, MD This week’s excerpt covers the following topics: What drugs restore incretin function How to titrate GLP-1 agonists Learn the contraindications and precautions for the DPP-IV inhibitors The typical doses for the different DPP-IV’s….
Read More »Tamara Hannon, MD: What is the Current Status of Treatment for Type 2 Children?
Dr. Tamara Hannon reviews the current standards of care and recommended medications for treating type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents. She discusses the value of the TODAY study and how we need many more studies like this to improve care for this important and increasing group of type 2 …
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