Type 2 Diabetes

Researchers evaluated different measures of hand and finger function in type 2 diabetic patients….

Moderation is key when it comes to diabetes and alcoholic beverages…. 

The results of adding vildagliptin to metformin…. 

Dr. Philipp Scherer talks about how lipotoxicity is critically important in diabetes because of its direct negative effect on cells, especially beta cells. In fact, lipotoxicity may be at the core of beta cell failure; a lot of evidence associated with insulin resistance and inflammation seem to be related….

Dr. Philipp Scherer talks about how most type diabetic patients are at risk for cardiovascular disease and that much of this risk stems from being overweight or obese. Reducing caloric intake is very difficult but if those extra calories could be neutralized as metabolically healthy obese people are able to …

Richard S. Beaser, MD This week’s excerpt covers the following topics: Knowing the options for treatment Determining medication selection Clinical markers for the dominant underlying pathophysiology The three stages to glucose patterns

In the largest study to date of the genetic basis of the disease, DNA data was brought together from more than 48,000 patients and 139,000 healthy controls from four different ethnic groups….

Playing Nintendo’s Wii Fit Plus led to improvements in many diabetic measurements…. 

The pre-filled, single-use pen injector eliminates the need for patients to transfer the medication between a vial and a syringe…. 

But weight reduction still important in lowering risk….