Blood Glucose Control

Due to the metabolic effects of antipsychotic medications, glucose control is very important in diabetic patients with schizophrenia… Prior studies have shown that patients with schizophrenia can have higher rates of impaired glucose tolerance, insulin resistance, and increased risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus. Risk for diabetes in schizophrenic patients …

According to the International Diabetes Federation, by the year 2035, 41.5 million sub-Saharan Africans will be diagnosed as diabetics and 66 million will be diagnosed as pre-diabetics… This is a 100% increase in the occurrence of diabetes, and it’s the highest predicted increase in the world. To find out whether …

Researchers measured the changes in glucose and lipid concentrations in women with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) and studied the influence on fetal growth…. A team of British and American researchers conducted a prospective study comparing metabolic outcomes in cholestastic and uncomplicated singleton pregnancies at two university hospitals in the …

An ultra-thin, flexible sensor that sticks to the skin like a temporary tattoo can detect a person’s blood glucose levels… “The sensor represents the first example of an easy-to-wear flexible tattoo-based epidermal diagnostic device combining reverse iontophoretic extraction of interstitial glucose and an enzyme-based amperometric biosensor,” the researchers wrote. In …

For every 0.56 mmol/L increase in fasting blood glucose there was a 14% increase in the rate of pancreatic cancer… In previous studies, an assumption has been made that diabetes may be either a risk factor or a symptom of pancreatic cancer. To investigate this connection, researchers examined both linear …

But the effects are modest and type 2 patients on metformin can do moderate exercise without undue fear of hypoglycemia… Before, during, and after a 45-min bout of exercise at 60% VO2max, glucose kinetics were determined by isotope tracer technique in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with metformin treatment …

A 55-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes who was being treated with glimiperide had had a difficult time finding a job. She was finally hired into a law firm as a legal secretary. She would be frequently called into meetings at the last minute, often late mornings and afternoons, right …

Higher A1C target recommended for patients over 65 with comorbidities… A team of Canadian and American researchers have analyzed data from the ACCORD trial to investigate whether the intensive lowering of glucose concentrations affects the risk of ischemic heart disease in patients with type 2 diabetes. The researchers assessed 10,251 …

A patient of mine was newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. He started on insulin and I taught him about glucose targets; insulin administration, including the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia; and how to prevent, recognize, and treat hypoglycemia. I also taught him about the “honeymoon period,” which, I told …

Metformin, sulfonylureas, thiazolidinedione, and DPP-4 inhibitors were compared to evaluate the effects on the time to subsequent treatment… There are many classes of oral drugs used for diabetes therapy, but there is a lack of evidence as to which drug is best for use as initial therapy. Most patients diagnosed …