Obese individuals completed a 1-year study and lost a mean 35.6% of excess body weight taking….
Read More »Study Looks at Cost of Lowering HbA1c Cutoffs
In the low-cost intervention, the researchers determined that lowering the HbA1c cutoff from 6.0% to 5.9% would cost….
Read More »BPA’s Diabetes Link Strengthened by New Study
Growing evidence suggests that even minuscule amounts of BPA (used in everything from pesticides to water bottles) can scramble hormone signals, and trick fat cells into taking in more fat or mislead the pancreas into secreting excess insulin.…
Read More »Gene Study Sheds Light on Body Clock’s Link to Diabetes
A mutation affecting a sleep-wake hormone may disrupt blood sugar control.…
Read More »New Study Supports Cardiovascular Safety of Bristol-Myers Squibb/AstraZeneca’s SGLT2 Drug Dapagliflozin in Type 2’s
Dapagliflozin, an inhibitor of SGLT2 as an adjunct to diet and exercise, is being investigated to evaluate its safety and its efficacy on blood sugar levels in adults with type 2 diabetes….
Read More »Study Links Heart Disease Deaths to Low Testosterone
Low levels of the sex hormone might raise men’s risk of dying from heart disease.…
Read More »New Study Confirms Diabetes Linked to Colon Cancer Risk
A new research review confirms that people with diabetes have a somewhat increased risk of colon cancer — but the reasons for the connection, and what should be done about it, remain unclear….
Read More »Exenatide tQT Study Showed No Prolongation of QT Interval
Results will be included in the BYDUREON™ New Drug Application Resubmission in the Third Quarter of 2011….
Read More »Some Diabetes Drugs Are Better than Others According to New Study
New research suggests that several commonly prescribed drugs for Type 2 diabetes may not be as effective at preventing death and cardiovascular diseases, such as heart attacks and stroke, as the oral anti-diabetic drug, metformin.…
Read More »Case Study: Lilly Jaffe
Lilly Jaffe, of Chicago, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes more than ten years ago, at the tender age of one month. What has happened to Lilly over the past few years is remarkable….
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