Senseonics' Eversense™ 90-day implantable CGM approved in Europe.
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Study suggests wine consumption offers greater protection against type 2 risk, compared with beer or other alcoholic beverages.
Read More »Metabolic Surgery: Standard Treatment Option for Type 2?
New guidelines cite effectiveness, cost efficiency, and safety as reasons to consider procedure.
Read More »Why the New Food Label? What to Tell Your Patients
New FDA nutrition facts label aims to make it easier for consumers to make informed choices about what they’re eating.
Read More »Higher Fitness Levels Reduce Risk for Developing Diabetes
Higher level of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) over two decades was shown to reduce risk for developing prediabetes and T2, even after adjusting for changes in BMI.
Read More »How to Be the Biggest Maintainer, Not Just the Biggest Loser
A recent study published in Obesity in May 2016 reported very discouraging findings for a group of participants who had lost weight on “The Biggest Loser” (TBL) reality TV show: not only did almost all of them regain a significant amount of weight over the 6-year period following the show, but they also had lower resting metabolic rates than expected for their body weights, even six years later. With the way the media ran with this story, it will not be a surprise if everyone just gives up staying thinner and blames excess weight on a faulty, and unchangeable, metabolism.
Read More »Fasting and Probiotics Do Make a Difference
Very low calorie diets and probiotics can not only help in improving blood glucose for those with diabetes, but also help to prevent the development of diabetes.
Read More »What You Need To Know When Adding A DPP-4 Inhibitor
Reduce the dose of sulphonylureas when adding DPP-4 inhibitor treatment in patients with type 2 diabetes, study warns.
Read More »Hospitalization Rates for Patients with Prediabetes and Diabetes Increasing
Age-adjusted hospitalization rates for acute MI and stroke on the rise as more people are diagnosed with diabetes and prediabetes.
Read More »Gender Differences In Diabetes Progression
According to a BMJ study, men with prediabetes who increased their physical activity levels and women with prediabetes who reduced their waist circumference had lower risks of progressing to diabetes.
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