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Study finds type 2 risk in nondiabetic patients decreased… Moderate alcohol consumption can reduce the risk for type 2 diabetes as compared to heavy drinking, and the risk reduction differs between men and women. In a previous study, alcohol consumption of 24 g alcohol/day reduces type 2 diabetes risk by …

New treatment strategies have focused on both dipeptidyl peptidase (DPP)-4 inhibitors, and SGLT-2’s.

Diet education for these teens should be "clear, simple, repeated, and interesting"….

According to a new study, TZDs activates sensors on a brain cells that increase hunger….

The therapy, aimed at caregivers, could provide a better treatment choice and easier administration to a patient…   Insulin therapy is the gold standard for patients with Type 1 diabetes, and about 30% of type 2 diabetic patients require insulin therapy. This therapy is used to control blood glucose and …

Program helps aid primary care physicians in the management of patients with diabetes using individualized therapy…. A meta-analysis showed that the most efficacious strategies to improve glucose control were: case management, health care team changes, patient education, and facilitated transmission of patient data to clinicians. Using those 4 key strategies …

Study conducted in mice has shown that sitagliptin might offer beneficial effects in reversing cognitive impairment… Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia. Symptoms progress slowly and worsen over time resulting in interference with common daily activity. There is no known cure of AD, but the use …

Evulocumab and alirocumab inhibit PCSK9, a protein responsible for cholesterol regulation, decreases cholesterol levels…. It is important for diabetics to maintain healthy cholesterol levels. Prolonged exposure to glucose can damage the arteries and, over time, narrow and clog the arteries. Over 80% of the time, diabetes with high cholesterol will …

The newly developed insulin pump system for type 1 diabetes patients is not yet available in the U.S…. The new device, available in Australia, Denmark, and the U.K., is small, about the size of a MP3 player. The system is the first in the world to both automatically suspend insulin …

New study sheds light on how metformin works to lower blood glucose… Metformin is the most widely used drug to treat type 2 diabetes, taken by 80 million users worldwide, but exactly how it works has remained unclear. The new study, which looked at metformin’s effects in rats, showed that …