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A new study has identified the mechanisms that turn white fat into healthier brown fat…

Evidence suggests that the timing of diabetes onset and exposure to serious hypoglycemia may be factors in the cognitive decline of type 1 diabetics… The new study is the first of its kind to follow intelligence quotient (IQ) in type 1 diabetes patients from diagnosis in childhood into young adulthood …

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Saxenda as a treatment option for chronic weight management in addition to a reduced-calorie diet and physical activity….

Interoperability protocols unveiled for diabetes technologies… The communication protocols define how diabetes devices such as insulin pumps, blood glucose meters, and continuous glucose monitors talk with each other and with other devices such as smart phones and computers. They were developed jointly by JDRF and the Center for Global eHealth …

An HbA1c of 6.5-6.9% at 26 weeks’ gestation correlated with significantly elevated risk of preterm delivery, preeclampsia, need for neonatal glucose infusion, and a composite adverse outcome… Michael J.A. Maresh, M.D., from St. Mary’s Hospital in Manchester, U.K., and colleagues conducted a prospective assessment involving 725 women with type 1 …

When people lose weight, where does it actually go? Two Australian researchers found that most people don’t know….

In an analysis of data from the JUPITER trial, higher baseline hs-CRP level was also not associated with an increased risk of incident fracture…

Increased breath acetone was linked to increases in beta hydroxybutyrate (a ketone) levels in the blood… Researchers may have identified a chemical marker for type 1 diabetes in the breath of children. Around 1 in 4 children with type 1 diabetes are unaware they have a condition until they develop …

New research suggests that for non-diabetic people who follow a healthful diet, the glycemic index may not be very important…

Boston-based Physicians Foundation released its 2014 Watch List of five issues projected to impact physicians and patients next year, based on its Biennial Physician Survey…