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Sixty-five percent of patients with type 2 diabetes showed no indication of diabetes two years after surgery and were able to stop their diabetic medications… Figures released recently show that bariatric surgeons in the UK are increasingly successful at helping people control their weight even though they are operating on …
Read More »Body Clock Gene Expression Rush Hour Discovered
Penn Medicine study has implications for 100 top-selling US drugs, half of which target daily-oscillating genes…
Read More »Further Link Sought Between Skin and Autoimmune Disorders
Patients with vitiligo found to have higher prevalence of diabetes and thyroid dysfunction…
Read More »Verapamil Studied in Prevention, Development of Diabetes
Trial will study calcium channel blocker thought to decrease protein production and protect against development of type 1 and type 2 diabetes…
Read More »New Approach Targets Type 2’s Poorly Controlled With Metformin
Add-on of saxagliptin plus dapagliflozin shows greater improvements in glycemic control versus the use of single drug with metformin…. Because of the progressive nature of the disease, patients with type 2 diabetes regularly require various antidiabetic agents to achieve and maintain glycemic control. This study assessed the efficacy and safety …
Read More »Campaign Set to Increase Parental Awareness of Type 1 Symptoms
Delayed diagnosis leading to high instances of DKA in children… Type 1 is the most common form of diabetes in diagnosed children and adolescents. In 2009, the CDC reported the prevalence at 1.93 in every 1,000 children and adolescents, whereas type 2 diabetes affects 0.24 in every 1,000. In a …
Read More »High BMI Remains Potential Diabetes Trigger
Metabolic health, lack of other risk factors offer no added protection….
Read More »Brown Fat Potentially Effective Treatment for Type 2 and Obesity
Stress hormones prompt increase of glucose uptake…. Researchers found that brown adipose tissue (brown fat), which is active in adults, acts as one of the bodily tissues that can be encouraged to take up glucose from the bloodstream to use as a fuel source to create body heat. Increasing the …
Read More »Exercise Promotes Preservation of Beta Cells
Decrease of pro-inflammatory agents can reduce beta cell death in new type 1s….
Read More »New SGLT2 Inhibitor Likely to Be Approved for Type 2 Diabetes
Twice-daily regimen found to increase LDL, genital infections compared to benefits of once-daily regimen… An investigational SGLT2 inhibitor remogliflozin etabonate showed significant benefits for glucose control in type 2 diabetics in a randomized study. The study enrolled 241 participants with a mean age of 53, and who had a mean …
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