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One researcher comments, "Please don’t fall into this trap that you can prevent diabetes with insulin."…
Read More »Effects of Intensive Glycemic Control on Ischemic Heart Disease
How can three landmark trials of intensive vs standard glucose-lowering strategies — ADVANCE, ACCORD, and VADT — raise more questions than they answer?…
Read More »Peripheral Neuropathy Associated with CV Disease and Stroke in Type 2 Diabetes Patients
Testing for peripheral neuropathy may provide a way to identify individuals at higher risk of cardiovascular events….
Read More »Dulaglutide vs. Exenatide as Add-On Therapy to Pioglitazone and Metformin in T2DM
Study seems to indicate superiority of dulaglutide, a long-acting GLP-1 receptor agonist that is administered once-weekly….
Read More »During Prolonged Low-Intensity Exercise, Caffeine Alters Blood Glucose
The effects of caffeine versus maltodextrin during exercise were observed in patients with type 2 diabetes….
Read More »A Link between Cesarean Delivery and Type 1 Diabetes?
Initial findings suggest relationship but with sibling-control analyses, effect almost disappears….
Read More »High BMI Can Improve GFR in Patients with Stage 3 or 4 CKD and Type 2 Diabetes
A BMI of more than 25 kg/m seems to be a protective factor for renal function deterioration in some patients….
Read More »Benefits of Tree Nuts in Glycemic Control
Displacement of high glycemic-index carbohydrates and high and monounsaturated fat content may explain the positive effects….
Read More »Amputation Rates Linked to Low-Income Neighborhoods in California
Rates for patients with diabetes are two times higher in low-income neighborhoods compared to high-income neighborhoods in California….
Read More »New Combination of Diabetes Drugs Have Synergistic Effect
Metformin and SGLT2 inhibitors together reduce the blood sugar levels of diabetics more effectively than either drug alone….
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