An experimental gene-based diet helped a group of slimming volunteers increase their weight loss by a third….
Read More »Intensive Lifestyle Changes Bring Better Outcomes
Overweight and obese type 2 diabetes patients who followed an intensive lifestyle intervention had a lower risk of incident depression and attained better physical function than those who received diabetes support and education….
Read More »New Insulin Combo Degludec Reduces Hypo’s in Poorly Controlled Diabetes
Insulin degludec/insulin aspart does better than biphasic insulin aspart 30 in type 2 diabetes inadequately controlled with other regimens….
Read More »Eating White Bread Can Increase Risk for Obesity by 40%
Just 2 or more servings a day can pack on the pounds….
Read More »FDA Approves New Sugar Substitute Advantame
A high-intensity sweetener developed by Japanese food and chemical corporation, Ajinomoto, Advantame is about 20,000 times sweeter than sucrose….
Read More »Highly Effective New Targeted Drug for Advanced Thyroid Cancer
An investigational agent, lenvatinib, has shown favorable activity when compared with a placebo with high response rates and delayed disease progression….
Read More »Path to Type 2 Diabetes May Be Paused by Eating Two Types of Nuts
Eating pistachio nuts and almonds could help protect against developing type 2 diabetes in individuals who are already at high risk….
Read More »Cardiac Death Risk in Diabetic Hemodialysis Patients Increased Due to Thyroid Problems
A prospective study found that diabetic hemodialysis patients’ subclinical hyperthyroidism and euthyroid sick syndrome might increase the risk of sudden cardiac related deaths….
Read More »Electronic Glucose Checking Reduces Hypo’s
Electronic monitoring of blood sugar levels can diminish hypoglycemia and reduce length of stay in hospitalized diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) patients….
Read More »Researchers Identify Genetic Regions Associated with Type 2 Diabetes
Analysis of DNA data reveals important information in largest diabetes genetic study to date….
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