With the discovery of a compound that can slow the degradation of insulin in mice, scientists have opened the door to a potential new treatment for diabetes….
Read More »AACE: New Guidance on Insulin Pumps
In order for a patient to obtain maximum benefit from an insulin pump, uniform training programs must be developed….
Read More »AACE: Prediabetes Guidelines for Lipids and Blood Pressure Levels
Call for guidelines for prediabetes from the Clinical Endocrinologists meeting….
Read More »Long-term Diabetes Complications and Intensive Treatment Effects
Compared with routine care, early intensive multifactorial therapy shows little effect….
Read More »AACE: Invokana May Be Effective Monotherapy for T2DM Control
The SGLT2 inhibitor canagliflozin could help type 2 diabetes patients who fail to control their disease with diet and exercise….
Read More »High-normal A1c Signals CAD Risk in Nondiabetic Patients
Among patients who don’t have diabetes, high-normal HbA1c levels (at or above 5.8%) are strongly correlated with the risk of coronary artery disease….
Read More »Intensive Insulin Therapy Prolongs Life in Post-Acute Myocardial Infarction Diabetes Patients
Intensive insulin treatment extended life by more than two years after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in patients with diabetes compared with standard treatment….
Read More »AACE: Testosterone Improves Insulin Sensitivity
Testosterone supplementation has an insulin sensitizing effect in patients with diabetes….
Read More »PCOS + Obesity Leads to Severe Insulin Resistance in Adolescent Girls
Severe insulin resistance, seen only through more extreme measurements, was identified in adolescent girls with and obesity….
Read More »AACE: Liraglutide demonstrates benefits to both Type 1 Diabetics and Non-diabetics
This year at AACE, two studies were presented demonstrating liraglutide’s potential benefits in new patient populations. According to the studies, liraglutide appears to work both as an add-on to insulin in type 1 diabetes and as a weight-loss agent in nondiabetic patients.
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