According to a new genome-wide association study (GWAS), a genetic variant has been associated with coronary heart disease among type 2 diabetic patients….
Read More »A New First in Class Drug Shows Promise for Type 2 Diabetes
The injectable drug mimics the action of a little-known hormone….
Read More »When Should Your Patients with Diabetes Get Their Flu Shots?
Given the unpredictability of influenza and the increased risk for those with diabetes, the CDC recommends that…
Read More »Eating Disorders Common in Youth with Type 1 Diabetes
Nearly 1 in 5 children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes — and 1 in 4 females — has disturbed eating behavior….
Read More »Twenty-five Percent of U.S. CVD Deaths Avoidable
In 2010, an estimated 200,070 deaths due to heart disease and stroke could have been prevented….
Read More »IV Versus SubQ for GLP-1 Drugs
How to unlock GLP-1 drugs’ full glucose-lowering potential…. The current subcutaneous delivery method of GLP-1 agonist drugs for patients with type 2 diabetes may not be the most effective. According to Michael Nauchk, MD, intravenously administered infusions of GLP-1 resulted in normalization of blood glucose without gastrointestinal upset, while subcutaneous …
Read More »Severe Hypoglycemia May Lead to Fatal Arrhythmia
Why severe hypoglycemia can lead to arrhythmia and death….
Read More »Transplanting Islets Procedure Can Reduce Waiting Times
Researchers in Scotland have developed a procedure reducing the number of donors required for islet cell transplants….
Read More »What Are the Sleep Differences among Countries?
The National Sleep Foundation (NSF) released its first international poll today, comparing sleep times, attitudes, habits and bedtime routines of those in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Germany and Japan between the ages of 25 and 55 years old….
Read More »Team Novo Nordisk Competes in USA Pro Challenge Stage 7
"Diabetes has never been an excuse for this team." Jacqueline Middleton, Sports Reporter from the USA Pro Challenge Stage 7 At the ready. Team Novo Nordisk awaits the start of Stage 7 of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge in Denver, Colorado. Seventeen professional cyclists, from 10 different countries, all living …
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