Nearly 10% of patients with adult-onset diabetes were found to have diabetes-associated autoantibodies….
Read More »Metformin Reduces Blood Glucose and Weight in Obese Children
Severely obese children and adolescents who took 1.5 g metformin daily reduced their body mass index SD scores (BMI-SDS) by 3% at 6 months without making significant changes to their diets and physical activity levels….
Read More »Weight Loss Achieved by Two Lifestyle Interventions
Two different lifestyle interventions modeled after those delivered in the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) produced significant weight loss among overweight or obese adults in a primary care setting….
Read More »Preventing Chronic Disease Can Reduce Medicare 10%
Medicare can cut 5% to 10% of its total spending if it focuses on chronic disease prevention and coordinated care for those with chronic conditions….
Read More »Is It OK to Eat before Cholesterol Testing?
A large community-based population study suggested that it may not be necessary to fast before a routine cholesterol check….
Read More »ADA Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes 2013
Updated evidence for diabetes care, including guidelines for self-monitoring glucose, new blood pressure targets, and other aspects of care, are presented in a major position statement from the American Diabetes Association….
Read More »Using Whole Grains to Prevent Prediabetes
Eating whole grains is associated with a decreased risk of prediabetes….
Read More »Low Insulin Linked to Depression
Diabetes risk factors may increase odds of depressive symptoms….
Read More »Up and Down Dieting in Older Women Causes Heart Damage
Wake Forest University researchers report that older women who lose weight and gain it back again may be increasing their risk for heart disease….
Read More »Antidepressant Doubles as Diabetes Drug
The commonly used antidepressant drug paroxetine could become a therapy for the vascular complications of diabetes….
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