Bristol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca stated they have received approval from the European regulators for the first in a new class of diabetes medicines that work independently of insulin to control blood sugar….
Read More »Can Drinking Black Tea Reduce Diabetes Risk?
Study found lower rates of type 2 disease in countries where beverage is most popular….
Read More »Gestational Diabetes Diagnoses to Increase by 12%
The new threshold for the diagnosis of gestational diabetes may overwhelm the healthcare system….
Read More »Statins for Patients with Diabetes: Risk Analysis
"Although it does appear that statins may increase the chance of diabetes in high-risk patients, this should not stop us from using these drugs, as this small risk is outweighed by the substantial reduction in cardiovascular events."…
Read More »Retinopathy Improved with Ranibizumab
Researchers found that ranibizumab (Lucentis) may slow the progression of diabetic retinopathy….
Read More »Dose-Response Relationship between Vitamin D and Type 1 Diabetes
A correlation has been found between vitamin D3 serum levels and subsequent incidence of type 1 diabetes….
Read More »Stem Cell Breakthrough May Bring Us Closer to a Cure
In a breakthrough that signifies a move toward a cure for type 1 diabetes, Australian researchers have identified stem cells in the pancreas that can be turned into insulin-producing cells….
Read More »Mortality Risk Increased 1 Year after Diabetes Diagnosis
Within a year, patients with type 2 diabetes who were obese or of normal weight demonstrated an increased risk for all-cause mortality compared with patients whose BMI was in the overweight range….
Read More »Eating Carbs at Dinner Lowers Weight and Inflammatory Markers
Participants who ate carbohydrates mostly at dinner showed lower hunger scores compared with those who ate carbohydrates throughout the day….
Read More »Baseline A1C Can Be a Predictor of Response to GLP-1 Treatments
Are patients with a higher baseline A1C more likely to have a better glycemic response to GLP-1 treatments?… The retrospective observational cohort study was done to determine predictors of glycemic response to exenatide and to assess change in glycosylated hemoglobin (A1C) and whether a correlation exists between weight loss and …
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