European regulators backed approval of a new diabetes drug from AstraZeneca and Bristol-Myers Squibb, in a decision that contrasts with its failure to win approval in the US….
Read More »Impaired Fasting Glucose Affects Male Sexual Health
For men with sexual dysfunction, IFG is linked with severe ED, overt hypogonadism….
Read More »The Challenges for the Self-Management of Diabetes
People with diabetes invest a lot of time and effort managing their condition including not only monitoring the level of sugar in their blood, organizing their medication and following a restrictive diet, but also social challenges such as negotiating relatives’ input and gaining access to doctors when they need …
Read More »Eating Low Glycemic Index Foods at Breakfast Can Control Blood Sugar throughout the Day
Eating foods at breakfast that have a low glycemic index may help prevent a spike in blood sugar throughout the morning and after the next meal of the day….
Read More »Chemicals in Cosmetics Linked to Diabetes
Serum levels of phthalate metabolites are linked with the development of type 2 diabetes in the elderly….
Read More »Metformin May Not Be the Golden Pill After All for Treating Type 2 Diabetes
According to Catherine Cornu, MD, of the Clinical Investigation Centre in Lyon, France, and colleagues, a meta-analysis showed that the glucose-lowering agent had no effect on all-cause or cardiovascular mortality in people with diabetes….
Read More »Higher HbA1c Levels Provide Better Outcomes in Heart Failure with Diabetes
Patients with advanced heart failure who were also diabetic had better two-year survival if their baseline HbA1c levels were more than 7.3%….
Read More »Shift Work with Less Sleep Sets Stage for Diabetes
Short sleep on a disrupted schedule — common in shift work — significantly increases blood sugar, setting the stage for obesity and diabetes….
Read More »GLP-1 a Good Choice for Glycemic Control?
The top three drugs for the reduction of A1c levels are biphasic insulin, glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) analogs, and…. The top 3 drugs for the reduction of A1c levels are biphasic insulin, glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) analogs, and basal insulin. Although most oral antidiabetic drugs had a similar effect on …
Read More »New Path for Diabetes Treatment
Suppressing the hormone glucagon might lower blood sugar, insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes….
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