The addition of insulin to the treatment regimen of type 2 diabetes patients on liraglutide (Victoza) doesn’t wipe out previously seen weight loss, and insulin also appears to help these patients achieve glycemic control, researchers said.…
Read More »EASD: Gestational Diabetes Guidelines Controversial
International guidelines on screening for gestational diabetes that will raise the prevalence of the condition have sparked questions over appropriate diagnostic tools and cost efficacy, researchers said.…
Read More »New Ways Discovered to Stimulate Pancreatic Beta Cell Growth
Hoffmann-LaRoche and the JDRF have discovered not only a protein that regulates beta cell growth, but also a chemical compound that stimulates it.…
Read More »People with Diabetes Are Twice as Likely to Develop Dementia
According to a new study, people with diabetes appear to be at a significantly increased risk of developing dementia and the study also found that risk of developing dementia significantly increased for those with pre-diabetes.…
Read More »Jogging Beats Weight Lifting for Losing Belly Fat
Compared with resistance training, aerobic exercise burns 67% more calories, research shows.…
Read More »Multiple Lifestyle Factors Contribute to Diabetes Risk
Collectively, lifestyle factors, including not smoking, regular physical activity, healthy diet, moderate alcohol consumption, and normal body weight, are associated with a substantially decreased risk of developing diabetes, according to new research findings.…
Read More »Can Incretins Work in Type 1 Diabetes?
Adding the type 2 diabetes drug liraglutide (Victoza) to insulin therapy improves glycemic control in patients with type 1 disease, researchers said….
Read More »How Long a Person Is Overweight May Decide their Diabetes Risk
Being obese might up the chance of developing Type 2 diabetes, but the true risk factors may lie in how much someone is overweight and how long they’ve been that way. This is crucial information because we are seeing more obesity in young children….
Read More »Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Initiated on Basal Insulin with Oral Antidiabetic Med
In newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes, therapy with oral antidiabetes drugs plus basal insulin (OAD+insulin) has had favorable outcomes on recovery and maintenance of β-cell function and protracted glycemic remission compared to treatment with OAD alone….
Read More »Using Electronic Heath Records Leads to Better Diabetes Care
Use of electronic health records (EHRs) for patients with diabetes improves achievement of care and outcomes targets, researchers found.…
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