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This week we finish our analysis of our GLP-1 survey results with a look at prescribing reasons and habits, and how your colleagues decide on GLP-1 analog or DPP-4 inhibitor therapy. Most of the respondents favored Victoza but not as by as wide a margin as expected. Prescribers had a more …

A federal advisory committee voted 9 to 6 on July 19 that a first-of-its-kind diabetes drug should not be approved for use because of safety concerns, including a possible increased risk of breast and bladder cancers….

Promoting levels of a certain protein may prevent the immune system of a person with type 1 diabetes from attacking the pancreas, which could prevent the disease from progressing in individuals newly diagnosed.…

Belly fat is better predictor of mortality than body-mass index alone.…

Monotony at mealtime can reduce calorie consumption.…

About 20% of meals tested by scientists pack at least 100 more calories than indicated on the menu, a study finds. Some foods are off by as much as 225 calories.…

  A medicine designed to improve levels of “good” cholesterol may also help control blood sugar in people with diabetes who are taking cholesterol-lowering drugs.…

Women should get at least 150 minutes of physical activity each week to help reduce their risk of developing type 2 diabetes.…

Researchers say that dentists can help identify patients with diabetes or pre-diabetic conditions.…

Surgeons at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center are innovating new ways to treat diabetes using techniques from weight-loss surgery, including experimental procedures to improve blood glucose levels and address a major complication of the disease.…