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A high-fat diet during pregnancy may program a woman’s baby for future diabetes, even if she herself is not obese or diabetic.…
Read More »Possible New Treatment for Prediabetic Patients
A natural product called DLPC (dilauroyl phosphatidylcholine) increases sensitivity to insulin and reduces fatty liver.…
Read More »Mutations in the Skin Barrier Correlate with Increased Type 2 Diabetes Risk
Defective skin barrier function, as evidenced by common filaggrin mutations, may predispose patients to type 2 diabetes.…
Read More »In Diabetes Patients, Good Scores on Bone Tests May Not Rule Out Risk
Although many older diabetes patients have good bone density scores, they are as prone to fractures as people with osteoporosis.…
Read More »Nearly Half of African Americans Have Masked Hypertension
Data presented this week confirm the high prevalence of masked hypertension in African Americans, with investigators reporting that masked hypertension is prevalent in 45% of African Americans during any single office visit….
Read More »Omega-3 Fats Tied to Lower Diabetes Risk
People who get plenty of omega-3 fatty acids in their diets may have lowered odds of developing type 2 diabetes, two new reports suggest….
Read More »Declining Coronary Heart Disease Risk among Diabetes Patients
The estimated 10-year risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) among adults with diabetes has declined significantly in the past decade, U.S. data show.…
Read More »More Information Showing Dapagliflozin Improves Glycemic Control
Dapagliflozin significantly improved glycemic control and was well tolerated among treatment-naïve patients with type 2 diabetes and those unresponsive to prior treatment with glimepiride or metformin.…
Read More »Animas’ Glucose-Monitoring Insulin Pump with CGMS OK’d in Europe
Animas said it has received a CE Mark in Europe for its Animas Vibe product, which the company said is the first continuous glucose monitoring-enabled, waterproof insulin pump system for people with diabetes….
Read More »Low-carb, Higher-fat Diets Add No Arterial Health Risks for Obese People Seeking to Lose Weight
Overweight and obese people looking to drop some pounds and considering one of the popular low-carbohydrate diets, along with moderate exercise, need not worry that the higher proportion of fat in such a program compared to a low-fat, high-carb diet may harm their arteries, suggests a pair of new studies …
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