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In a comparison of outcomes for out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for cardiac arrest performed by bystanders, patients who received compression-only CPR were more likely to survive to hospital discharge than patients who received conventional CPR or no CPR, according to a study….

Getting enough magnesium in your diet could help prevent diabetes, a new study suggests. Consuming 200 milligrams of magnesium for every 1,000 calories reduces risk of diabetes by 47%…. 

Adding exenatide to insulin glargine for patients who aren’t fully controlled with insulin glargine and/or other oral agents can help to improve their blood glucose….

Early treatment of screen-detected Type 2 diabetes works regardless of how intensively glucose, lipids, and blood pressure are managed, experts concluded on the basis of a large randomized trial presented…. 

Continuous blood glucose monitors may not accurately detect low blood sugar, researchers found….

Patients with Type 1 diabetes who have repeated episodes of hypoglycemia appear to be at risk for early signs of atherosclerosis, researchers said….

Adding 50 mg of sitagliptin (Januvia) to pioglitazone (Actos) allowed patients with Type 2 diabetes to achieve sustained glycemic control, a yearlong trial showed….

Farnesoid X receptor agonists, 11-β-HSD1 inhibitors, and glucokinase activators are some of the new approaches to treating Type 2 diabetes described in research presented, but some senior researchers expressed doubts about the clinical need for them….

Once-Weekly Exenatide maintains a drop in A1c of 2 points for more than 52 weeks….

Intensive glucose control even after 10 years still shows clinical benefits and even rises over time….