Welchol (colesevelam Hcl) lowered A1C by a mean 1 percent or greater when added to metformin, insulin, or sulfonylurea-based therapy in 47 percent of patients.
Read More »When Basal Insulin Is Not Enough to Achieve Glycemic Targets
When basal insulin cannot achieve target glucose levels, can simple intensification with a modern premixed insulin help? Results from a subanalysis of the PRESENT study.
Read More »Identifying Subjects at High Risk for Future Type 2 Diabetes
One Hour Plasma Glucose Concentration and the Metabolic Syndrome Identifies Subjects at High Risk for Future Type 2 Diabetes
Read More »For Babies Vitamin D May Prevent Type 1 Diabetes
A new analysis of current research provides “the strongest evidence to date” that giving small children supplemental vitamin D will help prevent them from developing type 1 diabetes later on.
Read More »Fatty Liver Linked to Increased Risk of Diabetic Kidney Disease
For patients with type 2 diabetes, a condition called non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) may be an important risk factor for diabetes-related chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study.
Read More »Diabetes Doubles Liver Cancer Risk For Patients With Advanced Hepatitis C
Patients who have chronic hepatitis C with advanced fibrosis have twice the risk of developing liver cancer if they also have diabetes.
Read More »Combined Kidney-Pancreas Transplant Improves Survival in Type 1 Diabetes
For patients with type 1 diabetes and end-stage renal disease (ESRD), simultaneous kidney-pancreas transplantation increases the chances of long-term survival compared to kidney transplantation alone.
Read More »Higher LDL Levels Linked to Increased Risk of Impaired Fasting Glucose
Higher concentrations of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) that has been modified by oxidation is associated with an increased incidence of abdominal obesity, high fasting glucose levels and high triglyceride levels and the metabolic syndrome.
Read More »Major Collaboration Uncovers Surprising New Genetic Clues to Diabetes
Analysis identifies potential new therapeutic targets; suggests possible ties to prostate cancer
Read More »Lifestyle Changes Delays Diabetes for Decades
In patients with impaired glucose tolerance, eating healthier and getting more exercise reduced the risk of diabetes for up to 20 years, researchers found.
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