A group of investigators led by Dr Stuart Weinzimer of Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, CT, USA, compared the safety and efficacy of continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) using insulin aspart with insulin lispro in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes.
Read More »Unlikely Angina Drug Improves A1c
Antianginal agent, ranolazine, reduced incidence of newly increased HbA1c in people without diabetes.
Read More »Can Exenatide Be Substituted for Insulin?
In the current issue of Diabetes Care, Davis et al. report on a small study exploring the safety of substituting exenatide for insulin therapy in an attempt to take patients off insulin.
Read More »Weight Control Slows Progression of Atherosclerosis in Type 1’s
Increasing calcium formation in the coronary arteries (CAC) is the best predictor of a coronary artery disease (CAD) event in patients with type 1 diabetes, researchers report
Read More »Sleep Duration Linked to Diabetes Risk
Too little sleep or too much may increase the risk of type 2 diabetes, according to the results of a new study.
Read More »New Indication for Rosuvastatin
The US FDA has granted an additional indication for rosuvastatin (Crestor, AstraZeneca), as an adjunct to diet to slow the progression of atherosclerosis in patients with elevated cholesterol.
Read More »Walking 2 ½ Hours A Week Prevents Diabetes
Men who stay highly active with age may have a lower risk of developing diabetes than those who taper off their exercise levels, a study suggests.
Read More »Rimonabant Improves Glucose Control
Based on the results of the SERENADE study, showing an improvement in blood glucose control with rimonabant 20mg, the European Commission will endorse the opinion of the European Commission to include it into the label..
Read More »Screening for Pre-Diabetes Cost-Effective
Screening overweight and obese adults for pre-diabetes is cost-effective, according to a study by researchers at RTI International, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Read More »More Evidence of Cardiovascular Safety of Second-Generation Sulfonylureas
Diabetes patients who used second-generation sulfonylureas had no excess one-year mortality after a myocardial infarction, researchers said….
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