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Losartan raised serum levels of free IGF-I, which might contribute to the improvement of insulin resistance associated with losartan treatment.

A new type of wireless medical device for managing diabetes has been developed by Philips and Cambridge Consultants.

Physical activity may be especially helpful in reducing the size of fat cells around the waistline — more so than diet alone.

A diet high in saturated and trans fats, coupled with a high intake of copper may be associated with a significantly accelerated rate of cognitive decline in older adults, a new study suggests.

Success has been demonstrated with one therapeutic approach in animals that shuts down the autoreactive T cells that attack beta islet cells.. https://www.diabetesincontrol.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=4043

Elderly diabetics with poor glucose control have a high prevalence of undiagnosed cognitive dysfunction, depression and functional disabilities.

Fifty-one percent risk reduction for hypoglycemia over glyburide in elderly patients with type 2 or non-insulin dependent diabetes, treatment with the short-acting drug repaglinide (Prandin/NovoNorm)..

Obese individuals are at increased risk for developing an acute coronary syndrome (ACS), but because they are treated more aggressively than their lean counterparts, their outcomes are actually better.

An international team of researchers has completed a study that demonstrated a 16-percent reduction in secondary strokes and 35-percent reduction in coronary events in patients who previously experienced a stroke or TIA and were given 80 mg of

Approval of Januvia in Mexico Marks the First DPP-4 Inhibitor, a New Class of Oral Type 2 Diabetes Medicines, to be Approved in the World.