Levels of free fat acids are associated with mortality in patients with coronary artery disease.
Read More »Chromium Improves Glycemic Control When Sulfonylurea Is Insufficient
Chromium picolinate (CrPic) supplementation improves glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes not adequately controlled while taking sulfonylurea, according to the results of a randomized, double-blind study.
Read More »Pioglitazone HCl Plus Glimepiride Tablets (Duetact) for Type 2 Diabetes
FDA approves new combination product for Type 2 diabetes.
Read More »Study Backs Pill Use for Neonatal Diabetes
The small number of diabetics who were diagnosed early in infancy may be spared a lifetime of insulin shots, according to new research.
Read More »Traditional Chinese Medicine Hones Diabetes Treatment
A herbal remedy Berberine used for thousands of years in traditional Chinese medicine may have a role to play in fighting Type 2 diabetes.
Read More »Physicians Miss Signs of Chronic Kidney Disease
Primary care physicians are not recognizing kidney disease in high-risk patients as often as they should.” A lot of primary care physicians need to bone up on the signs of chronic kidney disease, according to investigators.
Read More »Compound in Dairy Products Targets Diabetes
A possible new way to treat diabetes without synthetic drugs.
Read More »Walking Makes a Difference in Controlling Type 2 Diabetes
How much walking is needed to produce the best effects for controlling Type 2 diabetes?
Read More »Treatment Guidelines Favor Early Metformin Then Insulin for Type 2 Diabetes
Metformin should be prescribed along with lifestyle intervention as soon as patients are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and if A1c cannot be brought down to below 7%, within 2-3 months, then insulin as the second-line drug.
Read More »Diabetes Prevalence Outstrips National Growth Rate and More
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported a 50% increase in the prevalence of diabetes from 1997 to 2004.
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