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Diabetic patients who do not live close to a diabetes specialty clinic benefit from a program that uses video conference by telephone, in place of a standard consultation.

Frequent and regular workouts are necessary for people over age 40 who want to prevent or control diabetes if they want to get the full benefit of that exercise.

Diabetic patients using insulin, either alone or in combination with sulfonylureas or Metformin, are more likely to develop congestive heart failure (CHF).

A high-fiber, low-fat vegetarian diet helps control lipids in patients with type 2 diabetes.

New mechanism uncovered that may explain the ability of chromium picolinate to improve insulin resistance.

Treatment was also associated with a significant reduction in body weight of 1.45 kg and a 2- to 3-fold increase in the percentage of patients losing 2.5% and 5% of their body weight.

A mnemonic-based strategy in which each letter of the alphabet refers to a different component of diabetes care can help clinicians limit complications that typically result from the disease, say researchers. See Last weeks Tools for Your Practice “The ABCDEFGHI’s of diabetes.

New Dosage Strengths Offer Physicians and Patients Dosing Flexibility For Managing Type 2 Diabetes

An investigative insulin patch, helps patients achieve diabetes control, researchers reported

Use of ezetimibe extremely helpful in high-risk hypercholesterolemic patients with or without type 2 diabetes who fail to achieve their low- density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol goals with statin monotherapy.