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Ralph DeFronzo and his researchers at UT Health at San Antonio announced that they have cured type 1 diabetes.

Study measures effects of apps on weight reduction.

In addition to aerobic activities, you can greatly improve your blood glucose by doing some resistance, or weight, training. Like so many systems in the body, if you don’t use all your muscle fibers, you lose them over time.

A 62-year-old man presents with type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and albuminuria. His seated BP is 162/104 mm Hg. What's an ideal blood pressure target for this patient? A. 140/90 mm Hg B. 130/80 mm Hg C. 120/70 mm Hg D. 150/80 mm HG Did you get it right? Follow the link to find out!

Should prediabetes be considered a pre-existing condition? Follow the link to share your opinion!

23-year-old female, type 1 diabetes since 5 years of age. A1C elevated to 8.9% after usually having A1Cs in the 6-7 range. Came to see me at the end of our workday after wearing LibrePro (Blinded CGM) to go over her food/insulin/glucose/activity/etc. patterns. First thing she said to me was that she had a Dexcom but hasn't worn it because battery in transmitter was out for the past 6 months. She told me she really hasn't been checking her glucose on a regular basis at all.

In part 6 of this Exclusive Interview, understanding how a parent or caregiver can monitor an adolescent who is using the system.

In this week's Homerun Slides, the effects of hyperinsulinism.

Glucose phosphorylation as a therapeutic target for diabetes: Early experiments using genetic overexpression of glucokinase in liver of rodent models showed promise for the protection against hyperglycemia during diabetes, spawning the development of glucokinase activators. These drugs interact with allosteric sites of glucokinase, thus promoting a conformation that exposes the catalytic domain and potentiates the activity of the enzyme.

Could diabetes cause increased rates of dementia?