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According to a new study, people with diabetes have a slightly shorter life expectancy than people without diabetes, and many of those years will be marred by disability.

First-time data for the investigational oral formulation of Novo Nordisk's semaglutide were presented at the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society. Billed as one of the company’s brightest pipeline prospects, it has sailed through a phase II trial.

New meta analysis suggests overly aggressive goals may increase cardio risk for patients with systolic blood pressure below 140 mm Hg.

You finally decide to get active to help manage your diabetes better or to prevent type 2 altogether, and once you’ve hit your stride, you get an injury that puts you back on the couch! Getting injured from being active happens often enough that you need to know how to prevent and treat injuries so you can stay on track. The best medicine is prevention, so trying to prevent injuries before they happen is the best way to avoid having to take time off from exercising and sidetracking your fitness program.

Male, 66 years of age, type 2 diabetes, class III obesity, peripheral neuropathy, multiple toe amputations, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and, most importantly, a 2-year-old granddaughter. Patient taking 100 units long-acting insulin, sulfonylurea, metformin, beta blocker, and statin. Checks glucose once in a while; in the 200 to 270 range when checks. A1C 9.3%.

In part 2 of this Exclusive Interview, Steve Freed, DIC publisher, learns about the results of a d-Nav demonstration in the UK where they saw a 2-point drop in A1C.

In this week's Homerun Slides, explaining the beta-centric classification of diabetes mellitus.

Islet vasculature: The islet is richly vascularized; while islets comprise only ∼2% of pancreas volume, they receive approximately 15% of the blood flow. Arterioles enter the islet and branch into tortuous capillaries, which have been suggested to contact almost every endocrine cell in the islet. These then converge on collecting venules outside the islet.

While the risk remains low overall, a new large study showed a greater risk for pioglitazone than other diabetes drugs.

Why smokers have an increased risk of type 2.