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A peptide called caerulein can convert existing cells in the pancreas into insulin-generating beta cells….

  In this week’s Homerun Slides, Dr. Stanley Schwartz wraps up his presentation on the classification of diabetes based on the state of the beta-cells, and gives us some clear directions on how therapy could proceed in a patient-centric approach….

Rudy Bilous, MD, FRCP Richard Donnelly, MD, PHD, FRCP, FRACP   Diabetic control ‘defines the extent to which the metabolism in the person with diabetes differs from that in the person without diabetes. Measurement usually focuses on blood glucose: ‘good ‘ control implies maintenance of near-normal blood glucose concentrations throughout the day. …

by Dr. Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM I recently received an angry e-mail from someone I didn’t know, and it really started me thinking about how to approach the challenge of making permanent lifestyle changes to manage diabetes and improve health.

Basaglar (insulin glargine injection) by Lilly and Boehringer  The FDA has granted tentative approval for Basaglar (insulin glargine injection), a basal insulin. Basaglar is Eli Lilly and Co. and Boehringer Ingelheim"s basal insulin. Basaglar has the same amino acid sequence as the currently marketed insulin glargine product. While the FDA …

In Hispanic men and women, and non-Hispanic black women, the projected increased risk is even higher, over 50%….

Use of antidepressants was associated with a 26% higher risk of diabetes…. 

In a Canadian study, printed educational messages (PEMs) aimed at family practitioners were not effective in promoting retinal screening among diabetes patients….

Copeptin concentration also correlated to plasma creatinine and to PAD in T2DM patients…. 

Tests in mice of recombinant human tissue kallikrein-1 show promise….