Resources

Adding canola oil to the diet improved glycemic control and reduced cardiovascular risk in type 2 diabetes. And in another study, an overall healthier diet reduced risk of developing diabetes….

  In this week’s Homerun Slides series, we review the Etiology of Type 2 Diabetes including Insulin Resistance and Beta-Cell Dysfunction, and we take also take a look at the San Antonio Metabolism and VAGES Studies….

Richard S. Beaser, MD Medications that Increase Insulin Secretion: SULFONYLUREAS CLASS SUMMARY: Action: Insulin secretagogues. Initial effects are to increase insulin secretory capacity. With establishment of long-term glucose control, this increase may not persist and other extrapancreatic effects, either direct or indirect, may also occur. Required for efficacy: Some remaining …

iHealth – World’s smallest, most portable mobile glucometer    The meter plugs directly into any smart phone, (Android or iPhone) and displays and stores readings using the iHealth Gluco-Smart app. By displaying readings directly on the phone screen, iHealth was able to shrink the device size to just slightly larger …

Bariatric surgery comes out ahead with greater weight loss, diabetes remission and less CVD complications than standard medical care…. 

Among diabetes patients receiving metformin, the addition of insulin compared with a sulfonylurea was associated with an increased risk of nonfatal cardiovascular outcomes and all-cause death…. 

Early studies are showing that the use of vasodilators to lower BP may be related to development of early-stage age-related macular degeneration….

At least ten percent of people who have a heart attack may also have undiagnosed diabetes…. 

A randomized controlled trial found that skipping breakfast may not be a barrier to weight loss…. 

Declines in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) smaller than those that currently attract clinical attention may help predict the risk of end-stage renal disease (ESRD)….