A lower percentage of type 2 diabetes cases are going undiagnosed than was the case in the past couple of decades, researchers found….
Read More »Obesity 2014 – New Medical Therapies, Part 5
In this week’s Homerun Slides continuing our series from Dr. Stanley Schwartz, we cover topics including the Benefits of Combined Treatment (Pharmacotherapy and Lifestyle Modification), a demonstation of how Obesity Requires Long-Term Care, and information on how Roux-en-Y surgery restores the incretin effect…
Read More »Joslin’s Diabetes Deskbook, Updated 2nd Ed., Excerpt #43: Pharmacotherapy of Type 2 Diabetes, Part 2
Richard S. Beaser, MD This week’s excerpt covers the following topics: The mechanism of action for antidiabetes medications Which medications improve insulin action Which meds slow gastric absorption Which meds increase insulin secretion Which meds increase the effect of incretins How to compare diabetes meds
Read More »Great Low Carb Pizza Crust 9″
Great Low Carb Pizza Crust 9" This 8 oz. 9" pizza crust from the Great Low Carb Bread Company has just 4- 2 net carb servings. Great tasting and already par baked so just pile your toppings on and bake for 5 minutes in an oven or toaster oven at 350 …
Read More »The Effects of GLP-1 Analogs in the Portal System
Under normal conditions, the liver plays a critical role in disposing of orally or enterally delivered carbohydrate and therefore in limiting postprandial hyperglycemia. We often think that this response involves only a decrease in hepatic glucose production however there are many studies showing that there is also a stimulation of …
Read More »Renal Failure Associated with Depression in Adults with Diabetes
Diabetic patients who are depressed may be at an increased risk for developing end-stage renal disease….
Read More »Fatty Liver Disease Tied to Diabetes, Atherosclerosis
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an independent predictor of both type 2 diabetes and carotid atherosclerosis, according to two studies….
Read More »Diabetic Women Less Likely to Undergo Mammograms
Women with diabetes were 14% less likely than those without the disease to undergo breast cancer screening….
Read More »AHA Questions Salt Intake Study
The American Heart Association questions the findings of a new analysis suggesting that most people around the world are consuming just the right amount of sodium….
Read More »Vitamin D Not Linked with Heart Risk in Men
Circulating levels of vitamin D had no apparent influence on overall risk for cardiovascular disease in older men….
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