Resources

Working-age adults with diabetes may be at an increased risk for illness attributed to influenza…. 

MannKind Corp said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration extended the review date of its inhaled insulin treatment by three months….

Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) slows the accelerated gastric emptying associated with hypoglycemia, according to a crossover study….

  In this week’s Homerun Slides continuing Dr. Stanley Scwartz’ series on new medication therapies for the treatment of obesity, we discuss exactly why it is so difficult for our patients to lose weight and give you some options to make this process a little easier….

Treatment of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) Education of patients is very important The importance of diet and exercise should be emphasized All patients should be reviewed by a dietitian for appropriate advice Measures to induce weight loss (most of these patients are overweight) should be encouraged/implemented In the initial phases …

A look at whether type 2 diabetes patients with severe hypoglycemia exhibit certain phenotypes that may predict premature death and all-site cancer….

The results of the STAMPEDE Study compares intensive medical management of diabetes to gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy…. 

Children’s behavior generally mimics their parents’. Are we now seeing more obese children because children are mimicking their parent’s sedentary lifestyles?…

Lower BMIs in older adults may not be as healthy as in younger adults…. 

A new method of testing kidney function using cystatin-C, an endogenous protein produced by almost all nucleated cells, is shown to be more effective than measuring serum creatinine….