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Drinking green tea or taking green tea extract supplements may help reduce risk of type 2 diabetes…. 

Three new studies published in the U.S. reaffirm a link between sweet soda and fruit drinks to an epidemic of obesity….

Clinical Management Treatment consists of rehydration with intravenous fluids, the administration of insulin, and replacement of electrolytes.

Amanda Zell, PharmD Candidate, Mercer University College of Pharmacy Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is part of a family of peptide hormones known as incretins. Incretins, such as GLP-1 and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP), are secreted by entero-endocrine cells of the gastrointestinal tract to stimulate glucose-dependent insulin secretion and beta-cell proliferation. GLP-1 receptor …

World’s Smallest Insulin Syringe – Daily Dose by Insulution  Daily Dose is the world’s smallest insulin syringe and is designed to be easily carried in a wallet or the cash pocket of jeans, maximizing convenience and decreasing the chances patients find themselves without a ready dose of insulin. Not available yet …

Preservation of beta-cell function is more closely related to long-term prevention of diabetes than is insulin sensitivity….

Having excess visceral fat and insulin resistance — but not being obese in and of itself — appears to put heavier patients at risk for prediabetes and diabetes…. 

Women with gestational diabetes (GDM) can greatly reduce the risk of progressing to diabetes with diet, but which diet?…

For young children, structural differences correlate with glycated hemoglobin values….

Patients who underwent a duodenal switch procedure lost more weight and gained better control of diabetes and hypertension compared with those who had gastric bypass surgery….