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Cheese lovers can reduce their chances of developing type 2 diabetes by 12%….

Researchers say that the A1c test isn’t reliable for assessing postpartum women who’ve had gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)…. 

New data is showing a decrease in waist circumference in patients with type 2 diabetes treated with liraglutide and correlates with positive alterations in inflammatory markers…. 

Women with high plasma levels of bicarbonate were at decreased risk for developing type 2 diabetes…. 

Use of the device nearly doubled the time seniors spent strolling each week…. 

Adding pramlintide before meals improves blood glucose control in patients with type 1 diabetes receiving insulin through an external closed-loop artificial pancreas system….

Tina Burge, Doctor of Pharmacy Candidate, FAMU College of Pharmacy Reviewed by Dave Joffe, BSPharm, CDE It’s well-known that patients with diabetes have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease when compared to patients without diabetes. Diabetes type 2 has a high prevalence in the obese (BMI ³ 25kg/m2) and overweight …

  Steven J. Russell MD, PhD, Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, explains that, in his studies with a closed-loop system, using CGM in real-time is proving to be a highly effective motivational tool….

Dr. Carol Wysham discusses the most difficult challenges in managing patients today suggesting that measuring adherence, setting reasonable limits, and coordination of the monitoring of medication adherence are among those challenges….  

"The Facts on CGMS" By Richard S. Beaser, M.D., and Richard Jackson, MD   Continuous Glucose Monitoring