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A study of 15,000 patients demonstrated whether the addition of insulin to the treatment regimen of patients with type 2 diabetes significantly increases the incidence of vascular events….

World’s first insulin pump with low glucose suspend feature showed that it reduces the time spent in the low threshold range….

Team finds medically relevant info using personalized “-omics”….

Thirty grams per day of resistant starch may improve sensitivity to insulin by 73% for men, but not women….

Obese children whose parents also participated in a weight-loss program and dropped pounds were more likely to lose weight compared with those whose parents did not slim down….

An electronic diary program helped improve overweight and obese adults’ adherence to a weight-loss regimen but the results didn’t last after 2 years….

People who don’t get enough sleep consume more calories and may be more likely to become obese….

Many genes that influence type 1 diabetes are also found in pancreatic beta cells suggesting that the insulin-producing cells play a role in why white blood cells attack the beta cells leading to type 1 diabetes, according to new research from JDRF….

Dinesh Nagi, Editor   Drinking before exercise helps to delay the onset of severe dehydration, but the type of fluid taken should be chosen with care. Water empties from the stomach quickly but crosses the walls of the small intestine only slowly.

In this week’s Homerun Slides, we cover how to help patients determine the correct time and amount of insulin dosage, examine the perils of sliding scales, and also give you the basics on how to deal with different degrees of hypoglycemia….