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In this week’s Homerun Slides, we cover DPP-IV inhibitors including a comparison of effects with GLP-1 receptor agonists….

A new study found that the incretin-related medications will see the strongest growth among type 2 diabetes drugs over the next nine years.…

  By Sheri Colberg, PhD   In updating a chapter on exercise and diabetes for the American College of Sports Medicine, I came across a recently published article about the benefits of lifestyle modification for diabetes prevention. In this study by Djoussé and colleagues at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital …

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For individuals with metabolic syndrome, physical activity is associated with a reduced risk of mortality from all causes and from cardiovascular causes….

Insulin sensitizers may limit the muscle loss seen in elderly men with type 2 diabetes.…

Patients in pivotal study achieved better glycemic control and lost on average 4 pounds without increased risk for hypoglycemia versus insulin glargine alone, dropping their A1c 1.7%.…

Both pediatric and adult patients with type 1 diabetes should use CGM to measure blood glucose levels, according to new guidelines.…

Scientists have identified a key enzyme that significantly increases the risk of neural tube defects such as spina bifida and some heart defects among babies born to women with diabetes.…

Children exposed to metformin had larger measures of subcutaneous fat, but overall body fat was the same as in children whose mothers were treated with insulin alone.…