ITCA 650, injection-free continuous delivery of GLP-1 therapy, demonstrated significant and sustained reductions in HbA1c and body weight over 48 weeks of treatment with a marked reduction in the GI AEs typically associated with this class.…
Read More »EASD: Poor Glucose Control in Diabetics Predicts Heart Failure
A new nationwide analysis of glucose management in type 2 diabetes suggests that poor glucose control is a strong predictor of heart failure.…
Read More »EASD: Twice-Daily Aspirin Betters Platelet Inhibition for People with Diabetes
Twice-daily aspirin administration, but not a once-daily doubling of the dose, appears to provide good inhibition of platelet cyclooxygenase (COX)-1 in diabetic patients who have rapid recovery of COX-1 activity, and might enhance cardiovascular protection.…
Read More »EASD: Having Diabetes and Feeling Bad Add Up to Shorter Life
Men with type 2 diabetes and an acute myocardial infarction who score lower on quality-of-life measures have a greater mortality risk than other men with these conditions whose scores indicate they feel better about their health, researchers reported.…
Read More »EASD: Liraglutide Plus Insulin Does Not Add Weight
The addition of insulin to the treatment regimen of type 2 diabetes patients on liraglutide (Victoza) doesn’t wipe out previously seen weight loss, and insulin also appears to help these patients achieve glycemic control, researchers said.…
Read More »EASD: Gestational Diabetes Guidelines Controversial
International guidelines on screening for gestational diabetes that will raise the prevalence of the condition have sparked questions over appropriate diagnostic tools and cost efficacy, researchers said.…
Read More »New Ways Discovered to Stimulate Pancreatic Beta Cell Growth
Hoffmann-LaRoche and the JDRF have discovered not only a protein that regulates beta cell growth, but also a chemical compound that stimulates it.…
Read More »People with Diabetes Are Twice as Likely to Develop Dementia
According to a new study, people with diabetes appear to be at a significantly increased risk of developing dementia and the study also found that risk of developing dementia significantly increased for those with pre-diabetes.…
Read More »Jogging Beats Weight Lifting for Losing Belly Fat
Compared with resistance training, aerobic exercise burns 67% more calories, research shows.…
Read More »Multiple Lifestyle Factors Contribute to Diabetes Risk
Collectively, lifestyle factors, including not smoking, regular physical activity, healthy diet, moderate alcohol consumption, and normal body weight, are associated with a substantially decreased risk of developing diabetes, according to new research findings.…
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