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A lifestyle-modification program aimed at changes in diet and increased activity levels seemed to significantly cut the risk of type 2 diabetes that was primarily “overweight” rather than obese and that had elevated fasting glucose levels — but not necessarily impaired glucose tolerance.…
Read More »Parents Misled by Health Claims on Children’s Cereal Packages
Nutrition-related health claims on children’s cereals are often misinterpreted by parents, causing them to infer that products with health claims are more nutritious overall despite actual nutrient quality, finds a study….
Read More »The Fattier Your Heart the Greater Your Heart Disease Risk
Study links buildup of this hidden fat to heart threat, even in people without symptoms.…
Read More »Managing Clinical Problems in Diabetes, Case Study #17: Health Assessment, Management Targets, and Deciding on a Management Plan
Edited by Trisha Dunning AM, RN, MEd, PhD, CDE, FRCNA and Glenn Ward MBBS, BSc, DPhil (Oxon), FRACP, FRCPath Mrs. PC was referred to a tertiary diabetes clinic by a practice nurse (nurse working in a general practice): “Can you help me sort out this confusing issue both for the …
Read More »GLP-1 Effectiveness, Mechanisms of Action and Potential, Part 3 of 4
This week, we present Part 3 of a series of 4 Homerun Slide collections covering GLP-1 Agonist therapy. This week’s slides present findings on the therapeutic effects of GLP-1, GLP-1 agonists and DPP-IV inhibitors (which increase circulating levels of endogenous active GLP-1 and GIP) in patients with T2DM…. Link to …
Read More »Patient-Centered Medical Home Reshapes Role of Diabetes Educators
As more practices adopt the patient-centered medical home concept, diabetes educators will become even more integral to delivering effective, compassionate and evidence-based health care.…
Read More »High Dairy Intake in Teens May Reduce Diabetes Risk by 38 Percent
New research has shown eating plenty of dairy foods as a teenager may reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes during adulthood….
Read More »Two Steps to Predict Future Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
A 2-step model helps predict future risk for type 2 diabetes, according to the results of a validation study.…
Read More »Earlier Nephrology Interventions Don’t Result in Lower Mortality Rates
Patients approaching end-stage renal disease are increasingly receiving the nephrology consultation they need before initiating kidney dialysis; however, the trend has surprisingly not resulted in an improvement in mortality rates, according to a new study.…
Read More »Pioglitazone Gets New Cancer Risk Labeling
The FDA has approved updated label information for pioglitazone (Actos) and medications that contain it, following its warning in June about bladder cancer risk with the drug.…
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