Acute, short-term insulin spikes increase the olfactory threshold and might be involved in regulation of food intake….
Read More »Meal Replacements Don’t Help Obese Teens
Dietetic shakes and prepackaged entrees help obese teenagers lose weight loss at first. But “meal replacements” were no better than a standard low-calorie diet for helping young people continue losing weight over the course of a year….
Read More »Gaps in Pregnancy Diabetes Screening
Only one third of gestational diabetes women undergo screening after delivery for diabetes, according to a new analysis of over one million patients….
Read More »Highest Mortality Risk Seen with High-Fat Dairy and High Sugar Intake
Two specific eating patterns increase the risk of death for older adults….
Read More »Fish Can Contribute to Increased Stroke Risk
Americans living in the southern “stroke belt” states consume more fried fish, which may contribute to the region’s high stroke mortality rate….
Read More »New Product: Medtronic’s CareLink Pro 3.0
Medtronic’s CareLink Pro 3.0 Medtronic’s CareLink Pro 3.0, the “first diabetes management software to offer advanced decision support,” has received FDA approval. CareLink Pro 3.0 offers therapy considerations to help healthcare professionals make more informed treatment decisions. The software analyzes data from a patient’s insulin pump, CGM device, and blood …
Read More »“Grow Your Own Transplant” May be Possible for Men with Type 1 Diabetes
Men with Type 1 diabetes may be able to grow their own insulin-producing cells from their testicular tissue….
Read More »The Thrifty Gene as a Liability
In addition to fast food, desk jobs, and inertia, there is one more thing to blame for unwanted pounds — our genome, which has apparently not caught up with the fact that we no longer live in the Stone Age….
Read More »Search for Diabetes “Cure” Focuses on Beta-Cell Regeneration
A simple strategy of just combining two FDA approved drugs (Januvia® + Prevacid®) may restore normoglycemia….
Read More »Diabetes Tied to Poor Impulse Control
Patients with newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes were significantly more likely to show poor impulse control in psychological testing than healthy people….
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