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In patients who are obese, a low glycemic diet along with a supervised 12-week aerobic exercise regimen reduces morning hunger and increases satiety throughout the day, according to a study. The GLP-1 secretion was reduced in the low glycemic diet group.…

Severe hypoglycemia was strongly associated with increased risks of a range of adverse clinical outcomes.…

Overweight and obese individuals with Type 2 diabetes who participated in an intensive 4-year lifestyle intervention program that increased their fitness and physical activity not only lost weight but also experienced an improvement in selected cardiovascular (CV) risk factors.…

Insulin resistance, a condition in which insulin produced by the body becomes less effective in reducing blood glucose levels, appears to be associated with an increased risk of stroke in individuals without diabetes.…

The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) published a consensus statement for continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) online, and the statement will be published in the next issue of the association’s official medical journal Endocrine Practice.…

Scientists have identified events inside insulin-producing pancreatic cells that set the stage for a neonatal form of non-autoimmune Type 1 diabetes, and may play a role in Type 2 diabetes as well…. 

Researchers have found that a gene associated with the onset of Type 2 diabetes also is found at lower-than-normal levels in people with Alzheimer’s disease….

The use of inhaled corticosteroids, whether for asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), increases the likelihood of diabetes onset and diabetes progression. Current use of inhaled corticosteroids was associated with a significant 34% increase in the rate of diabetes.…

Contrary to popular perception, a short course of IIT resulted in significant improvements in QOL and treatment satisfaction….

Exenatide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonist was associated with significant weight loss in obese women who were not diabetic, according to research….