Once-Weekly Exenatide maintains a drop in A1c of 2 points for more than 52 weeks….
Read More »EASD: Legacy of Early Intensive Glucose Control Lasts a Decade
Intensive glucose control even after 10 years still shows clinical benefits and even rises over time….
Read More »EASD: Moderate Wine Drinking Lowers Fasting Glucose in Type 2 Diabetes
A glass of merlot or perhaps sauvignon blanc with dinner may offer modest benefits for patients with Type 2 diabetes, said researchers….
Read More »EASD: Type 2 Diabetes Less Prevalent in Women but Just as Deadly
Men are up to two and a half times more likely to have newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes than women, but once a woman is diagnosed, the disease is just as deadly for them as for men….
Read More »EASD: Weight Loss with SGLT2 Inhibitors but More Infections
Three possible first in class drugs in the sodium glucose co-transporter (SGLT2 inhibitor) class showed improvements in glycemic control and weight loss, but infections proved troublesome, researchers reported…. Michael Nauck, MD, and colleagues of Diabeteszentrum Bad Lauterberg in Harz, Germany, looked at studies involving three investigational drugs in the sodium …
Read More »EASD: Fracture Risk Demands Attention in Diabetes Patients
Because Type 2 diabetes weakens the bone in often undetectable ways, both directly and indirectly via treatment side effects, experts urged increased awareness….
Read More »New Product: Tiniboy Lancets (36 gauge/70mm)
Tiniboy Lancets (36 gauge/70mm) At 36 gauge and just 70mm in length, the Tinyboy lancet is the thinnest and shortest diabetic lancet. Dr. Stanley Kim developed the lancet. Dr. Kim — who has diabetes — wanted a lancet that would be less painful. He currently markets the Tinyboy lancet through …
Read More »Blood Test Anticipates Diabetes 10 Years in Advance
A blood test that could predict those at risk of getting diabetes 10 years earlier than current diagnosis has been developed by scientists….
Read More »Gel Technology Utilized in New Artificial Pancreas
A researcher has developed an artificial pancreas that she says could revolutionize the treatment of diabetes….
Read More »Two Year Study: Low-carbohydrate vs. Low-fat Diets
In most previous studies of low-carbohydrate versus low-fat diets, investigators have focused on short-term weight-loss results. U.S. researchers now report results of a 2-year study….
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