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  Effective Dietary Practices of Active People with Diabetes: Part 4 (Importance of Protein and Fat)   By Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM   Fat: Used Some But Not as Much as Carbohydrate   Both the fat stored in your muscles (i.e., intramuscular triglycerides) and circulating around in your blood (free …

Pitavastatin (Livalo, Kowa Pharmaceuticals), a HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, was approved as a primary treatment for hypercholesterolemia and combined dyslipidemia. This new medication has a unique cyclopropyl group on its base structure, giving it the potential for greater LDL clearance and the reduction of plasma cholesterol. The manufacturer also said that …

For patients with good A1c levels, continuous glucose monitoring will be beneficial, according to a new report. 

A new study found that people with low blood levels of a protein that regulates sex hormones are at higher risk of diabetes, and genetics may play a role in determining both the levels and the risk.  

Metformin, one of the most widely used diabetes drugs, may offer patients the added benefit of lowering their odds for pancreatic cancer by 62%, a new study shows. 

In patients with Type 1 diabetes, the presence and severity of chronic kidney disease predicts all-cause mortality, according to a new report. 

By activating one gene, researchers can reprogram cells to produce insulin, according to a study in the journal Cell. 

The researchers propose that the development of Type 1 diabetes may in part be due to increased levels of this new gene.

The American Association of Diabetes Educators released a new position statement to help guide diabetes educators on how to help older adults with diabetes.  The position paper, “Special Considerations in the Management and Education of Older Persons with Diabetes,” is now available.

A research team at the Toronto General Research Institute discovered a novel function of a hormone found in the gut that might potentially lower glucose levels in diabetes.