To compare injects by syringe and using an insulin pump a randomized open parallel multicenter study was done. The results showed
Read More »Lyrica Significantly Reduced Peripheral Nerve Pain
Patients suffering from post-traumatic peripheral nerve pain treated with Lyrica® (pregabalin) capsules CV experienced significantly reduced pain compared to those taking placebo, according to new data.
Read More »CHMP Recommends Approval of Novo Nordisk’s Victoza(R) (Liraglutide) for Type 2 Diabetes
Novo Nordisk announces that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP), under the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) adopted a positive opinion, recommending marketing authorization, for Victoza® for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes.
Read More »Aspirin Associated with Lower Risk of Stroke for Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease
An analysis of previous studies indicates that among patients with peripheral artery disease, aspirin use is associated with a statistically nonsignificant decrease in the risk of a group of combined cardiovascular events (nonfatal heart attack, nonfatal stroke, and cardiovascular death), butis associated with a significant reduction in the risk of …
Read More »Old Drug, New Trick – Cycloset
FDA Approves A New First In Class Diabetes Drug – Cycloset™ People with Type 2 diabetes may soon get a very different treatment approach
Read More »Diabetic Medications and Exercise, Part 1: Oral Medications
Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM, has been helping patients with diabetes successfully increase physical activity for many years and has written numerous books that patients and clinicians use. Most of her work recently has been about insulin and exercise, but many of you have written me to ask, “What about oral …
Read More »DPP-IV Inhibitors and Increased GLP-1 Levels May Increase Pancreatitis Risk — Metformin Can Negate Adverse Effects
A drug widely used to treat Type 2 diabetes may have unintended effects on the pancreas that could lead to a form of low-grade pancreatitis in some patients and a greater risk of pancreatic cancer in long-term users, according to researchers at UCLA , but the adverse effects can be …
Read More »Weight Loss Is Not All That Matters after Bariatric Surgery
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGBP) corrects comorbidities and quality of life similarly in superobese and morbidly obese patients despite higher residual weight in superobese patients, according to the results of a prospective cohort study.
Read More »New-Onset Diabetes in Older Adults Attributable to Lifestyle
Numerous lifestyle factors affect older adults’ risk of diabetes, a new study finds. As the population ages, even small changes affect incidence, study finds.
Read More »Antibiotic Use in Childhood Not Linked to Type 1 Diabetes
Contrary to what several other studies have shown, the results of a nationwide study of Danish children suggest that antibiotic use does not affect the development of Type 1 diabetes.
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