Type 1 and type 2 diabetes climb dramatically among U.S. children, study finds
Talk of a rapidly accelerating diabetes epidemic has settled into our medical and public health Continue reading →
View ArticleIntensive care no better than routine care to stave off type 2 diabetes...
If not well-controlled, diabetes — either type 1 or type 2 — can result in a number of debilitating complications. Some or these are due to negative effects on small blood vessels — or microvasculature...
View ArticleTight glucose control can benefit those with type 2 diabetes
Past research has demonstrated that tight control of blood glucose levels can help people with type 1 diabetes — the ones who must use insulin — to avoid some of the negative health consequences of the...
View ArticleDiabetes rates are holding steady—with some exceptions.
A report in the September 24 issue of JAMA has some mildly encouraging news regarding the health of the American public. In contrast to the doubling of the incidence and prevalence of diabetes during...
View ArticleBariatric surgery and diabetes: The focus of future research
The benefits of bariatric surgery for weight loss and remission of type 2 diabetes have been studied extensively. However, questions remain as Continue reading →
View ArticleElevated BMI associated with a progressively higher risk of diabetes mellitus...
A higher BMI may lead to an increased risk for diabetes complications, a new study finds. Using data from the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS), researchers examined relations between excess...
View ArticleUpdate On Life-Saving Diabetes Drug Jardiance
A new paper in the New England Journal of Medicine, reported that patients who took Jardiance, a novel hypoglycemic drug that was developed by Boehringer and Lilly, had a 38 percent reduction in...
View ArticleBariatric Surgery Linked to Diabetes Remission
Bariatric surgery is probably the most effective means of dealing with obesity, and with obesity-linked Type 2 diabetes as well. Some questions remain — like, how long do benefits last and who should...
View ArticleBranched Chain Amino Metabolite a Culprit in Insulin Resistance
A recent study, published in Nature Medicine, demonstrates the role of branched-chain amino acid metabolite, 3-HIB, in the development of insulin resistance in skeletal muscle tissue. Continue reading →
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