A recent report has found that one simple prescription could help reverse diabetes, improve blood sugar, and lower weight, blood pressure, and cholesterol. It could allow the 115 million Americans with diabetes or prediabetes to dramatically reduce their medications or get off them entirely.
Add-on of saxagliptin plus dapagliflozin shows greater improvements in glycemic control versus the use of single drug with metformin
A new treatment for patients with type 2 diabetes could be on the horizon. Researchers recently discovered that Yohimbin, a medication that spent several years in de-registered status, is actually successful at blocking the damaging effects of gene variants that inhibit insulin production. If it becomes a clinical drug, personalized treatment may finally be available […]
If you ask the average person on the street to play a word association game with diabetes, the word “fat” will come up sooner rather than later. Links between obesity and Type 2 diabetes are well established. And yet, not all fat people have diabetes, and not all people with diabetes are fat. Like many […]
New research demonstrates a surprising relationship between artificial sweeteners, the microbes that live in your gut, and obesity and type 2 diabetes. How a series of experiments in mice and humans cleverly showed this relationship and what it means for the public.
Along with gallbladder surgery and appendectomy procedures, laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery is one of the safest operations performed in America, according to a new study from the Cleveland Clinic Bariatric and Metabolic Institute.
The purpose of this study was to compare the use of a high carbohydrate, low fat diet (53% carbohydrate, 17% protein and 30% fat) to a very low carbohydrate, high unsaturated fat diet (14% carbohydrate, 28% protein and 58% fat) for their impact on glycemic control and risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease in type […]
Researchers at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute have found what looks like a way (still to be proven!) to generate large quantities of human insulin-producing cells from stem cells. If developed further, this cell source could accelerate diabetes drug development and lead to game-changing therapies for type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
The device, created by Dr. Isaac Lipshitz, CEO of OptoLight Vision Technology in Israel, restores vision lost through end-stage age-related macular degeneration. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently revised its criteria regarding which patients can use this treatment
Currently approved dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors include alogliptin, linagliptin, saxagliptin, sitagliptin and vildagliptin. DPP-4 inhibitors work by enhancing glucose dependent insulin secretion and reducing glucagon release.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a once-daily combination of dapagliflozin and metformin hydrochloride extended-release (Xigduo XR, AstraZeneca) for the treatment of adults with type 2 diabetes.
Regular consumption of a healthy breakfast may help children lower their risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in this week’s PLOS Medicine. The study, conducted by Angela Donin of St. George’s University of London and colleagues, found an association between children who reported skipping breakfast most days and higher levels […]
People with type 2 diabetes who take metformin as their first line of defense are less likely to need other medications for blood sugar later on, report researchers from Harvard Medical School.
Hypoglycemia related to type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) doesn’t appear to impact brain pathology, according to a study published online Sept. 29 in Diabetes Care.
A recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism found the association to be especially strong in middle-aged men. Part of the problem may be rooted in the idea that testosterone therapy has been linked to cardiovascular risk factors.
In a prospective cohort study, researchers looked at data on 14,437 women who participated in the Nurses’ Health Study II. Data was collected from the years of 1989-2001. Participants were aged 24 to 44 years and had no chronic diseases.
Managing diabetes requires day-to-day care, but it doesn’t have to be complicated. Learning the basics, getting advice and support from health professionals like your physician, certified diabetes educator and registered dietitian, and doing a little planning can help you live well with diabetes.
Also known as dulaglutide, Trulicity is a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist, which helps normalize blood sugar levels by encouraging the release of insulin, which helps the body better use available blood glucose, while suppressing the stimulation of glucose production.
Eggs don’t have a bad effect on cholesterol levels in people with type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests. Researchers also found that eating an egg-rich diet for 3 months was linked to better appetite control, and may also provide a greater sense of feeling full.
Over 10 years, patients were followed in ADVANCE-ON, a post-trial follow-up study. No adverse or protective effect was seen whether their blood sugar was tightly controlled or not. However, strict blood pressure control did reduce cardiovascular and overall mortality during the trial.