Diabetes Supplies Dropping in Price
Medicare deputy administrator Jonathan Blum said Wednesday it’s due to competitive bidding making inroads against wasteful spending.
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Diabetes Self-Management: Does Diabetes TII Hurt?
First the bad news — the amount of pain people with diabetes have is staggering. A study of over 13,000 adults with Type 2 diabetes by researchers in California found that nearly half report significant pain.
Sclerostin linked to vascular disease in type 2 diabetes
Circulating levels of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling inhibitor sclerostin are higher in patients with type 2 diabetes who also have atherosclerotic disease, according to a study published online Jan. 3 in Diabetes Care.
Ask Joslin: How Should I Time My Meals and My Type 2 Diabetes Medications?
People with type 2 diabetes may take up to three or four oral medications, insulin or an incretin to control their blood glucose levels.
FDA approves 3 new drugs for type 2 diabetes
All three drugs contain a new active ingredient, alogliptin, either alone or in combination with other, previously approved medications. The newly approved drugs include Nesina (alogliptin), Kazano (alogliptin plus metformin) and Oseni (alogliptin plus pioglitazone).
Can Men Prevent Diabetes With Testosterone Boost?
Australian researchers have begun a world-first study that aims to help men lose weight and prevent diabetes — by giving them more testosterone.
Intensive blood pressure control reduces stroke risk in TII
A review in Annals of Internal Medicine suggests that intensive blood pressure control reduces stroke risk in people with TII.
Measuring distress in people with Types 1 and 2 diabetes
Australian diabetes experts, psychiatrists and neuroscientists have reported the benefits of measuring depression and disease-related distress in patients with diabetes.
Sugar, tea, coffee affect risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus
A new study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggests that consumption of sugar and artificial sweeteners in beverages increases risk of TII.
Good bacteria in the intestine prevent diabetes, study finds
Research groups have now shown that the influence of the intestinal bacteria extends even deeper inside the body to influence the likelihood of getting diabetes.
Obesity And Diabetes TII Treatment EndoBarrier® Enters U.S. Pivotal Clinical Trial
GI Dynamics, Inc. (ASX: GID) have announced that it has initiated its U.S. multicenter pivotal clinical trial of EndoBarrier®, the ENDO Trial, for the treatment of patients who have uncontrolled type 2 diabetes and are obese.
DiabetesDaily: Am I Cured of Diabetes?
There are so many people who claim to have the answer to type 2 diabetes either through a diet plan or supplement. They claim to have a cure or that they can reverse your type 2. The argument that ensues takes offense at the idea that type 2 can be cured or reversed or even […]
Insulin therapy may boost death risk in TII diabetes
Using insulin may increase risk of overall mortality and cancer death in patients with TII.
Reuters: Lilly, Boehringer TII diabetes drug meets goals in trials
Eli Lilly and Co and Boehringer Ingelheim said on Monday that an experimental treatment for type 2 diabetes, empagliflozin, met the primary goal of significantly lowering blood sugar levels in four late-stage trials.
Type of Bacteria May Be Linked to TII Diabetes
Researchers find association between ‘H. pylori’ infection, type 2 disease.
Move More to Manage Diabetes Type-2
Sitting less and moving more can help people manage diabetes. Researchers offer tips that can help people stay active.
dLife: For Those Short on Time, Aerobic, Not Resistance, Exercise Is Best Bet
A new study led by North Carolina researchers has found that when it comes to weight- and fat loss, aerobic training is better than resistance training.
UCSB: Pioneering Research On Type 2 Diabetes
A group of biomedical researchers at UC Santa Barbara is studying the metabolism of cells and their surrounding tissue, to ferret out ways in which certain diseases begin.
Weight-loss surgery is new TII diabetes foe
Though it began as a treatment for something else entirely, gastric bypass surgery—which involves shrinking the stomach as a way to lose weight—has proven to be the latest and possibly most effective treatment for some people with type 2 diabetes.
Important Updates to Diabetes Treatment Recommendations
Every year, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) reviews the current scientific literature and releases an updated version of its Clinical Practice Recommendations.