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EASD: IDF Recommends Tighter Control of Post-Meal Blood Glucose Levels

Posted: Thursday, October 04, 2007

IDF issued the new global guideline for diabetes care which includes the management of postmeal glucose. The guideline emphasizes that people with diabetes should have their blood glucose levels closely monitored after meals in order to optimize diabetes control and reduce the risk of complications, particularly cardiovascular disease.

Annual Flu Shots May Be of Little Benefit to the Elderly

Posted: Thursday, October 04, 2007

After years of telling patients with diabetes that they need to get flu shots, we now are learning that the elderly may receive little to no benefit from annual influenza vaccinations, according to a review of current evidence study.

Only 47% of People With Diabetes Get Screened for Diabetic Eye Disease

Posted: Thursday, October 04, 2007

Only 47% of people with diabetes get yearly exams. Increasing patient and clinician awareness and improving access to health care can encourage people with diabetes to seek annual eye exams, which help prevent a serious complication called retinopathy, according to a new systematic review of studies.

When Orals Are Not Enough to Control Blood Sugars

Posted: Thursday, October 04, 2007

Adding a single analog insulin formulation to metformin and sulfonylurea resulted in current best practice targets of a glycated hemoglobin level of 6.5% or less in fewer than one quarter of patients at 1 year.

Cinnamon as Diabetes Therapy is Questionable

Posted: Thursday, October 04, 2007

Some studies have hinted that cinnamon may aid blood sugar control, yet others show it is not beneficial for people with diabetes, according to researchers.

Moderate Alcohol Intake Reduces Fasting Glucose

Posted: Thursday, September 27, 2007

In patients with type 2 diabetes, moderate daily intake of alcohol reduced fasting plasma glucose (FPG) but not postprandial glucose, especially in those with high levels of glycated hemoglobin.

Statins for All Diabetic Patients Justified

Posted: Thursday, September 27, 2007

A strategy of treating all diabetic men older than 40 years and all diabetic women older than 45 years with statins would be effective and efficient in reducing cardiovascular disease (CVD) events.

EASD: Diabetes Vaccine Shows Strong Evidence for Lasting Immunological Effect

Posted: Thursday, September 27, 2007

Diamyd Medical announced further evidence for lasting immunologic efficacy of the Diamyd diabetes vaccine.and showed that treatment with Diamyd causes a specific immune response to GAD65 remaining even 15 months after treatment.

EASD: ACTOS Shows A 38 Percent Lower Risk of Heart Attack

Posted: Thursday, September 27, 2007

New research, including two studies presented at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), further support the cardiovascular safety of ACTOS (pioglitazone HCI) and its benefits regarding improved blood glucose and blood lipid levels for patients with type 2 diabetes.

Activity of Any Kind Improves Insulin Sensitivity

Posted: Thursday, September 27, 2007

Total activity -- or more accurately, the lack of it -- appears to be a major driver of insulin resistance, a key component of the metabolic syndrome and a cardiovascular risk factor.