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FDA Adds Diabetes Warning to Statin Label Posted: Sunday, March 11, 2012

The FDA said that all statins must carry warnings about increased risks of elevated blood sugar and possible transient memory and cognition problems, but at the same time the agency removed a standing recommendation for routine liver function tests for patients taking the cholesterol-lowering drugs.

Duration of Diabetes Raises Stroke Risk Posted: Sunday, March 11, 2012

The risk of ischemic stroke increased by 3% for each additional year a patient had diabetes.

Less than Half of New Diabetes Patients Achieve A1C Goals Posted: Sunday, March 11, 2012

Those starting with lower A1C levels more likely to achieve A1C goal within five months.

Type 1 Diabetes Linked to Lower Fertility Posted: Sunday, March 11, 2012

Significantly fewer children are born to couples when one partner has type 1 diabetes.

New First in Class Diabetes Drug Shows Efficacy, Lower Risk for Hypoglycemia Posted: Saturday, March 10, 2012

A novel investigational drug called TAK-875 (Takeda), the first in its class to be tested in diabetes, provides glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes with less risk for hypoglycemia compared with standard treatment.

Stop Using Sulfonylureas? Posted: Saturday, March 10, 2012

The ACP has issued a clinical practice guideline regarding use of oral agents in type 2 diabetes entitled, "Oral Pharmacologic Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians."

Doctors Finally Advising Patients to Exercise Posted: Monday, March 05, 2012

The number of doctors in the US telling patients to get physically active has increased in the past decade. New research shows that, in 2010 alone, one in three patients who visited a physician or other health professional had been told to start or maintain physical activity or exercise.

Diabetes May Start in the Intestines Posted: Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Scientists have discovered that problems controlling blood sugar may begin in the intestines.

New Codes for Reimbursement from Medicare for Preventive Services Posted: Tuesday, February 28, 2012

You've probably heard that Medicare now covers an additional set of preventive services, such as intensive behavioral therapy for cardiovascular disease risk and obesity, and screening for depression. But do you know the rules concerning these services or the G-codes for them?.

Diabetic Cardiomyopathy Is the Greatest Mortality Risk for Diabetes Patients Posted: Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Millions of people with diabetes won't die from that disease but instead from heart disease.

 

 

 

 

 

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