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Aerobic Exercise and Quality of Life for Type 2 Diabetes Patients

Posted: Sunday, October 30, 2011

Eight-week aerobic exercise program had a major impact on fasting blood sugar, HbA1c, high-density lipoprotein, low-density lipoprotein, and quality of life in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Weight-Loss Drugs Important in Type 2 Diabetes Management

Posted: Sunday, October 23, 2011

Optimizing weight "should be a priority" in the management of patients with type 2 diabetes.

Diabetes Medication Compliance a Major U.S. Issue

Posted: Sunday, October 23, 2011

We need to do a better job. Research by the New England Healthcare Institute shows that patients who don't take their medications as prescribed, cost the U.S. health care system an estimated $290 billion in avoidable medical spending each year.

Weight Loss First, Then Exercise

Posted: Saturday, October 22, 2011

Physical activity only has a modest effect in lowering chronic disease risk factors.

FDA Approves Diabetes and Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Combo: Juvisync®

Posted: Sunday, October 09, 2011

Known as Juvisync (Merck), the new medication combines sitagliptin (Januvia, Merck), a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor used for glycemia control, with the cholesterol-lowering simvastatin.

Children Destined to Be Obese and Eventually Diabetic Identified by Age 3.5

Posted: Sunday, October 09, 2011

A prospective analysis of body mass index (BMI) in 1957 children from ages 5 months to 8 years reveals that an "atypically elevated BMI trajectory" that leads to obesity is identifiable by age 3.5 years.

Men Develop Diabetes with Less Weight Gain than Women

Posted: Sunday, October 09, 2011

Men apparently develop type 2 diabetes with less weight gain than women a finding that may help explain why men have higher rates of diabetes in many parts of the world.

Liver Function Tests (LFTs) Often Miss Liver Disease in Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Saturday, October 08, 2011

Conventional liver function tests may miss a diagnosis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Reducing A1c Just 0.5% Leads to a 10% Reduction in CVD Events

Posted: Saturday, October 08, 2011

Even small changes in A1c and BP could significantly reduce the risk of CVD complications in people with type 2 diabetes.

Diabetes Set To Soar As Kuwait Follows In US's Footsteps

Posted: Thursday, October 06, 2011

"Diabetes has become an epidemic." This was the stark message delivered by American diabetes expert Andrew Mandell, also known as 'Mr. Diabetes®,' yesterday. Speaking at a press conference held at the American Embassy on the risks of diabetes and the various preventative measures that can be taken to reduce the incidence of the disease, Mandell, who has walked 10,030.3 miles along the borders of the US to raise awareness of diabetes, said that Kuwait is a "snapshot" of where the US stood in relation to the condition 40 or 50 years ago, and is mirroring similar patterns to those seen in the States.