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Doubt Cast on New Salt Guidelines for Diabetes Patients
Posted: Sunday, February 27, 2011
Researchers are challenging guidelines that urge diabetes patients to cut back on salt in their diet.

Medication Education Key to Adherence
Posted: Sunday, February 20, 2011
Medication compliance is a major issue for people with diabetes, and especially those with co- morbidities. Researchers say that medication education is a key factor in helping patients with diabetes better stick to their drug treatment plans.

Study Calls for Greater Awareness of Connection between Diabetes and Kidney Disease
Posted: Sunday, February 20, 2011
The first time that many patients realize that diabetes can affect their kidneys is when they are referred to renal services.

Effects of Metformin in Obese Insulin-resistant Children
Posted: Sunday, February 20, 2011
Metformin had modest but favorable effects on body weight, body composition, and glucose homeostasis in obese insulin-resistant children participating in a low-intensity weight-reduction program.

Is Surgery the Best Option for Type 2 Diabetes Even If Not Obese?
Posted: Sunday, February 20, 2011
A new clinical trial at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center is among the first to test surgery specifically for Type 2 diabetes.

A Hemoglobin A1c of Greater than 5% Can Be a Predictor of Incident Diabetes
Posted: Sunday, February 13, 2011
The incidence of diabetes progressively and significantly increased among patients with an HbA1c greater than 5.0%.

Insulin Detemir Combo with Sitagliptin and Metformin Efficacy & Safety
Posted: Sunday, February 06, 2011
Detemir plus sitagliptin more effective than sitagliptin with metformin with or without a sulfonylurea.

For Those 60 Percent of Type 2 Patients Who Are Not in Control
Posted: Saturday, January 29, 2011
Consider a GLP-1 plus a long-acting insulin.

Diabetes Care Will Cost $336B by 2034
Posted: Saturday, January 29, 2011
More than 44 million Americans will have diabetes within 25 years under current trends, and the annual cost of caring for them will triple to $336 billion in constant 2007 dollars.

Why Don't People Take Their Insulin as Prescribed?
Posted: Sunday, January 23, 2011
Risk factors differed between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetic patients, with diet nonadherence more prominent in Type 1 diabetes.

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