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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.

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: 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.

EASD: Early Initiation of Insulin Improves Glucose Control in Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, September 27, 2007

Adding insulin to oral antidiabetic agents early in the course of disease can help patients achieve better glucose control, but many patients will need a combined insulin regimen, investigators reported.

EASD: Average Blood Glucose Will Replace A1c

Posted: Thursday, September 27, 2007

Because most patients do not understand what an A1c result means, the industry standard will now be to tell patients what their average blood glucose is.

Losing Sleep Triggers Abnormal Glucose Metabolism

Posted: Friday, September 21, 2007

According to a new study, Even a small amount of sleep loss can cause changes in hormonal glucose regulation, with a strong effect on pancreatic islet secretion, a decrease in glucagon levels and a slight reduction in C-peptide levels.

Brisk Walking Restores Muscle Function in Diabetics

Posted: Friday, September 21, 2007

According to a new study in Type 2 diabetes, a moderate-intensity exercise program, such as brisk walking for 30 minutes three-to-five times a week, combined with moderate weight loss is enough to restore mitochondrial content and function to skeletal muscle.

Home Dialysis More Beneficial Than Conventional Dialysis

Posted: Friday, September 21, 2007

Results from a new study shows us that using home dialysis while sleeping provides better results, primarily due to the fact that using dialysis for 5-6 nights for 8 hours per night is better then using it for 3 days a week for a total of 12 hours.