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New Way to Treat Diabetes – Treat the Biological Clock

Posted: Saturday, July 21, 2012

Biologists at UC San Diego have discovered a chemical that offers a completely new and promising direction for the development of drugs to treat metabolic disorders such as type 2 diabetes.

Diabetes Remission after Gastric Bypass Determined by Beta Cell Function Not Weight Loss

Posted: Saturday, July 21, 2012

Remission of type 2 diabetes in severely obese people after bariatric surgery hinges on baseline beta cell function, not weight loss.

New Strategies for Diabetes Treatment

Posted: Saturday, July 14, 2012

Researchers are trying new approaches to treat type 2 diabetes amid widespread uncertainty about the most effective therapies and concerns that current strategies might be doing some patients more harm than good.

New Position Statement on Diabetes for Older Adults

Posted: Saturday, July 14, 2012

Three international diabetes groups have taken the first step toward developing a global initiative to improve diabetes care for older people.

New Glucose Index Predicts Diabetes Remission after Gastric Bypass

Posted: Saturday, July 07, 2012

Predictive factors for type 2 diabetes remission following gastric bypass include insulin use and preoperative glucose disposition index....

Interim Gastric Band Results Show Remission of Diabetes

Posted: Tuesday, June 05, 2012

The remission rates of type 2 diabetes after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding are influenced by the duration of disease, according to interim results from the APEX study....

New Team Approach Improves Diabetes Outcomes and Lowers Medication Costs

Posted: Monday, June 04, 2012

An integrated wellness team approach to diabetes care is helping patients lower their prescription costs and improve their condition....

The Virtual Examination Room: How New Technology Can Improve Diabetes Care

Posted: Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Telemedicine has proven to be an acceptable means of providing affordable and accessible care to patients in remote areas where endocrine care is not available....

Treating Type 2 Diabetes in Youth

Posted: Monday, May 07, 2012

Rising childhood obesity in America has brought more cases of type 2 diabetes in youth. A combination of 2 diabetes drugs was more effective in treating youth with type 2 diabetes than metformin alone, according to a new study.

Ultra-Long-Acting Insulin Degludec, Two New Studies

Posted: Sunday, April 29, 2012

Two published Phase III studies reveal that ultra-long-acting insulin degludec considerably reduced rates of nocturnal hypoglycemia in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes by 25%, compared to insulin glargine.