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Office Blood Pressure Readings Result in Incorrect Diagnoses & Treatment Changes 81% of the Time

Posted: Friday, October 22, 2010

Blood pressure readings taken in clinical settings may lead to inaccurate diagnoses as much as 81% of the time, according to research presented at the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) 2010 Scientific Assembly.

Garlic Oil Shows Protective Effect against Heart Disease in Diabetes

Posted: Sunday, October 10, 2010

Garlic has "significant" potential for preventing cardiomyopathy, a form of heart disease that is a leading cause of death in people with diabetes, scientists from the Deptartment of Biological Science and Technology, China Medical University, Taiwan, have concluded in a new study. The report also explains why people with diabetes are at high risk for diabetic cardiomyopathy.

A Once-A-Year Continuous Exenatide Therapy Shows 100% Compliance

Posted: Sunday, October 10, 2010

Implantable device promises diabetes patients continuous exenatide therapy with 100% compliance. Tolerability and weight loss was better with ITCA 650 20 μg/day than with exenatide injections.

Kidney Function in Patients with Diabetic Nephropathy Linked to Seasonal BP

Posted: Sunday, October 10, 2010

Researchers say clinicians should consider seasonal variations in systolic blood pressure when treating patients with diabetic nephropathy, after finding seasonal variations in urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR), likely linked to blood-pressure changes.

Diabetes Risk Falls as Magnesium Intake Increases

Posted: Sunday, October 10, 2010

Getting enough magnesium in your diet could help prevent diabetes, a new study suggests. Consuming 200 milligrams of magnesium for every 1,000 calories reduces risk of diabetes by 47%.

EASD: Pioglitazone-Sitagliptin Combination Achieves Durable Glycemic Control

Posted: Sunday, October 03, 2010

Adding 50 mg of sitagliptin (Januvia) to pioglitazone (Actos) allowed patients with Type 2 diabetes to achieve sustained glycemic control, a yearlong trial showed.

EASD: New Drug Classes Entering Type 2 Pipeline

Posted: Sunday, October 03, 2010

Farnesoid X receptor agonists, 11-â-HSD1 inhibitors, and glucokinase activators are some of the new approaches to treating Type 2 diabetes described in research presented, but some senior researchers expressed doubts about the clinical need for them.

EASD: Once-Weekly Exenatide Benefit Sustained over 52 Weeks

Posted: Sunday, October 03, 2010

Once-Weekly Exenatide maintains a drop in A1c of 2 points for more than 52 weeks.

EASD: Moderate Wine Drinking Lowers Fasting Glucose in Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Sunday, October 03, 2010

A glass of merlot or perhaps sauvignon blanc with dinner may offer modest benefits for patients with Type 2 diabetes, said researchers.

EASD: Fracture Risk Demands Attention in Diabetes Patients

Posted: Sunday, October 03, 2010

Because Type 2 diabetes weakens the bone in often undetectable ways, both directly and indirectly via treatment side effects, experts urged increased awareness.