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Protein Beverage Reduces Hyperglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes Posted: Thursday, December 14, 2006

Drinking a protein hydrolysate/leucine beverage with meals reduces the prevalence of hyperglycemia in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a new report.

Oral Steroids Trigger 2% of All New Cases of Diabetes Posted: Thursday, December 14, 2006

Researchers in the December issue of Diabetes Care, found that the use of oral steroids can be a precipitating factor in some cases of new-onset diabetes.

New Data Shows Sitagliptin + Metformin Reduces Both Prandial and Fasting Blood Glucose Posted: Thursday, December 14, 2006

Data Support JANUMET™, an Investigational Combination Therapy of Sitagliptin Phosphate Plus Metformin for Type 2 Diabetes Initial treatment with sitagliptin phosphate 50 mg twice daily in combination with metformin 1,000 mg twice daily provided substantial reductions of post prandial, or post-meal, glucose (PPG) levels and fasting plasma glucose (FPG) levels in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to new data.

Alarming Message From the 19th World Diabetes Congress Posted: Thursday, December 14, 2006

That diabetes is fast becoming the epidemic of the 21st century which, now affects a shocking 246 million people worldwide, and is expected to affect over 380 million by 2025 if no action is taken.

Diet Drug Acomplia (Rimonabant) Lowers Blood Sugars and Reduces Weight Posted: Thursday, December 14, 2006

New study results show patients with an HbA1c level of at least 8.5 when they started taking Acomplia saw their their blood sugar level decrease 1.9 points compared to 0.7 points in patients on a placebo.

Skin Autofluorescence Reflects Vascular Damage in Type 2 Diabetes Posted: Thursday, December 14, 2006

Skin autofluorescence, as a measure of the accumulation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) in tissue, may serve as an indicator of vascular damage in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a new report.

Refined Definition of Metabolic Syndrome Better Predicts Future Diabetes Posted: Thursday, December 07, 2006

A newly validated definition of metabolic syndrome that uses continuous rather than categorical variables has better predictive power for future diabetes.

ACE Inhibitors Reduce Kidney Disease Risk in Diabetics with High Blood Pressure Posted: Thursday, December 07, 2006

In diabetic patients with hypertension, ACE inhibitors reduce the risk of developing diabetes-related kidney disease, independent of their effect in lowering blood pressure, reports a study in the December Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

High Blood Glucose A Major Cardiovascular Risk, Diabetes or No Diabetes Posted: Thursday, December 07, 2006

Even if diabetes is left out of the equation, higher-than-optimum blood glucose is a major worldwide killer, equivalent to smoking deaths, according to researchers.

Januvia Combo Soon to Be Available - JANUMET Posted: Thursday, December 07, 2006

Within weeks of Januvia being approved, Merck & Co. is ready to come out with a combination product of Januvia and metformin.

 

 

 

 

 

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