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EASD: Early Intensive Glucose Control Pays Dividends

Posted: Wednesday, September 17, 2008

A 10-year follow-up of a landmark trial of intensive glucose control in type 2 diabetes has suggested that the clinical benefit was more than durable and rose over time to a reduction or 15% for myocardial infarction and a 13% reduction in the relative risk of death from any cause.

New Analysis Shows Lower Not Necessarily Better When It Comes to BP

Posted: Wednesday, September 10, 2008

New observational analysis of the ONTARGET study shows that lower is not necessarily better when it comes to blood pressure in this patient population, with coronary heart disease or diabetes plus additional risk factors. Although there was evidence that lower was better in terms of stroke, there was a suggestion of harm when BP was reduced below 130 mm Hg systolic for the outcome of cardiovascular death in diabetics. The findings suggest that in high-risk people, the [current] guidelines of 'the lower, the better' may not apply.

Januvia/Byetta Becoming First and Second-Line Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, September 10, 2008

New research reports that Januvia is currently prescribed most often as a third- or later-line of therapy for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.

Normal Weight Obesity: A Real Health Risk

Posted: Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Normal weight obesity isn't an oxymoron. "The definition of obesity is having excess fat, not excess weight.

Novel Short-Term Weight-Loss Approach Works Long-Term

Posted: Wednesday, September 10, 2008

A study by researchers from the Joslin Diabetes Center has shown for the first time that more than half of patients with type 2 diabetes who enrolled in a novel short-term weight management program were able to maintain the weight loss they achieved during the program on their own long-term. The focus was on weight loss and not as much on glucose control.

Obesity Not A Red Flag For Diagnosing Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Obese people with diabetes are just as likely to go undiagnosed as their slimmer peers with the disease, Harvard Medical School researchers report.

Community Awareness Programs Help Reduce Diabetic Risk

Posted: Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Type 2 diabetes may be up to 95% preventable, though often major dietary, physical, and even social lifestyle changes are needed to achieve this end. A recent study has found that individuals who participate in community-based awareness programs are at lower risk for developing the disease, perhaps illuminating a more palpable way of preventing this dangerous condition.

New Drug Might Replace Daily Insulin Injections

Posted: Monday, September 08, 2008

For people with progressed type 2 diabetes that requires daily insulin injections, there might be a partial solution to this constant inconvenience. A new type 2 diabetes treatment has recently been developed that requires only one weekly treatment, and early results seem to indicate it is substantially effective.

Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity Linked to Alzheimer's-Like Neurodegeneration

Posted: Thursday, September 04, 2008

Type 2 diabetes and obesity, themselves closely linked, have both been shown to hasten the progression of neurodegeneration that strongly parallels Alzheimer's disease (AD), according to a recent study.

Testosterone Levels Low in Young Type 2 Diabetics

Posted: Saturday, August 30, 2008

Young men with type 2 diabetes exhibit low testosterone levels, according to a recent study. In addition to sexual dysfunction and infertility, low testosterone during youth can inhibit growth and increase risk of obesity.