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Bariatric Surgery Beats Regular Therapy in Obese Diabetes Patients, Independent of Weight Loss

Posted: Monday, April 09, 2012

Bariatric surgery performed considerably better than traditional medical therapy in obese patients with type 2 diabetes, independent of weight loss according to findings from two randomized trials published online....

Periodontal Treatment Saves 1800 Dollars per Year for Diabetes Patients

Posted: Monday, April 09, 2012

Patients with diabetes who are treated for periodontal disease are less likely to see a physician and less likely to be hospitalized. Furthermore, they cost the healthcare system $1800 less per patient per year....

Peer Mentoring Helps Reduce A1c a Full Point

Posted: Sunday, April 01, 2012

Talking with diabetic peers who've gotten their blood sugar under control helped other African-American diabetes patients bring down their own levels a full point, more than those who were offered $100 to reduce their A1c 1 point or even $200 to reduce their A1c 2 points.

Artificial Pancreas Testing Approved for Outpatients

Posted: Saturday, March 31, 2012

The FDA has approved a key testing phase for an artificial pancreas developed by researchers of the University of Virginia, which could potentially automate care for millions of those with type 1 diabetes.

Resistant Starch Shows Blood Sugar Benefits

Posted: Sunday, March 25, 2012

Thirty grams per day of resistant starch may improve sensitivity to insulin by 73% for men, but not women.

Lifting Weights before Cardio Benefits People with Diabetes

Posted: Monday, March 19, 2012

People with diabetes may have better blood sugar control during workouts if they lift weights before doing cardio exercise.

Text Messaging Helps to Manage Diabetes

Posted: Monday, March 12, 2012

New published research assessed the feasibility of engaging adults with diabetes in self-management behaviors between clinic visits by using cell phone text messaging to provide blood sugar measurement prompts and appointment reminders.

Less than Half of New Diabetes Patients Achieve A1C Goals

Posted: Sunday, March 11, 2012

Those starting with lower A1C levels more likely to achieve A1C goal within five months.

Stop Using Sulfonylureas?

Posted: Saturday, March 10, 2012

The ACP has issued a clinical practice guideline regarding use of oral agents in type 2 diabetes entitled, "Oral Pharmacologic Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians."

BPA's Diabetes Link Strengthened by New Study

Posted: Monday, February 27, 2012

Growing evidence suggests that even minuscule amounts of BPA (used in everything from pesticides to water bottles) can scramble hormone signals, and trick fat cells into taking in more fat or mislead the pancreas into secreting excess insulin.