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Diabetic Pancreatic Cancer Patients Live Longer with Diabetes Drug

Posted: Tuesday, April 17, 2012

About 80 percent of people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer also have diabetes.

Sugar Production Switch in Liver Offers New Target for Diabetes Therapies

Posted: Monday, April 16, 2012

In their extraordinary quest to decode human metabolism, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have discovered a pair of molecules that regulates the liver's production of glucose....

Anti-VEGF Shot Improves Sight for Diabetes Patients

Posted: Monday, April 16, 2012

Advantages in improved visual acuity seen with bevacizumab injections are maintained long term for diabetic macular edema patients compared with improvements from laser surgery.

Once Weekly Drug May Substitute for Pre-Meal Insulin

Posted: Sunday, April 15, 2012

A new drug has been found to be more effective in reducing postprandial blood glucose than insulin....

Metformin for Diabetes Prevention Is Safe, Well-Tolerated

Posted: Sunday, April 01, 2012

Long-term treatment with metformin is safe for preventing or delaying the development of type 2 diabetes.

FDA Adds Diabetes Warning to Statin Label

Posted: Sunday, March 11, 2012

The FDA said that all statins must carry warnings about increased risks of elevated blood sugar and possible transient memory and cognition problems, but at the same time the agency removed a standing recommendation for routine liver function tests for patients taking the cholesterol-lowering drugs.

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.

New First in Class Diabetes Drug Shows Efficacy, Lower Risk for Hypoglycemia

Posted: Saturday, March 10, 2012

A novel investigational drug called TAK-875 (Takeda), the first in its class to be tested in diabetes, provides glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes with less risk for hypoglycemia compared with standard treatment.

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."

New ACP Guidelines for Type 2 Diabetes Treatment

Posted: Sunday, February 12, 2012

Metformin should be the initial drug for most patients with type 2 diabetes refractory to lifestyle modifications, with a second drug added if needed, according to a new clinical practice guideline from the ACP.