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Diabetes Gene Carries Similar Risk to Obesity

Posted: Thursday, November 09, 2006

Carrying two copies of a common variant of a particular gene doubles your chances of developing diabetes and puts you in a similar risk category to being clinically obese, according to a collaborative study led by UCL (University College London) researchers.

Metformin Therapy Is Effective in Nonobese Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, November 09, 2006

There is now evidence-based data to support metformin use in nonobese individuals with type 2 diabetes."

Weight Loss Is The Key to Diabetes Prevention

Posted: Thursday, November 02, 2006

Every kilogram of weight loss resulted in 16% reduction of diabetes risk.

Diet Drug Acomplia Seen Needing More Testing as Diabetes Treatment

Posted: Thursday, November 02, 2006

Sanofi's highly anticipated diet drug Acomplia (rimonabant) may also be useful in helping obese diabetics control their blood sugar levels, but some respected researchers have expressed skepticism and called for additional testing in the prestigious British medical journal Lancet.

Pramlintide Continues Trials for Weight Loss

Posted: Thursday, November 02, 2006

Results of a Phase 2 study show a 8% reduction in weight. Pramlintide shows weight loss for those even without diabetes.

FDA Approves Januvia for Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, October 19, 2006

The FDA announced the approval of Januvia (sitagliptin phosphate) Tablets, the first diabetes treatment approved in a new class of drugs known as DDP-4 inhibitors that enhances the body's own ability to lower elevated blood sugar.

Effect of Weight Loss on Arterial Stiffness in Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, October 12, 2006

Moderate weight loss improves arterial stiffness in type 2 diabetes.

Exenatide As Effective As Insulin

Posted: Thursday, October 12, 2006

Patients on exenatide lost weight, while insulin patients gained weight.

Big Waist, Heavy Weight Both Raise Diabetes Risk

Posted: Thursday, October 05, 2006

Having either a large waistline or being overweight raises a person's risk of developing type 2 diabetes, but the combination of the two is most dangerous, a study shows.

EASD Recommends Earlier Insulin Therapy, Don’t Wait 4-6 years!

Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2006

A Consensus Report launched at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, in Copenhagen, Denmark, is calling for urgent action to drastically improve the management of diabetes, particularly urging the increased acceptance of insulin. All patients with Type 2 diabetes, if they live long enough will require insulin.