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Initial metformin yielded a lower likelihood of needing a second agent compared with other drug classes. Metformin is recommended by several organizations and guidelines as first-line therapy in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes, but clinicians often start with other classes of hypoglycemics. In this retrospective cohort study, researchers

IMPACT: Type 1 Hypoglycaemia Study Title – Randomised Controlled Study (RTC) to Evaluate the Impact of Novel Glucose Sensing Technology on Hypoglycaemia in Type 1 Diabetes Objective: the primary objective of this study is to demonstrate the impact on time in hypoglycaemia (number of hours per day of hypoglycaemic excursions

ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Sept. 3, 2014 — Abbott today announced that it has received CE Mark (Conformité Européenne) for its FreeStyle® Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring System, a revolutionary new glucose sensing technology for people with diabetes. The system eliminates the need for routine finger pricks1, reading glucose levels through a

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Afrezza (insulin human) Inhalation Powder, a rapid-acting inhaled insulin to improve glycemic control in adults with diabetes mellitus. Afrezza is a rapid-acting inhaled insulin that is administered at the beginning of each meal. An estimated 25.8 million (18.8 million diagnosed and 7.0

Islet cell transplantation may have a healing effect for patients with diabetic neuropathy, according to ongoing study data presented at the American Diabetes Association’s 74th Scientific Sessions. As of November 2013, David M.Thompson, MD, clinical assistant professor and medical director of the Vancouver Islet Transplant Program in Vancouver, British Columbia, and

GLUCOSE MONITORING IN DIABETES A key goal in diabetes management is good glycaemic control to reduce the risk of complications, such as loss of vision, nerve damage, kidney failure, amputations, and cardiovascular disease.1,2 International guidelines recommend that glycaemic targets be tailored to individual patients (Table 1).3-5 TABLE 1: FACTORS TO

In a 19-country, community-based survey, adult-onset diabetes mellitus was associated with increased rates of prior depression, impulse control disorders, and two eating disorders. Patients with complications of diabetes mellitus have elevated rates of mood and cognitive disorders. Concomitantly, some psychiatric disorders might be associated with increased risk for subsequent diabetes.

It is well known that having good physical fitness lowers risks for a number of health problems. But now, the first study to make the link between strength capacity in adolescents and reduced risk for diabetes, heart disease or stroke has been published in the journal Pediatrics. Staying physically fit is

The most common cause of severe diarrhea in children, the rotavirus infection, has been shown to accelerate the development of type 1 diabetes in mice, according to new University of Melbourne research. The study, published today in PLOS Pathogens, explored the ways the rotavirus infection contributes to autoimmune disease in mice,

At 3 years, glycemic control and quality of life were better with surgery than with medical management. In a previously published report from a randomized Cleveland Clinic trial, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy were more likely than medical therapy (42% and 37% vs. 12%) to lower glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c)