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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Medtronic’s MiniMed 670G hybrid closed looped system, the first FDA-approved device that is intended to automatically monitor glucose (sugar) and provide appropriate basal insulin doses in people 14 years of age and older with type 1 diabetes. The human pancreas naturally supplies

By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by Jaye Elizabeth Hefner, MD A Mediterranean diet with unlimited fat intake might lower the risk for cardiovascular events, breast cancer, and diabetes, according to a systematic review in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The authors, however, emphasize that the strength of the evidence was low for

  By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and André Sofair, MD, MPH   The association between diabetes and cancer is strongest right after diabetes diagnosis, according to a Cancer study. This finding, the researchers say, suggests that “epidemiologic associations between diabetes and cancer can be partially explained by a detection

By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, FASAM A large meta-analysis in The BMJ strengthens the evidence supporting the connection between whole grain intake and better health outcomes. Researchers examined data from 45 prospective cohort studies evaluating grain intake and numerous disease and mortality outcomes.

When it comes to managing diabetes, the first things you think about are insulin, diet and exercise.  Trailing closely behind are emotions and stress – both of which can have a huge impact on blood sugar numbers.  Finding a way to cope isn’t just about “getting by;” it’s about achieving

Maria E. Craig, MBBS, PhD, FRACP, professor of pediatric e ndocrinology, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead and The University of Sydney in Australia, and colleagues evaluated data from 1,706 adolescents (median age, 16.9 years) with type 1 diabetes examined for complications at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead between January 1990 and

Mothers of children with autism and were diagnosed with metabolic conditions during pregnancy, particularly gestational and type 2 diabetes, were more likely to have anti-fetal brain autoantibodies in their blood compared to healthy women of children with autism.   The presence of these anti-fetal brain autoantibodies has been previously found

Long-term results from the Diabetes Prevention Program found that individuals who are active and perform moderate exercise regularly have a better chance to avoid developing diabetes — perhaps even more so than concentrating on weight loss, researchers suggested here. Regardless of treatment group — lifestyle based or medically based — over

Results of two clinical trials into the effects of a fasting-acting version of NovoRapid have been unveiled at the 76th annual Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association(ADA). The new insulin was tested in people with type 1 diabetes in one of the clinical trials and tested in people with type 2 diabetes in the other of