The Benefits of Individualized Blood Glucose Control
For many doctors who treat people with diabetes, the default approach to managing blood glucose levels is intensive, or “tight,” control. This generally means keeping…
Medications & Treatments
Weight loss surgery compared to medication in obese teenagers with type 2 diabetes
US scientists claim weight loss surgery provides better initial health outcomes for obese adolescents with type 2 diabetes than taking medication. Bariatric (weight loss) surgery…
Low rates of kidney disease in adults with childhood-onset type 1 diabetes
Very low rates of kidney disease have been observed in a Norwegian trial involving adults who developed type 1 diabetes as children. End-stage renal (kidney)…
Chromium and Diabetes
I last wrote about chromium in 2006. Although more than 10 years have passed, the topic still remains relevant and controversial. If you’ve been taking…
Type 2 diabetes drug canagliflozin significantly reduces cardiovascular risk, study reports
A drug used to lower blood glucose levels in people with type 2 diabetes reduces the risk of cardiovascular death or hospitalisation for heart failure…
Ketogenic diet reduces body weight in patients scheduled for weight loss surgery
Eating a ketogenic diet for four weeks encouraged weight loss and improved micronutrient deficiencies in obese patients scheduled for weight loss surgery, a study reveals.…
Unique inflammation patterns observed in people with type 1 diabetes
US researchers have discovered that people with type 1 diabetes have unique inflammation patterns, which could help lead to treatments aimed at preventing complications. Long-term…
Concern over type 2 diabetes drug safety in India
The safety of some of India's top-selling type 2 diabetes drugs has prompted international concern among researchers. India has one of the highest rates of…
Sticking to Taking Diabetes Drugs
If you have Type 2 diabetes, chances are, you’ll be prescribed an oral diabetes drug fairly soon after your diagnosis. At some point in the…
Arthritis treatment could help lower blood glucose levels
A drug used to treat arthritis has been shown to lower the blood glucose levels of mice in a study carried out in China. Leflunomide…