Diabetes

Discharge Planning in Poorly Controlled Diabetes

Jul 11, 2012

A multicenter, retrospective study of patients with poorly controlled diabetes who have been...

Vitamin D & Mortality in Metabolic Syndrome

Jul 11, 2012

In patients with metabolic syndrome, both all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality appear to...

The 2012 ASMBS Annual Meeting

Jul 11, 2012

New research was recently presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Society for...

Reducing Triglyceride Levels in Patients at Risk for CVD

Jun 26, 2012

Almost one-third of adults in the United States have elevated triglyceride levels (>150 mg/dL),...

New Guidelines for Assessing Adiposity

Jun 19, 2012

The rate of obesity in the United States has reached the epidemic level despite efforts by...

Glucose Intensification in Diabetes & AMI

Jun 19, 2012

An investigation of patients with diabetes who were hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction...

Diabetes Duration Tied to Ischemic Stroke Risk

Jun 19, 2012

American research suggests that diabetes duration appears to be independently associated with...

The Endocrinologist’s Role in Bariatric Surgery

Jun 5, 2012

Bariatric surgery is indicated for certain high-risk patients who have clinically severe obesity....

Diabetes Duration Tied to Ischemic Stroke Risk

May 30, 2012

American research suggests that diabetes duration appears to be independently associated with ischemic stroke after adjusting for risk factors. Among study participants with diabetes, the risk for stroke increased 3% each year...

Controlling Glucose in Diabetes Patients With AMI

May 30, 2012

An investigation of patients with diabetes who were hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction...

A Promising Community-Based Program for Diabetes

May 30, 2012

A study from the CDC suggests that a nationwide community-based lifestyle intervention program for preventing type 2 diabetes would appear to be an efficient use of healthcare resources. However, such a program may require...

Controlling Glucose: Mobile Apps to the Rescue

May 22, 2012

In the United States, diabetes affects 25.8 million people, for whom the costs of care exceed $100...

Combination Diabetes Drug Approved

May 15, 2012

The FDA has approved a combination tablet consisting of sitagliptin and metformin hydrochloride...

Combination Agent Approved for Type 2 Diabetes

May 1, 2012

The FDA has approved a linagliptin/metformin hydrochloride combination tablet (Jentadueto,...

Bariatric Surgery for Diabetes: Significant Benefits Observed

Apr 24, 2012

In the United States, more than 90% of 25.8 million adults with diabetes have type 2 disease,...

A Once-Weekly Diabetes Medication

Apr 16, 2012

Exenatide extended-release for injectable suspension (Bydureon, Amylin) has been approved by the...

Can EHRs Improve Diabetes Care?

Apr 12, 2012

Implementation of a commercially available electronic health record (EHR) appears to improve diabetes care and outcomes, according to results of an American investigation. Patients who were exposed to EHRs were significantly...