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  Type 2 Drug Causes Positive Reaction in Gut Bacteria Which Helps Blood Glucose

  Published: Monday, December 07, 2015

  Researchers show that the long-established type 2 drug, Metformin, creates a favorable environment so that the stomach can create the formation of fatty acids which cause the reduction of blood glucose levels.
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  FDA Warns that Class of Drug Could Lead to Too Much Acid in the Blood

  Published: Tuesday, May 19, 2015

  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced that sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors can lead to increased levels of acid in the blood.
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  Blood Pressure Medicine Lowers Cardio Risk

  Published: Tuesday, February 17, 2015

  Cardiovascular issues such as stroke and heart attacks are often linked to type 2 diabetes, and a recent study showed that treatment to lower blood pressure decreases the risks for heart-related ailments.
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  Metformin is Heads and Shoulders Above the Rest

  Published: Tuesday, November 04, 2014

  A recent study published in JAMA Internal Medicine measured the effectiveness of several oral medications for people with type 2 diabetes, with metformin winning out.
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  A Treatment Reverses Symptoms of Type 2 in Mice

  Published: Friday, August 08, 2014

  Treatment reverses symptoms of type 2 diabetes in mice without side effects.
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  Reducing Cardiovascular Death with Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs

  Published: Tuesday, July 22, 2014

  Cholesterol-lowering drugs have been shown effective at reducing cardiovascular death in people with diabetes.
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  Reversing Prediabetes and Weight Management with Diabetes Drugs

  Published: Friday, July 04, 2014

  Nondiabetic obese and overweight people lose more weight, are more likely to reverse prediabetes and are slower to develop type 2 diabetes when they take this diabetes drug.
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  Diabetes Prevention Program with Long Term Follow Up Shows Continued Reduction in Diabetes Incedence

  Published: Wednesday, July 02, 2014

  Treatments used to decrease the development of type 2 diabetes continue to be effective an average of 15 years later.

• Editorial Poses More Factors in Diabetes Treatment than Merely Glycemic Control

  Published: Tuesday, March 04, 2014

  An editorial in a February issue of American Family Physician proposes a simple way for physicians to communicate with patients about the best...

• New Study Shows Cancer Drugs Link to Protection Against Diabetes

  Published: Tuesday, February 04, 2014

  Very low doses of a drug used to treat certain types of cancer protect the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas and prevent the development of...

• Young People with Type 1 Diabetes at Risk of Heart and Kidney Disease

  Published: Tuesday, December 10, 2013

  Using a simple urine test, researchers can now identify young people with type 1 diabetes at risk of heart and kidney disease. The new research,...

• Is Travel to High Altitudes More Risky for People with Diabetes?

  Published: Friday, November 08, 2013

  Many factors can affect blood sugar control at high altitudes, and people considering a mountain journey need to understand the potential risks of...

• New Map of Insulin Pathway Could Lead to Better T2 Diabetes Drugs

  Published: Wednesday, November 06, 2013

  A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has created the first comprehensive roadmap of the protein interactions that enable...

• New Islet Cell Transplant Procedure Offers Improved Outcomes for T1 Patients

  Published: Tuesday, October 29, 2013

  The latest approach to islet transplantation, in which clusters of insulin-producing cells known as islets are transplanted from a donor pancreas...

• Study: Salmon, Eggs and Nuts Improve Body's Ability to Metabolise Glucose

  Published: Wednesday, October 16, 2013

  New experiments conducted by researchers from the University of Copenhagen show that the amino acid arginine – found in a wide variety of foods...

• Antipsychotic Drug Use in Children for Mood/Behavior Disorders Increases T2 Diabetes Risk

  Published: Tuesday, October 01, 2013

  Prescribing of "atypical" antipsychotic medications to children and young adults with behavioral problems or mood disorders may put them at...

• Dementia Risk Tied to Blood Sugar Level, Even with No Diabetes

  Published: Thursday, September 19, 2013

  A joint Group Health–University of Washington (UW) study in the New England Journal of Medicine has found that higher blood sugar levels are...

• Erectile Dysfunction with Diabetes - Causes, Therapies and 5 Questions to Help You Have a Meaningful Discussion with Your Physician

  Published: Wednesday, September 04, 2013

  There are many factors that contribute to Erectile Dysfunction (ED). Men with diabetes suffer with ED more frequently and at a younger age than those...

• Interspecies Transplant Works in First Step for New T1 Diabetes Therapy

  Published: Wednesday, August 14, 2013

  In the first step toward animal-to-human transplants of insulin-producing cells for people with type 1 diabetes, Northwestern Medicine®...

• Starting on 3 Drugs at Time of Diagnosis Benefits T2 Diabetes Patients

  Published: Thursday, July 25, 2013

  Patients with type 2 diabetes fare significantly better if they are started on three medications at the time of diagnosis than if they are prescribed...

• Patients with Type 2 Diabetes or Hypertension Must Be Evaluated for Sleep Apnea

  Published: Monday, July 01, 2013

  The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) is advising anyone with type 2 diabetes or hypertension to be evaluated for sleep apnea by a...

• Vitamin D: More May Not Be Better

  Published: Thursday, June 06, 2013

  In recent years, healthy people have been bombarded by stories in the media and on health websites warning about the dangers of too-low vitamin D...

• What Actually Happens in the Body When T2 Diabetes Develops?

  Published: Tuesday, June 04, 2013

  Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a new mouse model that answers the question of what actually happens in the body when type 2...

• Researchers on Path to Restoring Vision Loss from Diabetic Eye Disease

  Published: Friday, April 19, 2013

  Researchers at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute and the Indiana Center for Vascular Biology at Indiana University School of Medicine are on...

• Risk of Pancreatitis Doubles for Those Taking New Class of T2 Diabetes Drugs

  Published: Tuesday, March 26, 2013

  People who take the newest class of diabetes drugs to control blood sugar are twice as likely as those on other forms of sugar-control medication to...

• Caloric Restriction, Exercise Help Prevent Weight Gain for Obese Pregnant Woman

  Published: Wednesday, March 13, 2013

  In a study recently presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine`s annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting ™, in San Francisco,...

• Diabetes Patients May Not Receive Best Treatment to Lower Heart Disease Risk

  Published: Tuesday, January 15, 2013

  For some people with diabetes, there may be such a thing as too much care. Traditional treatment to reduce risks of heart disease among patients...

• Head-to-Head Trial of Two T2 Diabetes Drugs Yields Mixed Results

  Published: Friday, November 30, 2012

  A direct, head-to-head comparison of two of the newer treatments available for type 2 diabetes yielded mixed results. The 26-week, multicenter...

• Metformin Offers More Cardio Benefits Than Other T2 Diabetes Drugs

  Published: Monday, November 26, 2012

  A Vanderbilt study examining the impact of the two most commonly prescribed oral diabetes medications on the risk for heart attack, stroke and death...

• Target for Obesity Drugs Comes Into Focus

  Published: Thursday, November 01, 2012

  Researchers at the University of Michigan have determined how the hormone leptin, an important regulator of metabolism and body weight, interacts...

• 'TZD' T2 Diabetes Drugs Raise Risk of Bladder Cancer

  Published: Tuesday, September 11, 2012

  A popular class of type 2 diabetes drugs increases patients` risk of bladder cancer, according to a new study recently published online in the...

• How Exercise Improves Heart Function in T2 Diabetes

  Published: Friday, August 24, 2012

  A detailed study of heart muscle function in mice has uncovered evidence to explain why exercise is beneficial for heart function in type 2 diabetes....

• Study May Explain How Exercise Improves Heart Function in Diabetics

  Published: Monday, August 13, 2012

  A detailed study of heart muscle function in mice has uncovered evidence to explain why exercise is beneficial for heart function in type 2 diabetes....

• Some Diabetes Drugs May Increase Risk of Bladder Cancer

  Published: Wednesday, August 01, 2012

  An increased risk of bladder cancer is linked to the use of pioglitazone (Actos), a medication commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes, according to a...

• Investigational T2 Diabetes Drug May Have Fewer Side Effects

  Published: Friday, June 29, 2012

  Drugs for type 2 diabetes can contribute to weight gain, bone fractures and cardiovascular problems, but in mice, an investigational drug appears to...

• New Inflammation Hormone Link May Pave Way to Study New Drugs for T2 Diabetes

  Published: Wednesday, June 06, 2012

  A new link between obesity and type 2 diabetes found in mice could open the door to exploring new potential drug treatments for diabetes, University...

• Study: 2 Drugs Better Than 1 to Treat Youth with T2 Diabetes

  Published: Wednesday, May 23, 2012

  A combination of two diabetes drugs, metformin and rosiglitazone, was more effective in treating youth with recent-onset type 2 diabetes than...

• Key Role in Development of Gestational Diabetes Discovered

  Published: Thursday, April 12, 2012

  Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have identified a cell-signaling pathway that plays a key role in increasing insulin...

• Mentoring Provides Health Benefits for African American Veterans with Diabetes

  Published: Tuesday, April 10, 2012

  Intervention by peer mentors has a statistically significant effect on improving glucose control in African American veterans with diabetes,...

• Study Shows Bariatric Surgery Improves, Reverses T2 Diabetes

  Published: Monday, March 26, 2012

  Overweight, diabetic patients who underwent bariatric surgery achieved significant improvement or remission of their diabetes, according to new...

• NIH Study Finds Interventions to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes Give Good Return on Investment

  Published: Thursday, March 22, 2012

  Diabetes prevention programs are effective at lowering the incidence of diabetes and associated health care costs, as well as helping people with...

• Docs Do Not Consistently Follow ADA Guidelines for Prescribing Meds for New Diabetes Patients

  Published: Tuesday, March 20, 2012

  A new CVS Caremark study has found that physicians in 35 percent of cases involving more than 250,000 newly diagnosed diabetes patients did not...

• ADA Weighs In on FDA Safety Changes in Labeling for Some Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs

  Published: Monday, March 19, 2012

  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced late last month safety changes in the labeling for some cholesterol-lowering drugs (statins)....

• Revising the 'Textbook' on Liver Metabolism Offers New Targets for Diabetes Drugs

  Published: Tuesday, March 13, 2012

  A team led by researchers from the Institute for Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism (IDOM) at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of...

• Teaching Fat Cells to Burn Calories

  Published: Wednesday, March 07, 2012

  It may be possible to re-engineer fat cells to burn calories, suggests new University of California, San Francisco research. A protein called...

• Diabetes May Start in the Intestines, Research Suggests

  Published: Tuesday, March 06, 2012

  Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have made a surprising discovery about the origin of diabetes. Their research...

• Group Recommends Metformin to Treat T2 Diabetes

  Published: Thursday, March 01, 2012

  The American College of Physicians (ACP) recommends that clinicians add metformin as the initial drug treatment for most patients with type 2...

• Cholesterol Drugs Have 'Small' Increased T2 Diabetes Risk, U.S. FDA Says

  Published: Tuesday, February 28, 2012

  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration removed the requirement to monitor liver function in patients taking statins, stating that liver injury from...

• Researchers Pave the Way for Improving Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes

  Published: Tuesday, February 28, 2012

  In a study recently published in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, a team led by Dr....

• How Antipsychotic Meds Cause Metabolic Side Effects Such as Obesity and Diabetes

  Published: Thursday, February 23, 2012

  In 2008, roughly 14.3 million Americans were taking antipsychotics—typically prescribed for bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or a number of...

• Poor Sleep Linked to Heart Disease and Obesity

  Published: Wednesday, February 08, 2012

  People who suffer from sleep disturbances are at major risk for obesity, diabetes, and coronary artery disease, according to new research from the...

• Penn Researchers Find Concurrent Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes and Depression Significantly Improves Both Conditions

  Published: Monday, January 09, 2012

  Providing assistance adhering to medication regimens helps patients who suffer with both type 2 diabetes and depression significantly improve their...

• Which Diabetes Drug is Best for T2 Diabetics with Kidney Disease?

  Published: Wednesday, December 14, 2011

  Some blood-sugar-lowering drugs have caused kidney problems in patients with type 2 diabetes, so physicians are especially cautious when prescribing...

• Study May Lead to Better, Safer Drug for Diabetes

  Published: Monday, December 12, 2011

  A Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) study published recently in the Journal of Biological Chemistry reveals that a natural fatty acid can serve as...

• On Track to Getting Even Fatter

  Published: Monday, December 05, 2011

  In 2020, the vast majority of adults in America will be overweight or obese and more than half will suffer from diabetes or pre-diabetic conditions,...

• Study Indicates Brain Plays Role in Regulating Blood Sugar in Humans

  Published: Wednesday, November 30, 2011

  Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have demonstrated for the first time that the brain is a key player in...

• Researchers Find Molecule That Prevents T1 Diabetes in Mice

  Published: Friday, November 25, 2011

  Researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine have found a specific molecule that can prevent the development of type 1 diabetes in...

• Genetic Variant Linked to Blocked Heart Arteries in Patients with T2 Diabetes

  Published: Friday, November 04, 2011

  Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified the first genetic variant associated with severity of coronary...

• Diabetes and Medications

  Published: Tuesday, October 11, 2011

  Do not skip medications or take them later in the day than prescribed. If you forget to take medications on a regular basis, set an alarm on your...

• Study Suggests Possible Link Between Two T2 Diabetes Drugs and Pancreatic Cancer

  Published: Tuesday, October 04, 2011

  Two newer drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes could be linked to a significantly increased risk of developing pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer, and...

• New Twist in T2 Diabetes Drugs Could Reduce Life-Threatening Side Effects

  Published: Tuesday, September 27, 2011

  Researchers from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston and the Scripps Research Institute in Jupiter, Fla., report they have created prototype drugs...

• Study Links Inactivity with Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes

  Published: Monday, September 12, 2011

  79 million American adults have prediabetes and will likely develop diabetes later in life, according to the Centers for Disease Control and...

• Study: Mail-Service Pharmacies Improve Adherence to Diabetes Medications

  Published: Tuesday, August 30, 2011

  Medicare Part D beneficiaries who receive their diabetes medications through a mail-service pharmacy achieved greater adherence than those using...

• No Proof Fibrate Drugs Reduce Heart Risk in T2 Diabetes Patients on Statins

  Published: Tuesday, August 23, 2011

  Type 2 diabetes patients, who face higher risk of cardiovascular disease, often take a combination of medications designed to lower their LDL or...

• $3 Million Grant to Aid Minorities with Uncontrolled T2 Diabetes

  Published: Thursday, August 18, 2011

  Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago`s Institute for Health Research and Policy and College of Medicine have received a $3 million...

• Experimental Drug Raises 'Good' Cholesterol, May Help Control T2 Diabetes

  Published: Monday, August 01, 2011

  A medicine designed to improve levels of "good" cholesterol may also help control blood sugar in people with diabetes who are taking...

• Obese Mexican-Americans Lack Diet, Exercise Advice from Doctors

  Published: Wednesday, July 27, 2011

  Only half of obese Mexican-American adults receive diet and exercise advice from their physicians, a new study finds, although obesity is on the rise...

• Diabetes Drug Side Effects Traced to Fat Action

  Published: Thursday, July 21, 2011

  For better or worse, a popular class of anti-diabetic drugs does more than lower blood sugar. One known as rosiglitazone (trade name Avandia) has...

• Researchers: Obese Doesn't Always Mean Unhealthy

  Published: Friday, July 01, 2011

  Its become an axiom of health that overweight and obese people are not as healthy as their normal weight counterparts. In fact, obesity has been...

• Research Team Tests Alternative Approach to Treating Type 2 Diabetes

  Published: Tuesday, June 28, 2011

  In a mouse study, scientists at Mayo Clinic Florida have demonstrated the feasibility of a promising new strategy for treating human type 2 diabetes,...

• Low Carb Diet May Reverse Kidney Failure in People with Diabetes

  Published: Wednesday, May 04, 2011

  Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have for the first time determined that the ketogenic diet, a specialized high-fat, low carbohydrate...

• New Diabetic Neuropathy Guidelines Issued

  Published: Friday, April 22, 2011

  Many people with diabetes have nerve damage that causes pain, such as burning and tingling in their hands and feet, known as neuropathy. This is a...

• Researchers Identify Potential Mechanisms for Future Anti-Obesity Drugs

  Published: Friday, March 25, 2011

  An interdisciplinary group of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania has, for the first time, identified the neurological and cellular...

• Newer Doesn't Mean Better When It Comes to Type 2 Diabetes Drugs

  Published: Thursday, March 24, 2011

  An inexpensive type 2 diabetes drug that has been around for more than 15 years works just as well and has fewer side effects than a half-dozen...

• Does Treating Periodontitis Improve Type 2 Diabetes Control?

  Published: Tuesday, March 22, 2011

  The Stony Brook University (SBU) School of Dental Medicine is leading a multicenter national clinical trial to evaluate whether treatment of chronic...

• People at Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Offer Clues Toward Novel Drugs

  Published: Thursday, March 03, 2011

  Once people develop type 2 diabetes, high blood glucose levels alter their metabolism so much that it becomes difficult to sift through all the clues...

• Researchers Find Brain Insulin Plays Critical Role in the Development of T2 Diabetes

  Published: Tuesday, March 01, 2011

  Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have discovered a novel function of brain insulin, indicating that impaired brain insulin action may...

• Medication Education Key to Successful Adherence in Patients with Diabetes

  Published: Monday, February 21, 2011

  Researchers at the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of California, San Diego say that medication education is...

• Routine Blood Test May Identify People with Pre-Diabetes

  Published: Monday, January 10, 2011

  A simpler form of testing individuals with risk factors for diabetes could improve diabetes prevention efforts by substantially increasing the number...

• Exercise Can Help Tame Type 2 Diabetes, Say New Guidelines

  Published: Monday, December 20, 2010

  New guidelines on exercise for people with diabetes are likely to open some eyes — and, for those who follow them, help prevent or manage...

• Hope for a New Class of Drugs Targeting Diabetic Nephropathy

  Published: Tuesday, November 23, 2010

  Scientists are learning more about how protein gets in the urine when the kidneys begin to fail and how a new drug blocks it. "We have known...

• FDA Significantly Restricts Access to the Diabetes Drug Avandia

  Published: Thursday, September 23, 2010

  FDA Significantly Restricts Access to the Diabetes Drug Avandia Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration Press Release SILVER SPRING, Md.,...

• What Times Should I Take My Diabetes Medicine?

  Published: Tuesday, August 17, 2010

  Talk with your doctor or diabetes educator about the best times to take your diabetes medicines. Then write down and keep in a familiar place the...

• Evidence Mounts Linking Fractures to Diabetes Drugs

  Published: Friday, July 30, 2010

  Evidence Mounts Linking Fractures to Diabetes Drugs By Mike Boyle The popular diabetes drugs Actos and Avandia are in the news again, as a new...

• Breakdown of Bone Keeps Blood Sugar in Check, New Study Finds

  Published: Friday, July 30, 2010

  Breakdown of Bone Keeps Blood Sugar in Check, New Study Finds Research May Lead to Better Drugs for Type 2 Diabetes Source: Columbia University...

• Kick the Smoking Habit

  Published: Thursday, July 22, 2010

  How many times have you heard this? Don`t smoke! Smoking leads to heart disease and poor circulation, conditions which are magnified for those with...

• Report: California Companies Developing 58 Drugs for Diabetes

  Published: Thursday, July 22, 2010

  Report: California Companies Developing 58 Drugs for Diabetes Source: Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America...

• Emergency Tip No. 3 - Don't Forget Related Medications

  Published: Thursday, July 08, 2010

  In addition to your diabetes medications, make sure that your home and travel emergency kits are well-stocked with items such as anti-nausea...

• Inhaled Insulin May Help Treat T2 Diabetes

  Published: Friday, June 25, 2010

  Inhaled Insulin May Help Treat T2 Diabetes By Mike Boyle According to a new study among patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes, inhaled...

• Walking Tip No. 6: Your Insulin Dosage May Change

  Published: Tuesday, June 08, 2010

  Your insulin requirements will change with exercise. When starting a walking program or increasing your amount of exercise, make sure you consult...

• Insulin Pills For Diabetes Now In Clinical Trials

  Published: Friday, June 04, 2010

  Insulin Pills For Diabetes Now In Clinical Trials By Mike Boyle   For years, drug manufacturers have tried to develop oral insulin for people...

• Saving Money With Diabetes - Tip No. 5

  Published: Friday, May 28, 2010

  Whatever you do, do not skip your medications! You may think this will save you money, but in the long run it`s going to cost your health - something...

• Saving Money With Diabetes - Tip No. 4

  Published: Thursday, May 27, 2010

  It`s a good idea to buy multiple prescriptions at one time. By purchasing three months worth of drugs at once, you save three times the dispensing...

• Saving Money With Diabetes - Tip No. 3

  Published: Wednesday, May 26, 2010

  Don`t be afraid to contact drug manufacturers. Many drug companies are willing to offer assistance to those that need help with the cost of their...

• Report: Currently 235 Diabetes Drugs In Development In U.S.

  Published: Wednesday, May 26, 2010

  Report: Currently 235 Diabetes Drugs In Development In U.S. By Mike Boyle According to a new national report unveiled recently in Charleston,...

• Saving Money With Diabetes - Tip No. 2

  Published: Tuesday, May 25, 2010

  Buy generic drugs. Name brands on medications are the same as those on clothing; they may look better, but they don`t work any differently. For more...

• FDA Investigates Prostate Drugs For Diabetes, Heart Risks

  Published: Wednesday, May 05, 2010

  FDA Investigates Prostate Drugs For Diabetes, Heart Risks By Mike Boyle In a May 3 press release from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA),...

• Common Pain Reliever May Help Treat Type 2 Diabetes

  Published: Tuesday, March 16, 2010

  Common Pain Reliever May Help Treat Type 2 Diabetes By Mike Boyle The common pain reliever salsalate, which, like aspirin is an anti-inflammatory...

• Dietary Supplements for People with Diabetes

  Published: Friday, December 04, 2009

  Dietary supplements are not food, and not prescribed medicine, but “supplemental“ to your food and medicine. If you are on medicines,...

• Diabetes and Travel

  Published: Thursday, October 08, 2009

  The key to a healthy and safe trip - Be Prepared! Whether you are traveling for business or vacation, your daily routine will be altered. Plan for...