Type II
Jun
Getting Enough Sleep Could Help Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
Men who lose sleep during the work week may be able to lower their risk of developing Type 2 diabetes by getting more hours of sleep, according to Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute
Jun
USA Today: Worried about type 2 diabetes? Walk after every meal
A study, out today, shows that moderately-paced walks after meals work as well at regulating overall blood sugar in adults with pre-diabetes as a 45-minute walk once a day.
Jun
Estrone levels predict incident type 2 diabetes in men
Levels of estrone are associated with increased risk of incident type 2 diabetes in a cohort of community-dwelling men, according to a study published online May 20 in Diabetes Care.
Jun
Daily Mail – TII diabetes drugs taken by thousands linked to cancer of the pancreas
They contain a man-made version of the hormone glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1), which is produced by the intestines and prompts the body to release insulin – the chemical that controls blood sugar levels.
Jun
BattleDiabetes – Nordic diet may be good for TIIdiabetes, study finds
Adopting a Nordic diet can help lower cholesterol and decrease inflammation associated with pre-diabetes, a new study from Lund University reports.
Jun
Obesity surgery-diabetes study shows pros and cons
Obesity surgery worked much better at reducing and even reversing diabetes than medication and lifestyle changes in one of the most rigorous studies of its kind. But the researchers and others warn that possible serious complications need to be considered.
Jun
Joslin Diabetes – AACE Releases Guidelines for Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes
Continuing to refine how diabetes is treated, the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists have released a new series of algorithms for the medical management of type 2 diabetes, pre-diabetes metabolic syndrome, and obesity.
Jun
Research: A reduction in BMI improves insulin sensitivity in obese teens
Obese teenagers who reduced their body mass index (BMI) by 8 percent or more had improvements in insulin sensitivity, an important metabolic factor related to the later development of type 2 diabetes.
Jun
Patients with type 2 diabetes or hypertension must be evaluated for sleep apnea
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) is advising anyone with Type 2 diabetes or hypertension to be evaluated for sleep apnea by a board-certified sleep medicine physician.
Jun
Diabetes Care: Aggressive lowering of blood pressure may up risk of heart disease
Aggressive lowering of blood pressure may be associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in black or white patients with diabetes, according to research published online May 20 in Diabetes Care.
Jun
JDRF – Discovery of New Hormone ‘Betatrophin’ May Impact T1 and T2 Diabetes
While media reports have been quick to label this a breakthrough in the study of treatments for type 2 diabetes, its value to T1D research has yet to be determined.
May
New study suggests gut metagenome link to Type 2 diabetes
In their paper published in the journal Nature, the team describes how they compared the faecal metagenome of 145 European women with varying degrees of glucose intolerance against healthy individuals
May
Does Type 2 diabetes really exist? Term May Be Leading Researchers Astray
According to Professor Edwin Gale, applying the term ‘Type 2 diabetes’ to the complex and varied set of symptoms experienced by people with the condition is what logicians call a category error, when a problem is assigned to a category inappropriate to its solution.
May
DiabetesHealth – You’ve Just Been Diagnosed With Type 2: Five Things to Keep in Mind
It doesn’t matter whether your doctor looked you in the eyes with a kindly gaze when he dropped the bomb, or she just told you straight with no preliminaries: “You. Have. Diabetes.”
May
TII Diabetes Drug To Be Sold As Weight Loss Medication
Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk announced plans to re-brand and sell its diabetes drug liraglutide (Victoza) as a weight loss drug for obese people by 2015.
May
Mortality Predictive Model Risk in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Two cohorts of patients with Type 2 diabetes were prospectively followed-up for 7.4 and 4.5, years respectively, to assess all-cause mortality. Follow-up was performed in order to develop and validate a model for predicting short-term all-cause mortality in patients with T2DM.
May
American Diabetes Assoc: Type 2 diabetes is more aggressive in kids
“Based on the latest results, it seems like type 2 is progressing more rapidly in children,” said Dr. Jane Chiang, senior vice president of medical affairs and community information for the American Diabetes Association.
May
Research: Fish Oil Supplements May Help Fight Against Type 2 Diabetes
Widely-used fish oil supplements modestly increase amounts of a hormone that is associated with lower risk of diabetes and heart disease, according to a study
May
Diabetes Mine: The new AACE “comprehensive algorithm” for diabetes treatment
Wait, an algorithm? No, not the technology software kind. Rather, this “algorithm” is a set of complex guidelines for doctors that, according to the AACE, “considers the whole patient, the spectrum of risks and complications for the patient, and evidence-based approaches to treatment.”
May
Nature.com: Gut microbe may fight obesity and TII diabetes
In a study published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences1, a team of researchers finds that in mice, just one of those bacterial species plays a major part in controlling obesity and metabolic disorders such as type 2 diabetes.
May
EverydayHealth: 9 Foods You Should Be Eating for Type 2 Diabetes
Healthy eating for type 2 diabetes is about losing weight and preventing dangerous spikes in blood sugar. Nutrition and health expert Joy Bauer explains how these nine foods can help.
May
DiabetesHealth – Insulin Crossroads: When Should Type II Diabetics Start Using Insulin
When dieting and exercise are not enough to control your Diabetes, you must make the decision to start using insulin.
May
WebMD – How Weight Loss Surgery Improves TII Diabetes Control
Key hormones, amino acids altered during digestion, study finds
May
Medical News Today – Saxagliptin/Metformin Combo: Added Benefit Not Proven for TII
The fixed combination of the drugs saxagliptin and metformin (Komboglyze®) has been approved in Germany since November 2011 for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus.
May
Gastric bypass surgery alters hormones to relieve TII diabetes symptoms
Gastric bypass surgery alters the hormones and amino acids produced during digestion, hinting at the mechanisms through which the surgery eliminates symptoms of type 2 diabetes, according to a recent study
Apr
How one man defeated his Type 2 diabetes diagnosis
Diabetes is a growing health problem in the U.S., especially Type 2. But Utahn David Steiner was not too concerned with his diagnosis.
Apr
DiabetesHealth. Altering Gut Bacteria Could Rival Bypass Surgery Effects
Obese patients hoping to slim down with bariatric surgery may soon be able to get the weight-loss effects of gastric bypass without going under the knife, according to a new study.
Apr
Research: Reducing Carbs in GDM Doesn’t Prevent the Need for Insulin
Randomized control trial looked at patients with gestational diabetes who followed a low carb diet and those who ate a normal diet, comparing the need for insulin
Apr
Diabetes Self-Management: Can Beta Cells Be Healed?
Can Type 2 or Type 1 diabetes be not only reversed, but cured? Can beta cells start producing enough insulin? Can the liver store glucose better, and can body cells learn to handle glucose more efficiently?
Apr
Research: Diabetes patients need to be consulted to improve treatment
Patients with type 2 diabetes who tailor their own treatment in cooperation with their doctor can reduce their risk of complications such as heart attack with up to 20 percent.
Apr
Research: Higher mercury levels in humans associated with increased risk for TII diabetes
A new study found that higher levels of mercury exposure in young adults increased their risks for type 2 diabetes later in life by 65 percent. The study is the first to establish the link between mercury and diabetes in humans.
Mar
Diabetes Forecast. Is Corn Syrup Behind the Rise in Type 2?
High-fructose corn syrup may be a factor behind the rise in type 2 diabetes, according to a study of data from 43 countries.
Mar
HbA1c Variability Linked to Nephropathy in Type 2 Diabetes
Fluctuations in glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) are correlated with the development of nephropathy, but not retinopathy, in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a new study published online March 14 in Diabetes Care.
Mar
Testosterone may help fight diabetes in baby boomer men
Wittert, a professor of medicine at the University of Adelaide, and his colleagues suspect the sex hormone known to increase libido and musculature could also help prevent a form of diabetes that tends to strike later in life and afflicts more than 330 million people
Feb
One in eight Americans diagnosed with type 2 diabetes
A staggering one in eight Americans has been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, a new Harris Interactive/HealthDay poll suggests.
Feb
Research: Diabetes TII practice patterns, knowledge gaps identified
Practice patterns and knowledge gaps vary for health care providers (HCPs) who manage patients with type 2 diabetes, although most patients receive evidence-based care, according to research published in the Winter issue of Clinical Diabetes.
Feb
Joslin: 2013 Standards of Medical Care In Diabetes
This year the Standards are largely similar to the recommendations published last year but there have been some changes in a few categories because of new evidence or a change in the strength of the evidence in the medical literature.
Feb
Old drug, Amlexanon, reverses obesity and diabetes in mice
Researchers at the University of Michigan’s Life Sciences Institute have found that amlexanox, an off-patent drug currently prescribed for the treatment of asthma and other uses, also reverses obesity, diabetes and fatty liver in mice.
Feb
Organic Pollutants In The Body Linked To The Development Of Type 2 Diabetes
These substances tend to concentrate in body fat, and they might be one of the reasons why obese people are more likely to develop diabetes, since the more fat the higher the POP concentrations in the body.
Feb
‘Light’ sodas may hike diabetes risk: study (Update)
Artificially sweetened sodas have been linked to a higher risk of Type 2 diabetes for women than sodas sweetened with ordinary sugar, a French study unveiled on Thursday found.
Feb
Study: Permanent stress can cause type 2 diabetes in men
This is the finding of a 35-year prospective follow-up study of 7,500 men in Gothenburg, by the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Feb
Exposure to Pesticides Increases Risk of Type 2 Diabetes, Study Finds
A study led by the University of Granada reveals that there is a direct relationship between the presence of Persistent Organic Pollutants in the body and the development of type 2 diabetes, regardless of the patient’s age, gender or body mass index.
Feb
6 Emergency Complications of Type 2 Diabetes
Uncontrolled diabetes can control your health. Help prevent these serious diabetes complications by learning the warning signs.
Feb
Cleveland Clinic now covers bariatric surgery even with a BMI of 30
Last fall, the Cleveland Clinic named “bariatric surgery for diabetes” its top medical innovation of 2013. The Clinic used to pay for the surgery for employees who had uncontrolled diabetes and a Body Mass Index of 35 and higher, which is considered obese.
Feb
Type II diabetes and the Alzheimer’s connection
A research team in Israel has devised a novel approach to identifying the molecular basis for designing a drug that might one day decrease the risk diabetes patients face of developing Alzheimer’s disease.
Feb
Research: Bile Acid Sequestrant Reduces Glucose Concentration in T2DM
For patients with type 2 diabetes taking metformin monotherapy, the bile acid sequestrant colesevelam reduces fasting and postprandial glucose concentrations without any effects on insulin concentration, secretion, or action.
Jan
Diabetes Supplies Dropping in Price
Medicare deputy administrator Jonathan Blum said Wednesday it’s due to competitive bidding making inroads against wasteful spending.
Jan
Diabetes Self-Management: Does Diabetes TII Hurt?
First the bad news — the amount of pain people with diabetes have is staggering. A study of over 13,000 adults with Type 2 diabetes by researchers in California found that nearly half report significant pain.
Jan
Sclerostin linked to vascular disease in type 2 diabetes
Circulating levels of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling inhibitor sclerostin are higher in patients with type 2 diabetes who also have atherosclerotic disease, according to a study published online Jan. 3 in Diabetes Care.
Jan
Ask Joslin: How Should I Time My Meals and My Type 2 Diabetes Medications?
People with type 2 diabetes may take up to three or four oral medications, insulin or an incretin to control their blood glucose levels.
Jan
FDA approves 3 new drugs for type 2 diabetes
All three drugs contain a new active ingredient, alogliptin, either alone or in combination with other, previously approved medications. The newly approved drugs include Nesina (alogliptin), Kazano (alogliptin plus metformin) and Oseni (alogliptin plus pioglitazone).
Jan
Can Men Prevent Diabetes With Testosterone Boost?
Australian researchers have begun a world-first study that aims to help men lose weight and prevent diabetes — by giving them more testosterone.
Jan
Intensive blood pressure control reduces stroke risk in TII
A review in Annals of Internal Medicine suggests that intensive blood pressure control reduces stroke risk in people with TII.
Jan
Measuring distress in people with Types 1 and 2 diabetes
Australian diabetes experts, psychiatrists and neuroscientists have reported the benefits of measuring depression and disease-related distress in patients with diabetes.
Jan
Sugar, tea, coffee affect risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus
A new study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggests that consumption of sugar and artificial sweeteners in beverages increases risk of TII.
Jan
Good bacteria in the intestine prevent diabetes, study finds
Research groups have now shown that the influence of the intestinal bacteria extends even deeper inside the body to influence the likelihood of getting diabetes.
Jan
Obesity And Diabetes TII Treatment EndoBarrier® Enters U.S. Pivotal Clinical Trial
GI Dynamics, Inc. (ASX: GID) have announced that it has initiated its U.S. multicenter pivotal clinical trial of EndoBarrier®, the ENDO Trial, for the treatment of patients who have uncontrolled type 2 diabetes and are obese.
Jan
DiabetesDaily: Am I Cured of Diabetes?
There are so many people who claim to have the answer to type 2 diabetes either through a diet plan or supplement. They claim to have a cure or that they can reverse your type 2. The argument that ensues takes offense at the idea that type 2 can be cured or reversed or even [...]
Jan
Insulin therapy may boost death risk in TII diabetes
Using insulin may increase risk of overall mortality and cancer death in patients with TII.
Jan
Reuters: Lilly, Boehringer TII diabetes drug meets goals in trials
Eli Lilly and Co and Boehringer Ingelheim said on Monday that an experimental treatment for type 2 diabetes, empagliflozin, met the primary goal of significantly lowering blood sugar levels in four late-stage trials.
Jan
Type of Bacteria May Be Linked to TII Diabetes
Researchers find association between ‘H. pylori’ infection, type 2 disease.
Jan
Move More to Manage Diabetes Type-2
Sitting less and moving more can help people manage diabetes. Researchers offer tips that can help people stay active.
Jan
dLife: For Those Short on Time, Aerobic, Not Resistance, Exercise Is Best Bet
A new study led by North Carolina researchers has found that when it comes to weight- and fat loss, aerobic training is better than resistance training.
Jan
UCSB: Pioneering Research On Type 2 Diabetes
A group of biomedical researchers at UC Santa Barbara is studying the metabolism of cells and their surrounding tissue, to ferret out ways in which certain diseases begin.
Jan
Weight-loss surgery is new TII diabetes foe
Though it began as a treatment for something else entirely, gastric bypass surgery—which involves shrinking the stomach as a way to lose weight—has proven to be the latest and possibly most effective treatment for some people with type 2 diabetes.
Jan
Important Updates to Diabetes Treatment Recommendations
Every year, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) reviews the current scientific literature and releases an updated version of its Clinical Practice Recommendations.
Jan
For texas man, bariatric surgery led to diabetes-free life
Paul Garcia, 54, came from a family that loved to eat. “We always had a lot of food at home, and whenever we ate, it was like a feast,” said Garcia.
Jan
Mediterranean- Diet Improves Insulin Sensitivity
Boosting daily consumption of unsaturated fat and reducing the proportion of carbohydrates resulted in improved insulin sensitivity.
Jan
Top ten tips to combat TII diabetes this New Year
Getting your family and friends to support you in being physically active and setting yourself physical activity goals are among the top ten tips scientifically proven to help combat Type 2 diabetes.
Jan
New ADA Guidelines Revise Blood Pressure Goals, Testing Frequencies
The American Diabetes Association’s newly released 2013 edition of its annual “Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes” recommends two notable changes.
Jan
Diabetes Self Management: Thinking About Insulin for TII
Do you have Type 2 diabetes? Have you been considering taking insulin to maintain your diabetes control? Then you may be interested in trying out a free online program from insulin manufacturer Sanofi.
Dec
Diabetes Health. Study: More than 10% of TII’s in remission after diet & exercise
One out of nine type 2s who followed an intensive diet and exercise program for one year were able to record normal or prediabetes-level blood sugar levels, according to a study recently released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Dec
DiabetesDaily. Cigarettes & Diabetes: Dangerous Chemistry
Smoking has absolutely proven in research studies to be a contributing factor to the development of type 2 diabetes, raising a person’s risk of diabetes by over 70 percent. It is also estimated that 12% of all type 2 diabetes in the United States may be attributable to smoking.
Dec
Research: Targets for Control for People with Type 2 Diabetes
A joint position paper by American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) questions the veracity of a one size fits all specific A1C target for non-pregnant patients with type 2 diabetes.
Dec
Why don’t all obese people develop diabetes?
There are many questions that remain unanswered with regards to diabetes, but one question which is asked time and time again is, why don’t all obese people develop diabetes if there is such a strong link between the two conditions?
Dec
EmaxHealth: Are cholesterol medications overprescribed for patients with type 2 diabetes?
Researchers from the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System (VAAAHS) and the University of Michigan Health System highlight the importance of taking an individualized approach when it comes helping people with diabetes minimize their risks for heart disease.
Dec
Targeting Taste Receptors in the Gut May Help Fight Obesity
Despite more than 25 years of research on antiobesity drugs, few medications have shown long-term success. Now researchers say that targeting taste sensors in the gut may be a promising new strategy.
Dec
Intensive weight-loss intervention linked with increased chance of partial remission from diabetes
Among overweight adults, participation in an intensive lifestyle intervention (that included counseling sessions and targets to reduce caloric intake and increase physical activity) was associated with a greater likelihood of partial remission of type 2 diabetes.
Dec
Research: Surgery not an easy fix for diabetes
Over the past few years, weight loss surgery has become an increasingly popular option to treat Type 2 diabetes, but Dr. Vivian Fonseca, professor of medicine at the Tulane University School of Medicine, says it is not a cure-all.
Dec
Insulin plus growth factor inhibitor limits vision damage in diabetic mice
A new therapeutic approach to diabetes that combines insulin and an inhibitor of the epidermal growth factor (EGF) betacellulin could limit the progression of diabetic macular edema (DME).
Dec
dLife Blog: Are These Complications? Neuropathy Vs. Poor Circulation
Are your legs feeling numb and tired? Is it poor circulation or something else?
Dec
Imeglimin Beneficial As Add-On to Metformin in T2DM
For patients with type 2 diabetes inadequately controlled by metformin alone, addition of the new oral anti-diabetes agent imeglimin improves glycemic control with good tolerability and safety, according to a study published online Nov. 16 in Diabetes Care.
Dec
An explanation of diabetes incretin medications
In the last 10 years, new types of diabetes medications have resulted in improved diabetes control. Diabetes incretins are among those newer medications that are proving to be very effective. As you probably know, untreated Type 2 diabetes can be fatal.
Dec
Does it Actually Work? Study Shows Mobile Technology Enhances Weight Loss
A randomized controlled trial published in the Archives of Internal Medicine demonstrated that mobile technology, in combination with an existing system of care and telephone coaching, led to more short-term weight loss than a typical weight loss program alone.
Dec
If This Diabetes Prevention Program Were A Drug, It Would Be A Blockbuster
Omada can deliver some promising results, as it launches a program on the web called Prevent. Participants who are at risk of developing diabetes enroll in a 16-week program that focuses on healthy eating and exercise.
Dec
Fat transplant cures obesity and insulin resistance, offers hope to TII diabetics
Mice who received a transplant of brown fat into their abdominal cavity lost weight, improved their insulin sensitivity and metabolised glucose better says a recently published study.
Dec
New study shows Metmorfin is effective in treating very obese children
Treating obese children at risk for type 2 diabetes with the diabetes drug metformin was shown to be safe and effective.
Dec
New Therapy for Treating TII Diabetics With Stroke
A new possible therapy for treating brain damage among type 2 diabetics who have suffered from a stroke has been proposed by researchers from the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden.
Dec
BBC: Diabetes fuels heart failure risk
People with diabetes are up to 65% more likely to have heart failure, an analysis has found.
Dec
Instrument Detects Sulfonylurea Levels in Diabetics
A major cause of hypoglycemia is excess sulfonylurea administration – taking a common medication without eating, or taking too much of it. Many, many trips to the emergency department arise from trouble with sylfonylurea meds.
Dec
Five To-Do’s for People Newly Diagnosed With Diabetes
DiabetesHealth provides with five suggestions for newly diagnosed people with diabetes.
Dec
New Type 2 diabetes drug promotes weight loss
A new drug for type 2 diabetes, involving research at Aston University is being launched as a once-daily tablet for adults with the condition.
Dec
How long for TII to come back after a bariatric surgery?
A study has been released that examines rates of diabetes remission following bariatric surgery over several years, and using data from three different surgery sites.
Dec
Diabetes Self-Management: Meat and Diabetes
We know from several studies that vegetarian and vegan diets help prevent, control, and even reverse diabetes. But how do they do that?
Dec
PaQ Three Day Insulin Delivery Device Cleared in Europe for TII
The PaQ provides three days of continuous insulin infusion for patients with type 2 diabetes, and also offers the option for users to initiate an extra bolus injection at any time.
Dec
Moderate coffee consumption may reduce risk of diabetes by up to 25 percent
Drinking three to four cups of coffee per day may help to prevent type 2 diabetes according to research highlighted in a session report published by the Institute for Scientific Information on Coffee.
Dec
Type II linked to flame retardant exposure
Exposure to flame retardant chemicals may increase risk of Type II and metabolic syndrome.
Dec
mTOT Modulators may change the way doctors treat Type 2 diabetes
mTOT Modulators: These compounds have been shown to be safe, well-tolerated and effective at lowering glucose in phase 2 clinical studies involving people with Type 2 diabetes. Longer duration, more comprehensive clinical trials will proceed next year.
Dec
DiabetesHealth: Depression and TII Diabetes
New research reveals that those suffering from depression might be more likely to develop type 2 diabetes.
Dec
A Long-Acting Form of Byetta for Treating TII Diabetes
The latest medication for people with type 2 diabetes is Bydureon, revealed early this year 2012.