Type 2 Diabetes

Type 1 and 2 diabetes require patients to exercise vigilance and actively manage their conditions.

Maintaining glycemic control using insulin.

A randomized placebo controlled trial examined the effect of probiotics on gestational diabetes.

The new term is not meant merely to “re-brand” obesity, but to frame it as a chronic disease with distinct complications.

Autism inked to maternal lifestyle, especially dietary factors impacting glucose.

This screening model may improve retinopathy detection in patients with T1DM and decrease costs.

SGLT-2i medicines reduce heart failure hospitalization by 39%.

"It's not rocket science," says Ashok Balasubramanyam, MD.

Patients were randomized to standard care, nurse-led education intervention, or nurse-led education plus acceptance therapy.

Expert speaks on management of patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Treatment options for end-stage renal disease should include peritoneal dialysis.

The FDA has required new warnings be added to drug labels.

A German study examined the intestinal microbiomes of 20 HF patients.

How do you screen for gestational diabetes? Our blogger reviews the one- and two-step strategies.

Warmer temperatures are affecting more pregnant women, study says.

Researcher calls it "some of the most exciting research in my career."

Our May list includes an app for titration of basal insulin, GI effects of GLP-1 agonists, and lifestyle intervention studies.

Study helps modernize a 20-year-old testing model.

Strong correlation between fish intake and reduced severity of the disease.

How a combination of the conditions can take 15 years off a patient's life expectancy.

The condition disproportionately affects minorities and the poor.

Incremental ratio was too high even with most favorable scenario for aflibercept.

Fruit may not be viewed as being as healthy as fresh vegetables for patients with diabetes because of its relatively high sugar content.

More than 25% of the US population over the age of 65 has diabetes.

At AACE 2017, Jagdeesh Ullal, MD, MS, Eastern Virginia Medical School discussed data from his team’s study that assessed the efficacy of an electronic glycemic management system (eGlycemic Management) management in controlling blood sugars in the hospital setting.

“Treatment of diabetic foot ulcers depends upon the severity of the infection,” said Andrew Boulton, MD, University of Manchester, UK, University of Miami, Florida at AACE 2017.

According to Andrew Boulton, MD, University of Manchester, UK, University of Miami, Florida, the most important take home message for doctors regarding the diabetic foot and reducing amputations, is to remove their patients’ shoes and socks and look at their feet.

Heart failure is diabetes’ most sinister, most overlooked complication

At AACE 2017, Shashank Joshi, MD, Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai explained his team’s simple diabetes treatment formula: A for A1C, B for blood pressure, C for cholesterol (LDL cholesterol), and D for diet that’s culturally sensitive and adaptable.

Shashank Joshi, MD, Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, spoke to MD Magazine about the cultural considerations when attempting to personalize diabetes care.