Type 2 Diabetes

Our blogger shares his reasons for supporting the American Diabetes Association’s fundraising campaign.

The International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF) Guidance 2015 recently published its evidence-based international consensus guidance. This guideline addresses 5 specific areas of concern in diabetes.

An article published in Clinical Interventions in Aging outlined a large hospital's successful quality improvement interventions over 5 years to reduce medication errors in their large population of diabetic patients.

We examine the results of various bariatric surgeries on long-term type 2 diabetes control and/or remission.

The FDA today approved two new diabetes drugs. The agency gave the nod to insulin degludec injection (Tresiba/Novo Nordisk) and insulin degludec/insulin aspart (Ryzodeg/Novo Nordisk)

Devoted soda drinkers began to lose their minds when an infographic outlining the harmful effects a single can of Coca-Cola has on the body in one hour began circulating the Internet. Now a new infographic has revealed what a Big Mac from McDonald's can do to the body in the same amount of time.

In an effort to fight obesity and diabetes and promote healthier diet and lifestyle choices through targeted interventions, public health officials determined which regions of the US have the highest levels of soda and other sugar-sweetened beverage consumption.

Study involving parents of children with type 1 diabetes mellitus shows they need support and assistance in helping their children make healthy dietary choices.

High intensity intermittent exercise showed remarkable benefits for type 2 diabetes patients.

Injecting pediatric diabetes type 1 patients with glucagon can be difficult for non-medical caregivers. Such treatment is needed for severe hypoglycemia. A new study shows that an inhaled glucagon powder is effective and easier on these rescuers.

Diabetic kidney disease can take various forms and affect patients in different ways. How the disease progresses and what can be done to slow that progression is the focus of many researchers in the field.

Diabetes itself, not any specific glucose-lowering drug, is likely to blame for an increased risk of pancreatic disease, Danish researchers report.

In light of the recent FDA warning on increased fracture risk with canagliflozin, we report on a study exploring possible mechanisms for bone loss.

Which GLP-1 receptor agonist induced weight loss in type 2 diabetes patients?

What do you do with a consistently noncompliant diabetic patient? Read our blogger’s thoughts and share your opinions.

Middle-aged men with prediabetes are more likely than healthy peers to suffer from depressive symptoms and signs of andropausal syndrome.

New research into distal pancreatectomies indicates that women and overweight patients have an elevated risk of suffering endocrine function impairment that leads to glucose intolerance and diabetes mellitus.

Bariatric surgery has been shown to reduce the incidence of type 2 diabetes and albuminuria. However, data connecting the magnitude of weight loss and reduction in obesity-related comorbidities is limited.

A study published in Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders indicates that sodium glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2 inhibitors, which affect both supply and demand pathways in the heart) may be the preferred treatment for diabetics with heart failure.

Fetal exposure to severe starvation or stress appears to elevate risk of hyperglycemia or type 2 diabetes (T2D) later in life. Similarly, low birth weight has been associated with glucose intolerance, suppressed insulin secretory capacity, and increased risk of T2D.

A new lab technique could improve the quality of SGLT2 inhibitor drug class studies.

The connection between diabetes and gout is more complicated than thought. Individuals with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing gout, but not because they have diabetes.

A new study turns conventional beliefs about metformin’s main site of action upside down.

Can tofoglifozin overcome patient adverse events to join the SGLT2 inhibitor market?

Children with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)/mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) often suffer from significant bouts of depression and potentially suicide ideation, a study in the Journal of Pediatrics determined.

A study in Postᶒpy adds to the growing evidence of a link between insulin and carbohydrate metabolism in the etiology and severity of acne vulgaris. While the clinical evidence on this connection is still disputed, the majority of recent studies has pointed to a significant connection between the condition and insulin levels.

There appears to be a positive correlation between higher antibiotic use and the development of type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

Researchers suggest vitamin D protects against cardiovascular disease and insulin resistance, but can they prove it?

New research on the link between diabetes and pancreatitis has shown a strong association between the severity of pancreatic dysfunction and subsequent risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus.