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Eating more healthy fats may lower type 2 diabetes risk

Eating more unsaturated fats, especially polyunsaturated fats, in place of either dietary carbohydrate or saturated fats lowers blood sugar levels and improves insulin resistance and secretion, according to a new meta-analysis of data from 102 randomised controlled feeding trials in adults.

20 Jul 2016

New education programme can help reduce risk of developing Type 2 diabetes

People at high risk of developing Type 2 diabetes can reduce their chances of getting the condition by more than 80 per cent by fully completing a new education programme, an NIHR-supported study has found.

12 Jul 2016

Prevalence of global diabetes has been vastly underestimated, say Monash researchers

A landmark paper led by Monash University with partners in the UK and US suggests there may be more than 100 million people with diabetes globally than previously thought.

11 Jul 2016

Critical evaluation of EKF Diagnostics’ Quo-Test analyzer released

EKF, announces release of a significant critical evaluation of the Quo-Test analyzer carried out by the European Reference Laboratory for Gylcohemoglobin.

From EKF Diagnostics 11 Jul 2016

Liraglutide drug lowers blood sugar levels in diabetic patients taking large doses of insulin

When Amy Sweat was 19 years old, while she was in the hospital recovering from surgery, she was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. Ms. Sweat was treated for her diabetes, first on oral drugs, then on increasingly larger doses of insulin, but the years went by and she never was able to achieve good blood sugar control.

6 Jul 2016

Abbott unveils new LibreLink app to help people manage diabetes

In order to further the mission to simplify diabetes management, Abbott announces a first-of-its-kind mobile app that will enable people with diabetes to access glucose data directly from their FreeStyle Libre sensor, on their smartphones.

5 Jul 2016

Circulating microRNAs may help predict risk for myocardial infarction

When you visit your general practitioner you can get your blood analyzed for cholesterol and triglycerides, to get an idea of your risk for cardiovascular disease. With additional information about BMI, smoking habits and blood pressure, this can be used to calculate your 10-year risk for cardiovascular disease.

29 Jun 2016

Oral aloe vera use linked to decreases in FBG and hemoglobin A1c

A meta-analysis of studies in people with diabetes and pre-diabetes has shown that oral aloe vera use was associated with significant decreases in both fasting blood glucose (FBG) and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c).

28 Jun 2016

Study highlights lack of guidance on deintensifying diabetic regimens

Patients with Type 2 diabetes often receive unnecessarily intensive treatment for long durations, increasing their risk of severe hypoglycaemia, research shows.

25 Jun 2016

Surgical treatment more effective than medical therapy for treating severely obese adolescents

An analysis of the results of a study of bariatric surgery and a separate trial of medical therapy in treating type 2 diabetes in teenagers with severe obesity shows that after two years of treatment, body mass index (BMI) and HbA1c, a measure of blood sugar control, are both significantly better with surgery.

16 Jun 2016

Liraglutide cardioprotective in high-risk Type 2 diabetes patients

Findings of the LEADER trial show that liraglutide treatment may confer a reduced risk of cardiovascular events in patients with Type 2 diabetes and a high vascular risk.

15 Jun 2016

Liraglutide enhances high-dose insulin treatment in Type 2 diabetes

The addition of the glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist liraglutide improves short-term outcomes and treatment satisfaction in patients who have uncontrolled Type 2 diabetes despite high doses of insulin, shows a randomised trial.

12 Jun 2016

Overtesting for HbA1C levels can increase risk of severe hypoglycemia

With a more-is-better mindset common in society, frequent commercials encouraging checks of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1C) levels, and ads for new diabetes medications to lower HbA1C in adults with Type 2 diabetes, Mayo Clinic researchers were not too surprised to find overtesting occurring.

7 Jun 2016

Earlier surgery may be better for early-onset Type 2 diabetes

Research suggests that prompt surgical intervention may maximise the chances of patients with early-onset Type 2 diabetes achieving remission.

3 Jun 2016

Children with strong family history of type 2 diabetes or CVD prone to have high cholesterol levels

A new study published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes shows that children with a strong family history of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and/or type 2 diabetes were found to have cholesterol levels significantly higher than children with no family history of those conditions.

31 May 2016

Clinical study supports safety, efficacy of GI Windows’ IAS as treatment option for Type 2 diabetes

GI Windows, Inc., a clinical-stage medical device company, today announced the presentation of six-month results of the first-ever clinical study evaluating the endoscopic creation of a dual-path enteral diversion using the company’s Incision-less Anastomosis System (IAS) at Digestive Disease Week® 2016 (DDW), in San Diego, Calif.

26 May 2016