New Device Could Help People with Diabetes Lose Weight
The EndoBarrier procedure is similar to gastric bypass surgery, but its supporters say it’s less expensive, less intrusive, and can be removed after a year in place.
View ArticleReversing Diabetes Is Possible… But It’s Rare
Researchers in Scotland say people with diabetes can reverse their disease by losing weight, but most aren’t aware that this is possible.
View ArticleNo More Finger Prick. New Technology May Help with Diabetes Management.
The FreeStyle Libre system allows people with diabetes to check their glucose without a skin prick, but there are concerns about its lack of alarms.
View ArticleDiabetes Drug Can Now Be Used to Treat Obesity
Researchers say liraglutide, which is sold as both Victoza and now Saxenda, can be used to help with weight loss as well as type 2 diabetes.
View ArticleOmega-6 Fats May Actually Reduce Diabetes Risk
A new study contradicts earlier research that concluded vegetable oils might be contributing to chronic illness. What’s the best diet to lower diabetes risk?
View ArticleWhat the New National Diabetes Commission Will Try to Accomplish
The 11-member commission will try to coordinate federal programs, as well as determine which ones should be eliminated or modified.
View ArticleZapping Your Pancreas to Help Manage Your Diabetes
Researchers say a new medical device may be able to send electrical pulses to your pancreas in an effort to stimulate insulin production.
View ArticleCan a Crash Diet Put Diabetes into Remission?
A study finds evidence that exercise and diet can put type 2 diabetes into remission. Here’s how it works.
View ArticleWill Needle-Less Device Make Life Easier for People with Diabetes?
An MIT start-up company gets ready to distribute an injection device it says will reduce the pain of diabetes treatment. Experts say they’ve seen this before.
View ArticleWhy So Many People with Diabetes Stop Taking Metformin
Researchers say metformin has the lowest adherence rate of any major diabetes drug. However, patients say there are ways to improve that percentage.
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