Combination therapy scores trifecta in type 2 treatment

DIABETES DIGEST – Sept. 30, 2014 – Treatment that combines insulin with one of the newer GLP-1 blockers appears to provide exceptional blood sugar control without weight gain, a new study shows.

The combination treatment had been compared in 15 studies, from which the researchers combined the data and re-analyzed the results in what is called a meta-analysis. The studies included involved 4,348 participants and the re-analysis was published in the Sept. 12, 2014, The Lancet.

High-fat dairy may lower risk of developing diabetes

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DIABETES DIGEST – Sept. 17, 2014 – Diet really comes down to complex chemistry that has multifaceted effects on health. As a result, a lot of nutrition research seems to show contradictory findings. Nowhere is this more evident than in the research into nutritional effects on type 2 diabetes. 

Some fats are good and some are bad as far as the risk of diabetes goes. A new study has shown that intake of high-fat dairy products seems to reduce the chance of developing type 2 diabetes.