JDC monthly diabetes newsletter. Issue 60 October 2013

Issue 60 October 2013

Hi,

Diabetes is an ever growing science with endless discoveries. We are pleased to present before you the 60th issue of JDC Diabetes Gems Monthly Newsletter.

In this issue we have highlights from 49th Annual meeting of European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD, Barcelona, Spain) including the original research from JDC.

Other articles include the desirable BP target in Chronic Kidney Disease, the hazard of Sulfonyl Urea as a first line drug in diabetes, Gems video on EASD highlights, Gems picture of the month on French Liliac and Metformin and Gems Recipe of the month.

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Regards

JDC Diabetes Gems Team
Jothydev's Diabetes and Research Centre, Trivandrum, Kerala, INDIA
http://www.jothydev.net

Gems Picture of the Month French Lilac
Goat’s rue, French lilac, Italian fitch, and professor weed are all names for the same plant: Galega officinalis used in folk medicine to treat diabetes starting in the Middle Ages, maybe earlier. It gave rise to metformin, one of the most popular diabetes medications in the world. In the early 20th century, researchers isolated a compound from ....READ MORE

EASD 2013 Barcelona: What is new in Diabetes by Jothydev(Malayalam)


1.	What should be the first drug in diabetes? Metformin has been proposed in almost all the guidelines to be the initial therapy in diabetes and to be combined with insulin whenever indicated. However, sulfonyl ureas being very popular, very cheap .....READ MORE
2.	C-peptide Levels Not Affected By Duration Of Diabetes In a Telemedicine Based Long Term Follow Up Program This original research study from Jothydev’s Diabetes Research Centre was presented at the 48th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) at Barcelona, Spain in Sep 2013.....READ MORE
3.	BP in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: Lower is not better! Optimal blood pressure (BP) to be maintained is not very clear in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), which is often associated with high pulse pressure. The investigators under lead investigator George Bakris ....READ MORE
4.	American Diabetes Association publishes the Position Statement on Nutrition Therapy Recommendations for the Management of Adults With Diabetes The salient topics in the position statement published in Diabetes Care include: READ MORE
5.	Bariatric surgery induced significant remission of type 2 diabetes Bariatric surgery results in significant remission and/or improved HbA1c levels among patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a recent study conducted at the Cleveland Clinic Bariatric and Metabolic Institute..... READ MORE
6.	Gems Picture of the Month French Lilac Goat’s rue, French lilac, Italian fitch, and professor weed are all names for the same plant: Galega officinalis used in folk medicine to treat diabetes starting in the Middle Ages, maybe earlier. It gave rise.... READ MORE
7.	Drug updates Dulaglutide Tops Metformin for Type 2 Diabetes Empagliflozin shows efficacy as stand-alone diabetes treatment in previously untreated T2DM patients READ MORE
8.	Recipe of the Month Oats oothappam .... READ MORE
9.	JDC Updates JPEF DIABETES SUMMIT KOCHI 2013 October 5, 6 2013 ......... READ MORE