Diabetes News

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has proposed including the percent daily value (%DV) for added sugars on the Nutrition Facts label of packaged foods, giving consumers additional information for added sugars similar to information they have seen for decades with respect to nutrients such as sodium and certain fats. The percent daily value indicates how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet and would help consumers make informed choices for themselves and their families, the FDA said. The percent daily value would be based on the recommendation that the daily intake of calories from added sugars not exceed 10% of total calories.

Researchers have identified proteins that plays an important role in the kidney scarring caused by chronic diseases like hypertension and diabetes. They said they hope the discovery can lead to a new strategy for preventing kidney failure. The findings appear in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).

Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified a new biomarker for diagnosing and monitoring diabetic kidney disease.

A year-long study of more than 300 patients with hyperkalemia, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and chronic kidney disease found that the investigational drug Patiromer, made by Relypsa, Inc. can reduce elevated blood-potassium levels.

Consumption of sugary drinks may lead to an estimated 184,000 adult deaths each year worldwide, according to research published in the journal Circulation and previously presented as an abstract at the American Heart Association Council on Epidemiology and Prevention in 2013.

A new paper published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology identifies general strategies for using electronic health records to improve care for patients with chronic kidney disease. Paul Drawz, MD, MHS, MS from the University of Minnesota), Uptal Patel, MD, from Duke University School of Medicine, and their colleagues within the National Kidney Disease Education Program's Health Information Technology Working Group created the guidance over the course of two years.

Researchers at the University of North Carolina and NC State have created a "smart insulin patch" that can detect increases in blood sugar levels and secrete doses of insulin into the bloodstream whenever needed.

Diabetics who exercise can trim waist size and body fat, and control blood glucose, even if they don’t see cardiorespiratory benefits, new research by UT Southwestern Medical Center cardiologists shows.

The experimental drug baricitinib reduced a key sign of kidney damage in people with diabetic kidney disease, according to results from a controlled Phase II study. University of Michigan Medical School researchers presented the data at the American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions, held this past week in Boston.

For diabetes patients, keeping blood sugar levels under good control for many years can reduce the risk of suffering a heart attack, stroke, heart failure or amputation by about 17%, according to a new study published in the June 4 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.