Combined endurance training and resistance-type training is beneficial and well-tolerated in patients with long-standing type 2 diabetes requiring insulin therapy, according to findings published in the October issue of Diabetes Care. Reuters Health Information
With relatively little training, clinicians can use motivational interviewing techniques that encourage patients to actively participate in lifestyle changes. Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology
A study shows that women with prevalent vertebral fractures have an increased absolute long-term risk for incident fractures, especially if they have osteoporosis based on bone mineral density. Medscape Medical News
The results of a study published this week suggest that there is little difference in the efficacy of commonly used osteoporosis drugs for the prevention of fractures. Reuters Health Information
Hepatic insulin resistance, by itself, may account for the dyslipidemia and increased risk of atherosclerosis associated with the metabolic syndrome, according to a report in the February issue of Cell Metabolism. Reuters Health Information
