Good Reading from 2010

Top Articles of 2010

1. Culprit Identified in ACCORD Study
   It was not hypoglycemia from intensive control or intensive control itself that caused the increased deaths in the ACCORD study… [Full Story ]
2. Debate Rages on HbA1c for Diabetes Diagnosis
   An international expert panel’s recommendation that A1c should be the primary test for diagnosing Type 2 diabetes has met considerable resistance… [ Full Story ]
3. American Diabetes Association’s New Clinical Practice Recommendations Promote A1c as Diagnostic Test for Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes
   Faster, easier test could help reduce number of undiagnosed with diabetes and pre-diabetes… [ Full Story ]
4. Joslin Identifies Source of Beta Cell Damage
   Scientists discovered that high blood glucose levels damage a key enzyme that guards insulin-producing beta cells… [ Full Story ]
5. A1c Test for Diagnosis Not Perfect
   The limited sensitivity of the A1C test may result in missed or delayed diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes… [ Full Story]
6. Blood Test Anticipates Diabetes 10 Years in Advance
   A blood test predicting diabetes risk 10 years earlier than current diagnosis has been developed… [ Full Story ]
7. Significant Type 2 Diabetes Breakthrough
   Amyloid could “directly poison” pancreas cells. Shedding light on how a malfunctioning protein helps trigger Type 2 diabetes… [Full Story ]
8. Key to Reversing Type 1 Diabetes Discovered
   Doctors have been stalking the culprit responsible for Type 1 diabetes… [ Full Story ]
9. A1c’s Over Five Percent Increase Risk for Stroke
   HbA1c, even at levels in the “normal” range, emerged as an independently significant predictor of heart-disease events… [Full Story ]
10. ADA and AHA Issues Statement Urging Caution for Primary-Prevention Aspirin
    Low-dose aspirin is “reasonable” in those with no history of vascular disease but who are… [ Full Story ]