http://www.practicaldiabetes.com Practical Diabetes International news RSS Feed http://www.practicaldiabetes.com/details/news/1444521/Reduced_renal_events_with_a_gliclazide.html Treatment with an intensive glucose control regimen based on modified-release gliclazide reduces major renal events, according to new results from the ADVANCE trial. 2012-01-19T15:43:00Z http://www.practicaldiabetes.com/details/news/1444513/Insulin_analogue_improves_glucose_control.html Patients with type 2 diabetes starting on insulin analogue treatment showed improved glucose control and low rates of hypoglycaemia, according to results from the A1chieve study. 2012-01-19T15:42:00Z http://www.practicaldiabetes.com/details/news/1444511/One-year_study_shows_benefit_of_CGM.html Continuous glucose monitoring enables patients with poorly controlled type 1 diabetes to achieve sustained reductions in HbA1c that average 0.5% lower than usual self-monitoring, according to results from a one-year study. 2012-01-19T15:38:00Z http://www.practicaldiabetes.com/details/news/1444501/CV_events_in_sitagliptin_vs_sulphonylurea.html The incidence of cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes treated with the DPP-4 inhibitor sitagliptin is significantly lower than in those treated with sulphonylureas, according to a pooled analysis. 2012-01-19T15:28:00Z http://www.practicaldiabetes.com/details/news/1390581/New_type_1_diabetes_genes_unravelled.html Researchers from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia have identified a new group of genetic differences that may increase the risk of developing type 1 diabetes. 2011-11-07T10:08:00Z