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A1c not linked to postop complications in kids with diabetes
There is no guidance on the level of elevated A1c that should prompt consideration of delaying surgery.
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Just 1 in 10 with overweight/obesity lose 5% of body weight
“These findings could, in part, be explained by barriers in availability of and access to obesity management options.”
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Skin reactions common at insulin pump infusion sites
The inflammatory response “may result in tissue changes responsible for the infusion-site failures seen frequently in clinical practice,” say the...
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Kombucha benefits type 2 diabetes, study suggests
“Kombucha is a growing part of the beverage market in the United States and the world.”
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New approaches for diabetic keratopathy in the eye?
“Our goal is to develop topical, sustained-release drugs for corneal wound healing.”
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New guidelines on diabetes-related laboratory testing
“We do a lot of testing in screening, diagnosis, and monitoring of diabetes and its complications, yet for many clinicians we think that any...
Opinion
Debate: Initial combination therapy for type 2 diabetes?
Ralph A. DeFronzo, MD, argued for combination therapy at the time of diagnosis, and David M. Nathan, MD, countered that sequential therapy is a...
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FDA clears the Tandem Mobi insulin pump
The device is approved for people with diabetes aged 6 years and up.
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Aging and type 1 diabetes: ‘Complete picture’ 40 years on
“The EDIC study is now shifting its focus during the next 5 years to understand the clinical course of type 1 diabetes in the setting of advancing...
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COORDINATE-Diabetes: A ‘wake-up call’ for many specialties
“I look at COORDINATE as a wake-up call to the need for multispecialty approaches to people with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.”
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Thirty-three percent of type 1 diabetes patients insulin free with stem cells
Engraftment of Vertex Pharmaceutical’s VX-880 stem cell–derived islets has now been achieved in six patients, two of whom are insulin-independent...
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FDA OKs pancreatic islet cell therapy for type 1 diabetes
“Today’s approval ... provides individuals living with type 1 diabetes and recurrent severe hypoglycemia an additional treatment option to help...
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Once-weekly basal insulin nears market for type 2 diabetes
“I feel that weekly insulins have the potential to become transformational as preferred options for basal insulin replacement in people with type...
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ADA: Screen all with type 2 diabetes for fatty liver disease
The ADA now advises screening all adults with type 2 diabetes or prediabetes, particularly those with obesity or cardiometabolic risk factors or...
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Surgery, radioactive iodine for hyperthyroidism up survival
“I think this is something we need to take into our discussions with patients because treatment for hyperthyroidism is very much individualized...