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With type 1 diabetes delay possible, focus now on screening
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- Miriam E. Tucker
The FDA approval of teplizumab for the delay of type 1 diabetes highlights the need to cost effectively identify those at risk who could...
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FDA approves first-ever agent to delay type 1 diabetes onset
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- Miriam E. Tucker
Teplizumab delayed progression to clinical type 1 diabetes by about 2 years compared with placebo in individuals destined to develop the condition...
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Has the time come for glucose monitors for people without diabetes?
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- Miriam E. Tucker
The increasing popularity of continuous glucose monitoring devices in prediabetes and for ‘wellness’ prompts discussion about appropriate use and...
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Exercise later in the day for better blood glucose control?
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- Miriam E. Tucker
“At this stage, I believe it is most important to be physically active in general. So ... if the morning is the only time of the day to go for a...
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Vitamin D deficiency linked to death, new study finds
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- Miriam E. Tucker
A genetic approach provides support for the effects of vitamin D on mortality. The benefits of vitamin D supplementation are largely found in...
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Goodbye ‘diabetes insipidus’, hello ‘AVP-D’ and ‘AVP-R’
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- Miriam E. Tucker
Confusion with the term ‘diabetes mellitus’ ... has spurred proposed name change by an international panel representing major endocrinology...
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Islet transplants in type 1 diabetes durable up to 8 years
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- Miriam E. Tucker
Long-term insulin independence and safety is seen with islet-cell transplant in patients with severe hypoglycemia at baseline.
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Insulin rationing common, ‘surprising’ even among privately insured
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- Miriam E. Tucker
Americans with private insurance are more likely to ration insulin than are those with public health insurance and the insulin-treated diabetes...
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Older diabetes drugs linked to dementia risk -- one lower, one higher
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- Miriam E. Tucker
“Double-blind and placebo-controlled clinical trials are needed to see whether the drug [TDZ] could help lower dementia risk in people with and...
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New advice on artificial pancreas insulin delivery systems
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- Miriam E. Tucker
A new consensus statement covers the benefits, limitations, and challenges of automated insulin delivery systems and provides recommendations for...
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Strong link found between enterovirus and type 1 diabetes
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- Miriam E. Tucker
Relationship is particularly high within 1 month of type 1 diabetes onset, suggesting potential preventive role for vaccination or antivirals.
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Once-weekly insulin promising in phase 3 trial in type 2 diabetes
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- Miriam E. Tucker
Novo Nordisk’s insulin icodec was superior in lowering A1c compared with daily degludec without increasing the risk for moderate or severe...
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Type 1 diabetes cases poised to double worldwide by 2040
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- Miriam E. Tucker
Most people with existing and new-onset type 1 diabetes are adults, and much of the increase is expected in low- and middle-income countries.
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Emphasis on weight loss in new type 2 diabetes guidance
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- Miriam E. Tucker
No major changes but several shifts in emphasis since the last update in 2019, including weight loss as a co–primary goal of management.
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Type 1 diabetes complication risk rises with A1c, duration
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- Miriam E. Tucker
Study following people for over 30 years from the time of type 1 diabetes diagnosis finds increasing risk of complications with A1c levels above a...