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Do Patients on Anti-Obesity Drugs Decrease Alcohol Use?
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- Miriam E. Tucker
This new study is the first to examine the relationship with different classes of anti-obesity medications and to quantify the amount of alcohol...
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Knowledge Gaps About Obesity Medicine Seen in Primary Care
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- Miriam E. Tucker
“The treatment of obesity as a disease, especially with some of the newer medical treatments, is not standard of care and practiced widely.”
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Coming Soon: A New Disease Definition, ‘Clinical Obesity’
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- Miriam E. Tucker
“I think it’ll help explain and move medicine as a whole in a direction to a greater understanding of obesity actually being a disease, how to...
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American Diabetes Association Advises on Hospital CGM Use
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- Miriam E. Tucker
Policies for patient-owned and hospital-owned CGM devices should be developed, and staff should be trained in their use, the statement said.
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Can Restricting Carbohydrates Cut the Need for Medication in T2D?
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- Miriam E. Tucker
“Our results are the first to show that dietary carbohydrate restriction can improve beta-cell function,” said study author Marian L. Yurchishin...
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Group Aims to Better Define ‘Extraordinarily Heterogeneous’ Mast Cell Activation Syndrome
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- Miriam E. Tucker
There is controversy over the diagnostic criteria, with one proposed definition placing it at the center of many other co-occurring complex,...
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First Patient-Derived Stem Cell Transplant a Success in T1D
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- Miriam E. Tucker
The use of the patient’s own cells is one way in which this approach differs from other ongoing efforts in treating T1D with pluripotent stem cell...
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Air Travel Alters Insulin Pump Delivery on Takeoff, Landing
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- Miriam E. Tucker
The phenomenon is due to air bubble formation and reabsorption in the insulin caused by ambient pressure changes in the airplane’s cabin.
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‘Call to Action’: Greater CVD Focus Urged for Type 1 Diabetes
- Author:
- Miriam E. Tucker
Cardiovascular risk factors such as dyslipidemia and hypertension are also important to manage in type 1 diabetes.
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Guidance Will Aid Pediatric to Adult Diabetes Care Transfer
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- Miriam E. Tucker
The care transition period is critical because “adolescents and young adults are the least likely of all age groups to achieve glycemic targets...
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First Non-Prescription Continuous Glucose Monitor Launches
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- Miriam E. Tucker
The first OTC CGM for people with T2D who don’t use insulin or who have prediabetes is available for $99 a month.
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Research Could Bring ‘New Era’ in Insulin
- Author:
- Miriam E. Tucker
Six new research projects aim to improve insulin therapy, helping patients with T1D to better manage their disease.
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What Every Provider Should Know About Type 1 Diabetes
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- Miriam E. Tucker
Patients with T1D are more insulin sensitive than those with type 2 and more prone to both hyper- and hypoglycemia.
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As CGM Benefit Data Accrue, Primary Care Use Expands
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- Miriam E. Tucker
To deal with systemic inequity in prescription processes, measures such as improving prescription workflows, supporting prior authorization, and...
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Non-Prescription Semaglutide Purchased Online Poses Risks
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- Miriam E. Tucker
Test purchases of “semaglutide” resulted in scams, potentially contaminated products, and higher doses than intended.