Diabetes
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NAFLD increases risk for severe infections
Physicians should assess their patients’ vaccination status and seek to control modifiable risk factors, such as diabetes.
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Hold Ozempic before surgery to optimize patient safety?
“It’s a really hot issue now. We are getting emails from our members looking for guidance.”
Conference Coverage
A ‘one-stop shop’: New guidance on hormones and aging
Part of what we need to do is [provide] the evidence that we have, which includes evidence of when not to prescribe as well as [when] to prescribe...
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Could semaglutide treat addiction as well as obesity?
“I would say, overall, the jury is still out,” as to whether anecdotal reports of GLP-1 agonists curbing addictions will be borne out in...
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Low-carb breakfast key to lower glucose variability in T2D?
“By making a small adjustment to the carb content of a single meal rather than the entire diet, we have the potential to increase adherence...
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Medicaid patients with heart failure get poor follow-up after hospital discharge
Both structural racism and problems with access are likely behind the low rates of follow-up care.
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA warns people to avoid compounded semaglutide medicines
“Patients should be aware that some products sold as ‘semaglutide’ may not contain the same active ingredient as FDA-approved semaglutide products...
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Positive top-line results for cannabinoid-based med for nerve pain
“Through this rigorously designed study, we have demonstrated that ZLT-L-007 is a safe, effective, and well-tolerated alternative for patients who...
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Troponin to ID diabetes patients with silent heart disease?
“What we are seeing is that many people with type 2 diabetes who have not had a heart attack or a history of cardiovascular disease are at high...
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA approves new drug, sotagliflozin, for heart failure
“It will be a reasonably tall task for sotagliflozin to come from behind and be disruptive in a space where there are already two well-established...