Summaries of Must-Read Clinical Literature, Guidelines, and FDA Actions
Must Reads In Diabetes
Diabetes for November/December 2015
FDA Approves Basaglar Injection for Diabetes , Approval granted via abbreviated pathway
Testing and Treating Patients With Diabetes, Study finds that many clinicians are overdoing it
Lifestyle Intervention and Gestational Diabetes , Effect on weight and physical activity evaluated
Testosterone Therapy and Hypogonadism , Effect on insulin sensitivity, lean mass and fat
Stress, Depression in Individuals With Diabetes, Odds of stroke and CV-related death evaluated
Diabetes for September/October 2015
USPSTF Updates Guidelines on Screening for Diabetes , What they suggest for overweight/obese individuals
Wine’s Effect on Individuals With Diabetes, Improvement seen in these areas
Type 2 Diabetes and CVD Risk, Does ovarian hyperandrogenemia play a role?
Predicting Healing in Diabetic Foot Ulcers, Look for these factors revealed by assays
CIMT-Vascular Risk Link Seen in Diabetes, But..., ...no association seen when CIMT change evaluated
Diabetes for July/August 2015
FDA Approves First Fully Mobile Continuous Glucose Monitor, Upgrade allows for data transmission to smartphones
Sweetened Beverages and Type 2 Diabetes, Connection explored and population impact estimated
Liraglutide’s Effect on Weight Loss, Trial compares different doses to placebo
New ADA/AHA Guideline on Preventing CVD in Diabetes Patients, Obesity, BP, and other recommendations updated
Adding Inhaled Insulin to Oral Meds, Its value in lowering HbA1c level explored
Diabetes for May/June 2015
Room for Improvement in T1DM Care, Update from the T1D Exchange
Family Therapy Improves Diabetes Outcomes in Teens, Better control, ease of depression, and better family functioning
Exercising with Type 1 Diabetes, Weighing the benefits and risks
FDA Approves Humalog U-200 KwikPen, New 200 units/mL formulation only available in prefilled pen
Diabetes for March/April 2015
FDA Approves U-300 Basal Insulin Pens, Long-acting Toujeo to be available in prefilled pens