Diabetes
From the Journals
Being overweight as a child increases the risk of developing diabetes
Being overweight as a 7-year-old child can increase type 2 diabetes risk, but reducing and stabilizing body weight can reduce this risk.
From the Journals
Sensitivity of vibration-based neuropathy detectors varies widely
Percentages of patients with diabetes who fail to detect vibration from three tools ranges from 12% to 29%, suggesting to researchers that single-...
Feature
Hope and hype: Inside the push for wearable diabetes technology
Device makers are eagerly trying to develop a noninvasive glucose monitor, and there’s hope for a diagnostic app, too. But so far, promises are...
Conference Coverage
Metformin reduces preterm births, late miscarriages in PCOS
The “elephant in the room” was the lack of benefit for gestational diabetes.
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: How European data privacy rules may cost you
And a new ranking points physicians toward practice-friendly South Dakota.
From the Journals
VIDEO: Pioglitazone benefited NASH patients with and without T2DM
Has NASH met its match?
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: Why low-calorie sucralose may fuel weight gain
And diabetes in the United States racks up a hefty health bill.
Conference Coverage
Robocalls increase diabetic retinopathy screenings in low-income patients
Robots may be more effective than humans in making sure patients come in for appointments.
News
FDA approves highest capacity insulin pen
The high capacity insulin pen promises to reduce the need for prescription refills and save patients money.
News
Dexcom G6 gets FDA nod
The first integrated continuous glucose monitor also set a new federal premarket review standard, FDA said.
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Women living with HIV have more myocardial steatosis, reduced diastolic function
The investigators found an inverse relationship between myocardial triglycerides and diastolic function.