Diabetes
From the Journals
New ADA hypertension and diabetes treatment guide features visual aid
The updated guidelines include specific recommendations for elderly and pregnant patients with hypertension and diabetes.
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Skin autofluorescence predicts 4-year CVD risk in diabetes
LISBON – The autofluorescence of glycated hemoglobin deposited in the skin may identify people with heretofore undetected type 2 diabetes.
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FDA approves first non–finger-stick glucose monitoring system
One thin wire can provide reliable blood glucose readings in a new glucose meter newly granted FDA approval.
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Delayed-release metformin proves promising for diabetic renal disease
Delayed-release metformin may improve outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease.
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Empagliflozin’s effects independent of CVD risk factors
There is more to empagliflozin than meets the eye, or the risk factors.
From the Journals
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass produced durable clinical improvements at 12 years
Gastric bypass surgery results are shown to be lasting in an extended follow-up study.
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Wound expert: Consider hyperbaric oxygen therapy for diabetic foot ulcers
SAN DIEGO – Dr. William H. Tettelbach, a wound care specialist, describes in an interview why he thinks hyperbaric treatments are worth a try in...
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CONCEPTT: Continuous glucose monitoring during pregnancy benefits baby
LISBON – Pregnant women with type 1 diabetes mellitus should be offered continuous glucose monitoring, according to the investigators of a...
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Alirocumab’s ODYSSEY continues: Efficacy unaffected by insulin, beats fenofibrate
LISBON – Lipids in either type of diabetes may have met their match.
From the Journals
No increased overall cardiovascular risk seen with exenatide use
Patients with type 2 diabetes who took once-daily exenatide did not appear to have an increase in their overall cardiovascular risk, compared with...
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Obtaining cystatin-C levels useful in chronic kidney disease
SAN FRANCISCO – New approaches to estimating glomerular filtration rates offer potentially better, and more useful, results.