Diabetes
Opinion
Safety of oral antidiabetic agents in pregnancy
Gerald G. Briggs, BPharm, examines the data for the safety of the seven subclasses of oral antidiabetic agents available to pregnant and nursing...
Guidelines
AADE: New standards for diabetes self-management programs
Updated standards for diabetes self-management education and support are helpful, but they don’t address the need for integration and mental...
Conference Coverage
Risk of sexual dysfunction in diabetes is high, but treatments can help
SAN DIEGO – Who has a 50% chance of erectile dysfunction by age 50?
From the Journals
Opioid use higher in adults with health conditions
Patients with cirrhosis are nearly twice as likely as are those without the condition to use prescription opioids.
Conference Coverage
Transplant safety has improved for patients with diabetes
SAN DIEGO – A diagnosis of diabetes is no longer a contraindication for most organ transplantations.
Video
VIDEO: How to discharge new pediatric diabetes cases in 2 days
Can children who present to the hospital with new-onset diabetes be discharged sooner?
Conference Coverage
Exercise, CBT linked to higher drop in depression in type 2 diabetes
Two nondrug treatments are effective to varying degrees in patients with type 2 diabetes.
From the Journals
Meta-analysis shows correlation between diabetes and erectile dysfunction
WASHINGTON – Half of men with diabetes have related erectile dysfunction.
Conference Coverage
Life-long risk reduction could cut late-life dementia by up to 35%
LONDON – Expert panel commissioned by The Lancet targets nine modifiable lifestyle factors to reduce dementia incidence worldwide.
News from the FDA/CDC
Over 45% of American adults have type 2 diabetes mellitus or prediabetes
CDC: Most people with prediabetes don’t know they have it.
From the Journals
Even a few middle age pounds are dangerous
Turns out it’s true: A moment on the lips, a lifetime on the hips, and a disease burden that increases in a dose-dependent pattern.