Diabetes
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COVID-19 has brought more complex, longer office visits
Patients’ increased mental health needs and worsened chronic conditions have practices playing catch-up and expanding teams to ease demand.
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New single-button blood glucose monitor available in U.S.
It contains a 10-test cartridge, and once loaded with the monitor turned on, the user only has to press a button to activate POGO Automatic.
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AHA dietary guidance cites structural challenges to heart-healthy patterns
The American Heart Association urges Americans to protect their health through better nutrition, while recognizing the numerous obstacles that...
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Neighborhood fast food restaurants linked to type 2 diabetes
“Neighborhood food environment was associated with type 2 diabetes risk among U.S. veterans in multiple community types, suggesting potential...
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Stem cell transplant seen as major type 1 diabetes advance
In the first human subject, insulin requirement dropped by 91% at 90 days.
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‘Green’ Mediterranean diet benefits may arise from ‘hunger hormone’
Greater increases in fasting ghrelin associated with improved metabolic benefits seen with plant-enhanced Mediterranean diet. But one commentator...
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Why kids might reject sugar-free Halloween candy
A study showed that there are two pathways for tasting sweet things: one for tasting sweetness and one for tasting caloric content.
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SGLT2 inhibitors for diabetes: No link to fractures in older adults
Analysis of Medicare data supports findings from younger adults that use of the drug class does not appear to raise fracture risk.
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Nondiabetes hospitalization is wrong time to up diabetes meds
Diabetes treatment intensification after being hospitalized for reasons other than diabetes was linked with a short-term increase in risk of...
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SURPASS-4: ‘Twincretin’ tirzepatide surpasses insulin glargine in pivotal trial
Tirzepatide, a single-molecule, dual receptor agonist, maintained its pivotal-trial win streak in its fifth and final randomized test before...
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Researchers parse which patients with T2D need SGLT2 inhibition