Diabetes
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Why Is Kidney Disease So Often Missed?
Study suggests screening for CKD in patients 35 and older is an effective way to identify early disease.
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Gestational Diabetes May Double Chronic Kidney Disease Risk
Women with GDM who went on to develop diabetes or hypertension faced even higher risks for CKD, suggesting that preventing diabetes and...
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Strict Glycemic Control for Renal Benefit May Come With Risk
Patients with type 2 diabetes at an elevated risk for kidney failure may face the highest overall risk for death and hypoglycemic events.
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Gestational Diabetes Treatment Moves Forward With Uncertainty And Hope
Research should yield answers on individualization of treatment and the metformin-versus-insulin controversy.
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The Knowns and Unknowns About Delivery Timing in Diabetes
ACOG’s delivery recommendation for poorly controlled diabetes is individualized late preterm/early term management, but the recommendation is...
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Common Diabetes Pills Also Protect Kidneys
SGLT2 inhibitors, used to manage blood sugar by patients with type 2 diabetes, may also protect the heart and kidneys.
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Eli Lilly Offers Obesity Drug Directly to Consumers
Anti-obesity drug maker, Eli Lilly, to launch a direct-to-patient portal, allowing patients to obtain its drug for as low as $25 a month.
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Are Post-Meal Insulin Surges Beneficial?
Rapid surges in insulin following a meal are associated with favorable long-term cardiometabolic benefits, including improvements in beta cell...
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Evidence Grows for SGLT2 Inhibitors in Rheumatology
Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are not approved to treat gout, lupus, or lupus nephritis, but clinicians are uncovering signs...
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Extreme Heat and Hypoglycemia Risk in Older Insulin Users
The risk for a serious hypoglycemic event was about 40% higher among insulin users on days with a heat index ≥ 99th percentile than the 25-74th...
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Walking Fast May Help Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
A meta-analysis of cohort studies suggests that fairly brisk and brisk/striding walking, independent of the total volume of physical activity or...