Diabetes
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FDA rejects teplizumab for type 1 diabetes delay
The decision follows narrow endorsement by an advisory panel.
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What’s best for diabetes after metformin? GRADE outdated at outset
The GRADE trial compared four different agents as add-ons to metformin for type 2 diabetes, but the study is already outdated, said one...
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Screen pregnant women for OSA, given known risks
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‘Praise Diabetes’: Support programs in Black churches yield lasting A1c changes
Statistically significant reductions in A1c and diabetes distress were seen in the Praise Diabetes Project, a 33-month randomized trial, an...
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Semaglutide 2.4 mg ‘likely to usher in a new era’ in obesity treatment
Clinical experience with this drug will grow rapidly over the next few years, one expert predicts, and new combination drugs are near, so...
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'Full throttle': 'Diabetes Garage' workshops boost Mexican American men's self-management
Infusing diabetes education with concepts and lingo from car culture is a promising approach to improving self-management behaviors, and might...
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Nocturnal hypoglycemia halved with insulin degludec vs. glargine
Researchers pitted degludec against glargine U100 in the toughest patients with type 1 diabetes, those who had severe nocturnal hypoglycemia.
From the Journals
Diabetes plus frequent sleep disturbances tied to higher mortality
People with diabetes who also have frequent sleep disturbances had a significantly higher mortality rate among UK Biobank participants.
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Omnipod 5 ‘artificial pancreas’ shows benefit in type 1 diabetes
If approved by the FDA, it would be the third commercially available semiautomated insulin delivery system in the United States and the first...
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Intervention opens access to care for minority youths with type 1 diabetes
Program adds support for children with diabetes and their families who are struggling because of lack of resources or marginalization in the...
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Type 1 diabetes amputation rates fall in Sweden, rise in U.S.
Coupled with renal and A1c data, the findings suggest improved prognosis for these patients, Swedish investigators say.