Diabetes
Conference Coverage
Bariatric surgery cuts insulin needs in type 1 diabetes with severe obesity
Applied Evidence
Getting hypertension under control in the youngest of patients
After confirmation of the diagnosis, follow up with recommendations for lifestyle adjustment and, in certain clinical situations, pursue medical...
From the Journals
Healthy with obesity? The latest study casts doubt
Analysis from the U.K. Biobank finds that persons with “metabolically healthy obesity” still have increased risks for several adverse outcomes,...
News
FDA: More metformin extended-release tablets recalled
From the Journals
Eat two fruits a day, ward off diabetes?
Results from an observational study “support encouragement of the consumption of whole fruits, but not fruit juice, to preserve insulin...
Feature
‘Twincretin’ meets primary endpoints in five pivotal diabetes trials
From the Journals
Waist circumference a marker for NAFL in type 1 diabetes
A cross-sectional study has found that waist-to-height ratio is a sensitive marker for nonalcoholic fatty liver in type 1 diabetes.
Conference Coverage
‘Remarkable’ response to diabetes drug in resistant bipolar depression
Patients with treatment-resistant bipolar depression with insulin resistance showed marked improvement in depressive symptoms after metformin...
News
FDA approves ‘game changer’ semaglutide for weight loss
Based on the STEP clinical trial results, the FDA has approved a 2.4 mg/week subcutaneous dose of the GLP-1 receptor agonist semaglutide (Wegovy,...
Pearl of the Month
Not your ordinary neuropathy
An exam reveals hyperesthesia of both feet, and a hemoglobin A1c level of 7.5.
From the Journals
A1c below prediabetes cutoff linked to subclinical atherosclerosis
Hemoglobin A1c below prediabetes levels is a potential biomarker for subclinical atherosclerosis, a European observational study reports.