Endocrinology
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Allergy risk in obese children may be related to vitamin D deficiency
Major finding: Vitamin D deficiency is a dependent cofactor for allergic biochemical profiles in obese adolescents. Data Source: An observational...
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Canagliflozin bests sitagliptin for type 2 DM in comparative trial
Major finding: Patients with type 2 diabetes averaged a 26.2-mg/dL reduction from baseline in fasting plasma glucose after 52 weeks on...
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Investigational albiglutide bests sitagliptin in head-to-head trial
Major finding: Mean HbA1c levels dropped by 0.8% after 26 weeks on albiglutide in renally impaired type 2 diabetic patients, a significantly...
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High diabetes incidence in Southern and Appalachian states' counties
Major finding: Counties with high incidence rates of diabetes (11.7 and higher) were mostly concentrated in Southern and Appalachian states, and...
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Insulin glargine passes cancer test in ORIGIN
Major finding: The unadjusted rate of any cancer was 1.32 per 100 person-years in patients receiving insulin glargine or standard care.
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ACCORD: Insulin dose not implicated in excess CV deaths
Major finding: In the fourth, fully adjusted model, no significant association was observed between CV death and total insulin (HR, 0.99), basal...
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Weight loss, exercise didn't affect heart outcomes in Look AHEAD
Major finding: A total of 403 patients in the intervention group and 418 patients in the control group had met the trial’s primary outcome, with...
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Low-carb, high-fat diet may not be best for gestational diabetes
Major finding: At week 37, fasting glucose, insulin, and maternal insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) were significantly higher in the low carb/high fat...
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Novel food insulin index algorithm improved glycemic control
Major finding: Compared with carbohydrate counting, the FID significantly reduced mean blood glucose level (5.7 mmol/L vs.
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Three continuous glucose monitoring devices highly reliable
Major finding: In a comparative study of three continuous glucose monitoring devices, the G4 Platinum and the FreeStyle Navigator had similar...
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CT angiography predicts cardiac events long-term in diabetics
Major finding: Cumulative event-free survival for patients with normal coronary arteries on CT was 100% for hard cardiac events and all cardiac...