Endocrinology
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Hypoglycemia associated with daily variation in blood glucose
Major finding: With both insulin degludec and insulin glargine, estimated day-to-day variability in prebreakfast plasma glucose was significantly...
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Case Report: Chronic marijuana use potential cause for hypopituitarism
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Mediterranean diet: No glycemic advantage, but sound dietary approach
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Diabetes 'cure' holds up 6 years after bariatric surgery
Major finding: At a median of 6 years after bariatric surgery, 24% of patients have maintained an HbA1c below 6% and fasting blood glucose values...
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Work-up, treatment of adolescent PCOS varies by specialty
Major finding: After evaluating adolescents for potential PCOS, 49% of adolescent medicine specialists ordered lipid tests, compared with 22% of...
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More diabetes educators are needed
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Prescription refills may continue after discontinuation
Major finding: Prescriptions that had been electronically discontinued were refilled 1.5% of the time, with potential harm in 12% of cases.Data...
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Small vitamin D dose hits the plasma target
Major finding: For breast-fed infants, a daily dose of 400 IU of vitamin D boosted plasma concentrations of 25(OH)D to the 400-nmol/L level...
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The diabetic foot: Intervene for vascular disease
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Cognitive monitoring urged in type 2 diabetes
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Celiac disease patients protected from type 2 diabetes
Major finding: The prevalence of type 2 diabetes among celiac disease patients was 3.1%, compared with 9.6% among control patients without celiac...