Endocrinology
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FDA Adds Bladder Cancer Risk Warning to Pioglitazone
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Investigational Cushing's Drug Eases Symptoms, Ups Hyperglycemia
Major Finding: Pasireotide reduced urine free cortisol levels by an average of 48% in patients with Cushing’s disease; 73% experienced a...
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Many Pediatric Type 1 Diabetes Cases Initially Misdiagnosed
Major Finding: Sixty-one percent of children and adolescents initially diagnosed with type 2 diabetes maintained a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes...
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Dapagliflozin Benefit Tempered by Cancer, Infection Rates
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Aggressive Glycemic Control Not Beneficial in Diabetic CABG Patients
Major Finding: Diabetic patients whose blood glucose level was maintained at 90-120 mg/dL during CABG and for 18 hours afterwards had more...
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Metabolic Surgery Merits Bigger Role in Diabetes Management
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Parenting Style Affects Metabolic Control in Diabetic Adolescents
Major Finding: An authoritative parenting style in which parents set clear limits on their children’s behavior in a caring, noncoercive manner was...
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Investigational Device Promising for Type 2 Diabetes
Major Finding: Between baseline and week 48 the mean HbA1c improved 1% in the 20 mcg/day arm (from 7.8% to 6.8%), 1% in the 40 mcg/day arm (from 7...
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HbA1c Misclassifies Patients in Diabetes Screening Program
Major Finding: In patients with diabetes by an oral glucose tolerance test, HbA1c classification by International Expert Committee criteria...