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Fast-acting, mealtime insulin aspart is approved for kids
The mealtime insulin comes with no premeal dosing recommendation.
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Could liraglutide stall the onset of type 2 diabetes in children?
LOS ANGELES – “Finally, we have something else to help children and teenagers.”
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FDA expands use of Toujeo to childhood type 1 diabetes
Numerically fewer patients taking Toujeo experienced severe hypoglycemia or experienced one or more episodes of...
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Nearly one in five U.S. adolescents have prediabetes
Prediabetes is more common in male adolescents than in female adolescents in the United States.
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Ketoacidosis is on the rise in children with type 1 diabetes
BARCELONA – Data highlight an increase in prevalence at diagnosis, but certain factors may help identify those most at risk.
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Signs of adult diabetes apparent in very young children
BARCELONA – Disturbed HDL cholesterol metabolism may be one of the earliest features of type 2 diabetes.
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GABA falls short for type 1 diabetes prevention in children
BARCELONA – There was no difference in pancreatic beta-cell function as measured by meal-stimulated C-peptide levels.
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Closed-loop delivery system increases time in target glucose range
Patients with type 1 diabetes spent an additional 2.6 hr/day in the target range, compared with those using an insulin pump.
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Liraglutide ‘option’ for treating pediatric type 2 diabetes
BARCELONA – ELLIPSE trial shows clinicians aren’t limited to metformin and insulin for children with diabetes.
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Panel releases guidelines for red meat, processed meat consumption
"This assessment may be excessively pessimistic; indeed, we hope that is the case," the panel said.
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RISE analyses highlight further youth vs. adult T2D differences
BARCELONA – New data delve further into the differences in insulin sensitivity and glucose response in youth and adults with type 2 diabetes.