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‘Push the bar higher’: New statement on type 1 diabetes in adults
“The focus on adults is kind of new and it is important. ... I do think it’s a bit of a forgotten population,” says coauthor Dr. M. Sue Kirkman....
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Hypoglycemia awareness program helps tricky-to-treat T1D
New psychoeducation program tackles problematic type 1 diabetes hypoglycemia awareness, reducing severe hypoglycemia with added mental health...
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Primary goal in T2D should be weight loss, diabetologists say
Four diabetes and obesity experts make the case for targeting weight loss of at least 15% as a frontline treatment goal for many patients with...
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TriMaster study shows precision medicine in diabetes is possible
The novel TriMaster trial of three type 2 diabetes drug classes shows different ones work better for different patients.
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Abnormal nighttime BP patterns risky in adults with diabetes
A reverse dipping pattern, when blood pressure rises during sleep, more than doubles the risk for death in adults with diabetes, highlighting the...
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Cell therapy promising as long-term limb-saving treatment in diabetes
Fewer amputations were needed at 5 years in patients with diabetic foot and critical limb-threatening ischemia, compared with conservative...
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Retinopathy risk higher in young-onset T2D, more so in men
Gender differences in the prevalence of retinopathy have been seen in a large Norwegian population of primary care patients with type 2 diabetes...
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Could the osteoporosis drug alendronate ward off diabetes?
‘This is an interesting retrospective analysis, but it should be verified with other data such as a meta-analysis from clinical trials of...
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Age, C-reactive protein predict COVID-19 death in diabetes
“This means we can easily identify patients early on in their hospital stay who will likely require more aggressive interventions to try and...
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Women with type 2 diabetes get fewer cardioprotective drugs than do men
“This is confirmation that women are less well managed than men when it comes to cardiovascular risk, especially if they have [type 2] diabetes...