Diabetes
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November 2015: Click for Credit
Topics include: Low-risk prostate cancer • CVD and extremes of sleep • S aureus in pediatric CAP • Sunscreens with DNA repair enzymes •...
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Should all patients with significant proteinuria take a renin-angiotensin inhibitor?
Most of them should, with exceptions due to adverse effects such as angioedema, cough, and hyperkalemia.
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Pancreas transplant for diabetes mellitus
Transplant consistently normalizes hemoglobin A1c levels without the risk of severe hypoglycemia.
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USPSTF recommends glucose screening in overweight or obese adults
The USPSTF adds a B recommendation for abnormal blood glucose screening in overweight or obese adults aged 40-70 years as a part of their...
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EADV: Hidradenitis suppurativa carries high cardiovascular risk
Key clinical point: Be vigilant in screening for modifiable cardiovascular risk factors in patients with hidradenitis suppurativa. Major finding:...
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Study examines factors driving diabetes overtreatment
Entrenched provider attitudes may contribute to overtreatment of blood glucose levels in patients at elevated risk for hypoglycemia and related...
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Study Examines Factors Driving Diabetes Overtreatment
Key clinical point: Entrenched provider attitudes may contribute to overtreatment of blood glucose levels in patients at elevated risk for...
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Physicians unlikely to scale back doses of BP, glycemic meds in elderly
Racheting down the doses of antihypertensive and hypoglycemic medications remains an uncommon clinical practice in older patients even when these...
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EASD: PEGlispro – the new standard for basal insulin?
Results of several trials and analyses, some presented for the first time, at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of...
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PEGlispro: the New Standard for Basal Insulin?
Key clinical point: PEGlispro showed superior glycemic control when compared with glargine, with relatively good tolerability and cardiovascular...