Diabetes
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Starting insulin therapy
In the first 2 to 3 weeks, I ask patients to test before breakfast, dinner, and bedtime.
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In reply: Starting insulin therapy
We agree that controlling the fasting glucose should not take months.
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Severity of obesity matters in pediatric population
Children and adolescents with more severe obesity show a higher prevalence of cardiometabolic abnormalities than those with less severe obesity,...
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EASD: Metformin-induced B12 deficiency linked to diabetic neuropathy
Clinicians might want to consider more routinely monitoring levels of vitamin B12 in their diabetic patients who are using metformin, according to...
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Metformin-induced B12 Deficiency Linked to Diabetic Neuropathy
Key clinical point: Metformin has an overall detrimental effect on neuropathy mediated by its effect on MMA, a specific biomarker of B12...
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EASD: Liraglutide lowers HbA1c when added to insulin in longstanding type 2 diabetes
Key clinical point: Liraglutide added to multiple daily insulin injections lowered HbA1c significantly more than did placebo in patients with type...
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ADA proposes new standards for students with diabetes
Every student with diabetes should have an individualized Diabetes Medical Management Plan that sets out the specifics of that student’s needs...
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Evidence links common endocrine-disrupting chemicals to obesity, diabetes, reproductive disorders
So-called endocrine-disrupting chemicals have become so common, according to the Washington-based Endocrine Society, that nearly every human alive...
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Metformin associated with small height gain in children
Metformin was associated with a small height increase among children in a meta-analysis.
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ICAAC: 2015 brings three major systematic reviews of diabetic foot infection therapy
Bottom line: No outcome differences between antimicrobials in diabetic foot infections