Diabetes
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Diabetes in seniors increases dementia risk
Key clinical point: Even short-term hyperglycemia in late life can trigger or accelerate cognitive decline and incident diabetes is a risk factor...
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Study: Most young adults with diabetes neglect eye exams
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High troponin T level doubles CVD risk
Key clinical point: Troponin T levels of 14 ng/L or higher double the risk of CVD events and death in patients with stable ischemic heart disease...
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Fungal foot infections risk secondary infection in diabetic patients
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Beware of skin complications of newer antidiabetic agents
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Beware of Skin Complications of Newer Antidiabetic Agents
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Weighted CMDS score predicts 15-year diabetes risk
Weighted CMDS scores should be used to evaluate the risk of men and women (black and white) to develop diabetes within the next 15 years.
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Weighted CMDS Score Predicts 15-year Diabetes Risk
Key clinical point: The cardiometabolic disease staging (CMDS) scoring system can be used as an effective quantitative measure for predicting an...
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For diabetic patients, LRYGB safety comparable to other common procedures
Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) in diabetic patients has comparable short-term morbidity and mortality with other common surgical...
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For Diabetic Patients, LRYGB Safety Comparable to Other Common Procedures
Key clinical point: Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in patients with diabetes is as safe as other common procedures. Major finding: At 30...