Diabetes
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ADA: Study Shows Not All Children With Type 1 Diabetes Require Annual Celiac Rescreening
Key clinical point: Most children with type 1 diabetes and celiac disease test positive for celiac autoimmunity at first screen; annual...
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ATS: Metformin failed to improve outcomes after COPD exacerbations
Among patients hospitalized for exacerbations from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, acute administration of metformin had no detectable...
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AACE: Saroglitazar found safe, effective for management of diabetic dyslipidemia
Saroglitazar, currently approved only in India, was found to be an effective drug for the management of glycemic and lipid parameters related to...
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ELIXA trial: No cardiovascular risk with GLP-1 receptor agonist lixisenatide
Key clinical point: The glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist lixisenatide does not increase the risk for cardiovascular problems in...
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ELIXA Trial: No Cardiovascular Risk With GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Lixisenatide
Key clinical point: The glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist lixisenatide does not increase the risk for cardiovascular problems in...
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Outcomes and Medication Use in a Longitudinal Cohort of Type 2 Diabetes Patients, 2006 to 2012
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TECOS finds no CV risks for sitagliptin
Key clinical point: Sitagliptin, a dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4) inhibitor used to lower blood glucose in patients with type 2 diabetes, was not...
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Bariatric surgery, lifestyle intervention had similar effects on hemoglobin A1c
Key clinical point: Weight loss was greater with bariatric surgery than with an intensive lifestyle intervention in obese patients with type 2...
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Bariatric Surgery, Lifestyle Intervention Had Similar Effects on A1C
Key clinical point: Weight loss was greater with bariatric surgery than with an intensive lifestyle intervention in obese patients with type 2...
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Pregnancy weight changes infant metabolic profiles
Maternal obesity and increased weight gain in pregnancy are associated with changes to newborns’ cardiometabolic markers, and these associations...