Diabetes
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ADA: Why WAIT program promotes long-term weight loss maintenance
Significant weight reduction in obese patients with diabetes can be maintained for 5 years in a “real world” clinical practice setting, but such...
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ADA: Why WAIT Program Promotes Long-term Weight Loss Maintenance
Key clinical point: Significant weight reduction in obese patients with diabetes can be maintained for 5 years in a “real world” clinical practice...
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ADA: Address obesity risk early among overweight children
Efforts to address obesity in children should begin as early as age 2 years, especially in those from racial or ethnic minorities and from low-...
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ADA: Nighttime system reduces hypoglycemia events in children with type 1 diabetes
A system to detect dropping blood glucose and suspend insulin delivery during sleep is safe and effective in children with type 1 diabetes as...
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Healing MIST Therapy
MIST Therapy may offer an effective regimen for treating diabetic foot ulcers.
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AACE: Neck circumference signals metabolic risk measures
Key clinical point: To improve evaluation for metabolic syndrome, take a second to check the neck circumference of your patients. Major finding:...
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Tight glycemic control: Somewhat fewer CV events, same mortality
Tight glycemic control does not save lives.
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Experts: Office workers should stand more
Spending less time sitting could prevent disease and prolong life.
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June 2015: Click for Credit
Topics include: COPD exacerbation guidelines • GI symptoms in Parkinson disease • Measles vaccine • Cardiac screening in low-risk patients •...
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Hyperglycemia may predict prognosis after ischemic stroke
Key clinical point: Glycemic control during acute stroke is important, particularly in nondiabetic patients. Major finding: High fasting plasma...