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CANVAS: Canagliflozin improved renal outcomes in diabetes
Austin, Tex. – This is in addition to reducing the risk of cardiovascular death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, or nonfatal stroke.
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VIDEO: Real-world findings on hybrid closed-loop insulin system
BOSTON – In real-world use, type 1 diabetes patients had more time in the euglycemic range.
From the Journals
Trends in teen consumption of sports drinks are up and down
Encourage rehydration with water rather than sports drinks.
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VIDEO: First year after bariatric surgery critical for HbA1c improvement
BOSTON – Acute weight loss may have long-term implications.
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Diabetes spending topped $101 billion in 2013
Higher drug costs have been the main driver of spending growth since 1996.
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New BP guidelines synergize with transformed primary care
The new ACC/AHA BP guidelines fit the system approach to primary care that has transformed U.S. medicine over the past decade.
From the Journals
Glyburide failed to show noninferiority in gestational diabetes
The upper limit of the confidence interval for difference between groups did not meet the prespecified value for noninferiority.
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Metabolic syndrome scoring system predicts CVD in type 2 diabetes
Higher z scores meant higher risk of incident heart disease.
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MI before age 50? Think familial hypercholesterolemia, substance abuse
More than one-third of patients with an MI before age 50 and an LDL cholesterol of at least 160 mg/dL meet criteria for FH.
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Sucralose sparks appetite in obese, not lean, individuals
Brain regions implicated in appetite were activated after sucralose consumption.
From the Journals
Artificial pancreas treatment improves glycemic control in T1DM: Meta-analysis
Closed-loop glucose control systems increase the time in normoglycemia for type 1 diabetic patients, but is it enough?
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‘Fast food swamps’ linked to type 1 diabetes
Greater concentrations of fast food restaurants in an area have been linked to a higher prevalence of pediatric type 1, but not type 2, diabetes...
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Sensitivity of vibration-based neuropathy detectors varies widely
Percentages of patients with diabetes who fail to detect vibration from three tools ranges from 12% to 29%, suggesting to researchers that single-...
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Diabetes does its part to increase health care costs
“One of every four health care dollars is incurred by someone with diagnosed diabetes.”
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ACP recommends new ideal hemoglobin A1c range for type 2 diabetes
The American College of Physicians has found evidence that current target A1c levels should be adjusted.
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Aspirin may protect against dementia in T2DM
ANAHEIM, CALIF. – Benefit was greater in women than in men in large Japanese study.
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Pre–bariatric surgery weight loss improves outcomes
A loss of 8% or more of excess weight before surgery was associated with more weight loss at 1 year.
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Canagliflozin falls short for primary CV prevention in T2DM
ANAHEIM, CALIF.: Protection from cardiovascular and renal events in the CANVAS program was confined to the secondary prevention setting.
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Higher BMI linked to problems for IBD patients
LAS VEGAS – Higher BMI among IBD patients is independently associated with an increased risk of treatment failure and IBD-related surgery or...
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Learn ‘four Ds’ approach to heart failure in diabetes
Heart failure in the presence of type 2 diabetes has a 5-year survival rate on par with some of the worst diseases.
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Conference Coverage
- CANVAS: Canagliflozin improved renal outcomes in diabetes
- VIDEO: Real-world findings on hybrid closed-loop insulin system
- VIDEO: First year after bariatric surgery critical for HbA1c improvement
- New BP guidelines synergize with transformed primary care
- Metabolic syndrome scoring system predicts CVD in type 2 diabetes
