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Genes, not adiposity, may be driving appetite differences in obesity
The work adds a new dimension to previous research regarding individuals with obesity.
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Oral diabetes drugs linked to lower levels of bone formation marker
Metformin with or without rosiglitazone may diminish bone formation.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Conference Coverage
- Genes, not adiposity, may be driving appetite differences in obesity
- 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
