After bariatric surgery, first-year weight loss may be key to improved, long-term glycemic control
After bariatric surgery, first-year weight loss may be key to improved, long-term glycemic control
In adults with obesity and type 2 diabetes who underwent bariatric surgery, acute, first-year weight loss was associated with improved HbA1c at 5 years even if the patient experienced weight regain during follow-up, according to a post hoc analysis of the STAMPEDE trial presented at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists annual meeting. Source: After... Read more Read more
Celiac Testing Paradigm Underdetects Disease
Celiac Testing Paradigm Underdetects Disease
Currently accepted indications for celiac disease testing are ineffective and fail to discriminate between patients with and without undiagnosed celiac disease, according to a case-control Read more
Diabetes education program ‘nudges’ patients toward better health
Diabetes education program ‘nudges’ patients toward better health
A digital health coaching program employing weekly telephone, text messaging and email contacts helped adults with type 2 diabetes lose weight, reduce HbA1c and maintain those benefits for a year, according to study results presented here. Source: Diabetes education program ‘nudges’ patients toward better Read more
Valeritas touts new data for insulin delivery device
Valeritas touts new data for insulin delivery device
Valeritas (NSDQ:VLRX) touted data today from two new studies of its V-Go wearable insulin delivery device in patients with Type II diabetes. In one three-month evaluation of 60 people with Read more
Geriatric Anemia
Geriatric Anemia
This Geriatric Anemia CME activity is designed to guide PCPs through the differential diagnosis of geriatric anemia, specifically using mean corpuscular volume (MCV) and red blood cell Read more
Gut bacteria play critical role in anti-seizure effects of ketogenic diet, UCLA scientists report
Gut bacteria play critical role in anti-seizure effects of ketogenic diet, UCLA scientists report
The study is the first to establish a link between susceptibility to seizures and the gut microbiota — the 100 trillion or so bacteria and other microbes that reside in the human body’s Read more
Hormone Levels After Menopause Tied to Heart Risks
Hormone Levels After Menopause Tied to Heart Risks
Higher ratios of testosterone to estradiol levels were associated with elevated risk for cardiovascular events in postmenopausal women, researchers found. Source: Hormone Levels After Read more
Researchers change clinical practice for infants with diabetes
Researchers change clinical practice for infants with diabetes
Infants with diabetes can drop insulin syringes. This will be new clinical practice after a recent study. Researchers have been leading the work, which causes children worldwide to replace insulin syringes with tablets. Source: Researchers change clinical practice for infants with Read more
Transition Support Program May Aid Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes
Transition Support Program May Aid Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes
Structured support for patients transitioning from pediatric to adult care for type 1 diabetes may improve outcomes, but those benefits are not sustained after completion of the Read more
Canagliflozin aids additional weight loss after refractory bariatric surgery
Canagliflozin aids additional weight loss after refractory bariatric surgery
Adults who underwent bariatric surgery and experienced diabetes remission but later regained weight and redeveloped the disease experienced weight loss and improvements in cardiometabolic Read more