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‘Artificial pancreas’ for all type 1 diabetes pregnancies?
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- Marlene Busko
The hybrid closed-loop system is not available in the United States but other systems are available and sometimes used off label in pregnancy.
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Survodutide impresses in phase 2 weight loss trial
- Author:
- Marlene Busko
Survodutide has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration Fast Track Designation for adults with NASH.
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Cagrilintide with semaglutide: A way to prevent diabesity?
- Author:
- Marlene Busko
“These data support further investigation of CagriSema in people with type 2 diabetes in longer and larger phase 3 studies.”
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OASIS and PIONEER PLUS support high-dose oral semaglutide
- Author:
- Marlene Busko
OASIS-1 showed that “oral semaglutide 50 mg may represent an effective option for the treatment of obesity, particularly in patients who prefer...
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Tackle education and mindset to reduce diabetes distress
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- Marlene Busko
“Diabetes distress is the emotional response to living with diabetes, the burden of relentless daily self-management, and the prospect of its long...
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Could semaglutide treat addiction as well as obesity?
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- Marlene Busko
“I would say, overall, the jury is still out,” as to whether anecdotal reports of GLP-1 agonists curbing addictions will be borne out in...
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Low-carb breakfast key to lower glucose variability in T2D?
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- Marlene Busko
“By making a small adjustment to the carb content of a single meal rather than the entire diet, we have the potential to increase adherence...
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Plant-based diet tied to healthier blood lipid levels
- Author:
- Marlene Busko
“This work represents a well-conducted analysis of 30 clinical trials involving over two thousand participants and highlights the value of a...
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Does Ozempic cause hair loss?
- Author:
- Marlene Busko
“Some of my patients lose hair when they lose weight, generally as a result of the weight loss itself and not as a side effect of these...
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Could vitamin D supplementation help in long COVID?
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- Marlene Busko
“COVID-19 patients with low vitamin D levels are more likely to develop long COVID, but it is not yet known whether vitamin D supplements could...
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CGM completes picture of A1c in type 2 diabetes
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- Marlene Busko
“This may help empower people with diabetes to better manage their condition, giving them practical insights into the factors driving daily...
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Lifestyle med experts tell how to deprescribe diabetes meds
- Author:
- Marlene Busko
Medication de-escalation methods used by lifestyle medicine providers when patients show a decreased need for diabetes medications are described...
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Obesity drugs overpriced, change needed to tackle issue
- Author:
- Marlene Busko
Millions of lives have been saved by treating infectious diseases at low cost in poor countries, and we need to repeat this success story with...
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Use age, not weight, to screen for diabetes; assess over 35s
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- Marlene Busko
‘If we make decisions about diabetes testing based on weight, we will miss some people from racial and ethnic minority groups who are developing...
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Suicidal thoughts decline in endocrinologists: Survey
- Author:
- Marlene Busko
Eight percent of endocrinologists reported suicidal thoughts, a decline from last year, and 1% reported attempting suicide.