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United States Diabetes Epidemic may be Slowing
Key clinical point: Your diabetes prevention efforts may be working. Keep at it!Major finding: The incidence of diabetes increased from...
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Markers predict hypoglycemia on intensive glycemic therapy
Key clinical point: Consider measuring fasting C-peptide levels and testing for GAD autoantibodies before starting intensive therapy for type 2...
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Hypoglycemia common after bariatric surgery
Key clinical point: Be alert for frequent hypoglycemia after bariatric surgery.Major finding: Patients averaged 42 minutes/day in hypoglycemia...
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Fractures increased with two diabetes drugs
Key clinical point: Consider possible increased fracture risks with thiazolidinediones and sulfonylureas when choosing diabetes drug therapy.Major...
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Monoclonal antibody attacks new asthma target
Key clinical point: A proof-of-concept study suggests that there may be a new asthma treatment pathway, to be tested next in a phase II clinical...
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Diabetes outcomes similar with physicians, midlevel providers
Key clinical point: Patients who saw midlevel providers for most of their visits achieved HbA1c levels comparable with those of patients who saw...
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Diabetes Outcomes Similar With Physicians, Advanced Practice Providers
Key clinical point: Patients who saw midlevel providers for most of their visits achieved HbA1c levels comparable with those of patients who saw...
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Primary care physicians equal to specialists for insulin management
Key clinical point: Changes in HbA1c after starting insulin are similar whether the patient sees a primary care physician or a specialist.Major...
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Technique identifies when oxygen will benefit apnea
Key clinical point: A new polysomnography technique can identify which patients with obstructive sleep apnea will benefit from supplemental oxygen...
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Mindfulness improved irritable bowel for a year
Major finding: IBS Severity Scale scores improved in the mindfulness group by 151 points at 6 months and by 115 points at 12 months, compared with...
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Closed-loop insulin delivery worked at home
Key clinical point: Development of an artificial pancreas moved a step forward with successful home use in two small European studies.Major...