Diabetes
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Weighing childhood obesity interventions
The long-term effects of these new agents on children and teens are poorly understood, and both medication and surgery are associated with...
Conference Coverage
OASIS and PIONEER PLUS support high-dose oral semaglutide
OASIS-1 showed that “oral semaglutide 50 mg may represent an effective option for the treatment of obesity, particularly in patients who prefer...
Conference Coverage
‘Striking’ benefit of lipid lowering in primary prevention
“If patients can’t tolerate a statin, then treat them with bempedoic acid. The bottom line is that these patients just need to be treated.”
Conference Coverage
SURMOUNT-2: Tirzepatide rings up major weight loss in type 2 diabetes
Taken together, results from SURMOUNT-1 and SURMOUNT-2 appear to make a good case for a weight-loss indication that will not depend on whether a...
From the Journals
Depression drives metabolic syndrome
The association between baseline depression and development of metabolic syndrome was strongest for those with severe depression.
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Medicaid patients with heart failure get poor follow-up after hospital discharge
Both structural racism and problems with access are likely behind the low rates of follow-up care.
From the Journals
Troponin to ID diabetes patients with silent heart disease?
“What we are seeing is that many people with type 2 diabetes who have not had a heart attack or a history of cardiovascular disease are at high...
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA approves new drug, sotagliflozin, for heart failure
“It will be a reasonably tall task for sotagliflozin to come from behind and be disruptive in a space where there are already two well-established...
From the Journals
Diabetes, cholesterol meds use drops after bariatric surgery
Undergoing bariatric surgery was associated with a substantial and long-lasting reduction in the use of lipid-lowering and antidiabetic...
From the Journals
CGM completes picture of A1c in type 2 diabetes
“This may help empower people with diabetes to better manage their condition, giving them practical insights into the factors driving daily...
Conference Coverage
New AACE type 2 diabetes algorithm individualizes care
Splitting the glucose-lowering algorithms into “complications-centric” and “glucose-centric” graphics is new.