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SGLT2 inhibitors: Real-world data show benefits outweigh risks
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- Marlene Busko
“The importance of our paper is that it quantifies the absolute rate of events among routine care patients and may be used to inform shared...
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Longer life after bariatric surgery, but suicide risk in young
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- Marlene Busko
Death from diabetes was 72% lower in the bariatric surgery patients versus nonsurgery peers.
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Persistent gaps in drug use by patients with type 2 diabetes
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- Marlene Busko
Continuous use of glucose-, BP-, and cholesterol-lowering medications by adults with mainly type 2 diabetes declined in 2005-2019. This may...
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More type 2 diabetes deaths from cancer than heart disease
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- Marlene Busko
In people with type 2 diabetes, cancer screening should get at least as much attention as CVD prevention.
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New osteoporosis guideline says start with a bisphosphonate
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- Marlene Busko
Initial therapy with bisphosphonates for postmenopausal women with osteoporosis and men with osteoporosis are strongly recommended.
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Rosuvastatin again linked with risks to kidneys
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- Marlene Busko
Practice should more often heed FDA-recommended rosuvastatin dosages for patients with severe chronic kidney disease and step up monitoring for...
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Jury still out on cardiovascular safety of testosterone
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- Marlene Busko
A meta-analysis may provide some reassurance of the short-term cardiovascular safety of testosterone therapy for male hypogonadism until...
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ADA updates on finerenone, SGLT2 inhibitors, and race-based eGFR
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- Marlene Busko
ADA has made an interim change to its latest Standards of Medical Care, an update based on trial evidence and consensus about finerenone, SGLT2...
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Experts endorse plant-based diet for type 2 diabetes remission
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- Marlene Busko
As a primary intervention, diet can achieve type 2 diabetes remission in many adults with normal or elevated BMI, and should be a plant-based,...
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Could new therapy for food ‘cues’ improve weight loss?
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- Marlene Busko
Patients highly sensitive to food ‘cues’ may benefit from behavioral therapy, but the intervention is labor intensive and tied to modest weight...
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Grit your teeth for a lesser-known complication of diabetes
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- Marlene Busko
Tooth loss is a lesser-known potential complication of type 2 diabetes. A large meta-analysis quantifies the risk.
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Artificial sweeteners: A modifiable cancer risk?
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- Marlene Busko
“Our findings do not support the use of artificial sweeteners as safe alternatives for sugar in foods or beverages,” said the researchers. An...
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Lights on during sleep can play havoc with metabolism
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- Marlene Busko
If a light is needed for safety reasons, keep it as dim as possible and avoid exposure to blue or green light, but instead try red-amber colors....
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Heavy cannabis use tied to less diabetes in women
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- Marlene Busko
Women, but not men, who used marijuana at least four times in the previous month were less likely to have type 2 diabetes than nonusers, found a...