Diabetes
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Expert discusses which diets are best, based on the evidence
The Mediterranean diet is not only helpful for losing weight but also can reduce the risk of various chronic diseases.
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Should CGM be used for those without diabetes?
This growing demand for CGM use among healthy people is driven by an increasing “fascination” for monitoring every bodily function, as can be seen...
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Lifestyle med experts tell how to deprescribe diabetes meds
Medication de-escalation methods used by lifestyle medicine providers when patients show a decreased need for diabetes medications are described...
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Medications provide best risk-to-benefit ratio for weight loss, says expert
Surgery provides the most weight loss, but has the greatest risk, according to an endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism professor.
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Can an endoscopic procedure treat type 2 diabetes?
This process is thought to improve insulin sensitivity, in part, by altering gut hormones and nutritional sensing,
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Personalizing treatment plans for older patients with T2D
There is an increased risk for health-related comorbidities and complications from diabetes treatment such as hypoglycemia, in older adults.
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Smoking cessation has many benefits in diabetes
Diabetic patients need to be made aware of the risks of smoking, and they need to be told about the ways they’ll benefit from quitting smoking.
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Should youth with type 1 diabetes use closed-loop systems?
Several studies show the adolescents who were disengaged from their diabetes management do better on closed-loop systems.
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Obesity drugs overpriced, change needed to tackle issue
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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Tirzepatide scores win in second obesity trial, SURMOUNT-2
Tirzepatide (Mounjaro) met its primary endpoints, compared with placebo, in the SURMOUNT-2 trial, designed to test weight-loss efficacy, in top-...
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FDA okays latest artificial pancreas, the MiniMed 780G
The updated automated insulin delivery system features so-called meal detection technology and 7-day wear for the insulin pump.