Diabetes
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Bariatric Surgery Prevents Type 2 Diabetes
Major Finding: During follow-up, type 2 diabetes developed in 110 of the bariatric surgery patients and in 392 controls, corresponding to...
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Length of Stay, Mortality Rise With Glycemic Variability
Major Finding: Length of stay increased by 6% and 90-day mortality by 9% for every 10 mg/dL increase in glucose standard deviation.
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Pancreas-Sparing GK Activator Lowers Glucose Without Hypoglycemia
Major Finding: At day 14, the percent reductions in 24-hour glucose profiles were 9% with 25 mg, 14% with 50 mg, 15% with 200 mg, 17% with 600 mg...
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Acanthosis Nigricans Severity Helps Predict Diabetes Risk
Major Finding: Of 150 patients with acanthosis nigricans, 47 (31%) were insulin resistant.Data Source: A cross-sectional study of 150 consecutive...
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First Generic Pioglitazone Approved, With HF Warning
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Report Cites Ways to Improve Obesity Drug Studies
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Lucentis Approved for Diabetic Macular Edema
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JUPITER: Cardiovascular Benefits of Statins Outweigh Diabetes Risk
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Glargine, Liraglutide Neck and Neck, Except on Cost
Major Finding: Reductions in HbA1c from baseline did not differ significantly between the glargine and liraglutide groups (from 8.96% to 7.94% at...
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Diabetes Drug Eased Postprandial Hypoglycemia
Major Finding: Two weeks of 100 mg/day of sitagliptin increased postprandial insulin and glucose levels and significantly reduced patient ratings...
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Genetic Screening Targets Maturity-Onset Diabetes of Youth
Major Finding: The screening policy added 0.01 quality-adjusted life years (19.22 vs. 19.21 with no screening). Data Source: The study simulated...