From 2002 to 2016, US deaths from chronic kidney disease (CKD) increased by how much?

A. 20%
B. 32%
C. 38%
D. 38%
E. 58%

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Which of the following commonly prescribed drugs to treat type 2 diabetes carries a high risk of cardiovascular events, including heart attack, stroke, heart failure, or amputation, according to a recent study?

- Basal insulin
- Biguanides
- Meglitinide derivatives
- Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors
- Glucagon-like peptide–1 (GLP-1) agonists
- Dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-4) Inhibitors
- Selective sodium-glucose transporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors

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How do you choose the best, affordable treatment for each patient from 6 Million possible combinations for your patients with type 2?

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New technologies have the potential to revolutionize diabetes care. But what are the advantages and disadvantages of insulin pumps, vs. daily injections? How widely will they be adopted, by patients with type 2 diabetes as well as type 1? What factors will make a difference for adoption – convenience, accuracy, costs? In November, we asked you to help us examine the future of insulin delivery and find the answers to these questions. Now we’re sharing all the results with you, so that you can see for yourself how your fellow members of the diabetes community plan on using CGMs, now and in the future.

Can you guess which article published this year was the most popular of all?

Diabetes in Control speaks with top endocrinologists and other medical professionals to bring you the latest in diabetes news and research. Here's a roundup of the interviews we published in 2018, so you can catch up on anything you may have missed.

In this week's Homerun Slides, another question from the Adrenal category in Dr. Claude Lardinois' Endocrinology Jeopardy! This week's clue: 44 year old female with hypertension and type 2 diabetes.

Maternally inherited diabetes and deafness (MIDD) most commonly results from heteroplasmic G to A substitution of the mitochondrial DNA at nucleotide pair 3243 in one of the two tRNA(Leu) genes. The same mutation that causes MIDD also causes a syndrome of severe neuromuscular disease called MELAS (mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke). Within a family there is usually a dominant phenotype, although occasionally some members develop MIDD whilst others develop MELAS.

Diabetes in Control readers are being asked to participate in exclusive research that will provide new insights into what you think about insulin pumps and daily injections. Whether you’re a patient, a patient family member, medical professional or diabetes educator, we need to hear from you. Please take a few moments to take our survey and help our research. The survey takes only about 3 minutes, is completely anonymous, and lets you make your voice heard in analysis that can potentially influence the future of insulin delivery research and development.