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Study to examine the association between fasting glucose and mortality by age in patients with diabetes.

Is preventive medication the key to reducing risk of fractures, VTEs, and sepsis?

Systematic review and meta-analysis show lead in HbA1c reduction, weight loss, and favorable fasting blood glucose levels.

Patients with type 1 diagnosed with depression said to be in danger of experiencing more severe episodes of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia.

Costs vs. Outcomes for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: The issue of cost in healthcare is a central point in the discussion of the future of medicine. While much is made of the cost of end-of-life care, many of the dollars spent yearly are focused on the treatment of chronic diseases like diabetes. The estimated yearly cost of diabetes care was $245 billion in the U.S. in 2012, the last year for which numbers have been reported. $50 billion of that was related to prescription drug purchases.

Battle between two GLP-1 receptor agonists proves semaglutide achieves favorable HbA1c levels, decreased mean body weight.

Patients who skipped initial treatment with metformin and were instead started on second-line antihyperglycemic medication more likely to need dual therapy or insulin to control T2.

Patient specific considerations have to be taken into account prior to choosing GLP-1 agonist or SGLT2 inhibitor as second-line anti-hyperglycemic agent.

Patients projected to have increase in body mass index also likely to develop increased plasma glucose levels and have diminished insulin response.

Researchers use data from large ongoing cohort study to look for connection. In a recent study, researchers concluded that sugar and artificially sweetened beverage intake have been linked to cardiometabolic risk factors, which increase the risk of cerebrovascular disease and dementia. The study examined whether sugar or artificially sweetened beverage …