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Study assesses glycemic variability via continuous glucose monitoring and compares it against incidence of diabetic retinopathy to determine if correlation exists.

Development of diabetic retinopathy found to be significantly reduced.

Increased awareness of nontraditional risk factors may decrease disease diagnosis.

Trial examines differences in glycemic control and quality of life when using different insulin delivery methods.

Small but frequent activity helps improve insulin concentrations and sensitivity in children with excess weight and obesity.

According to a recent study, which of the following is true among patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and recent acute coronary syndrome (ACS)?

A. The risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) significantly increased with systolic blood pressure (SBP) less than 130 mm Hg.
B. The risk for MACE significantly increased with diastolic BP (DBP) less than or equal to 80 mm Hg.
C. The risk for MACE significantly decreased with SBP less than 130 mm Hg.
D. The risk for MACE significantly decreased with DBP less than or equal to 80 mm Hg.
E. A&B
F. C&D

Follow the link for the answer.

Would you consider recommending a CGM for your patients who have prediabetes and obesity? Follow the link to share your opinion and see what your colleagues think.

If this happens in my practice, I’m sure it likely happens with your patients too. So many of our patients take metformin. They may be new to using metformin or have been taking it for many years. Either way it’s not unusual to have untoward GI side effects from taking it. They may have done fine taking it for years, so they don’t even think about it being their metformin.

Tracey D. Brown, MBA, BChE is Chief Executive Officer of the American Diabetes Association (ADA), the nation’s largest voluntary health organization and a global authority on diabetes. Tracey joined the ADA in June 2018 after her tenure as senior vice president of operations and chief experience officer at Sam's Club, a division of Walmart, Inc., where she was responsible for creating meaningful member experiences, directing member strategy, marketing and branding, go-to-market execution, data and analytics and membership operations.

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 male with hypertension, headache, tachycardia, and hyperhidrosis.