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Recent study shows improvements in insulin resistance and endotoxin-induced inflammation after taking probiotic supplementation, compared to placebo.

New study shows that consuming breakfast prior to exercise lowers insulin levels at subsequent meals.

Recent study demonstrates prevention of serious vascular events with aspirin use; however, participants also experienced major bleeding events.

Recent studies show continued benefit in decreasing all-cause mortality from cardiovascular disease.

From your experience: What do you tell your CGM patients they should consider?

A. Determining how long it takes for a change in basal to have an impact on glucose
B. Monitoring 2-hour postprandial excursion to see how well bolus worked
C. Formally testing basals by skipping a meal
D. A and B
E. A, B, and C

Follow the link to share your experience.

Which one of the following supplements has been shown to reduce the risk for stroke and cardiovascular disease (CVD)?

A. Vitamin D
B. Calcium
C. Vitamin C
D. Folic Acid
E. Niacin

Follow the link for the answer.

When you have female patients who have type 2 diabetes, obesity, a history of irregular periods and/or the other symptoms of PCOS, ask them about their daughters. Do they have like symptoms of PCOS, as Dr. Cobin discusses in her videos?

Rhoda H. Cobin, MD, MACE is Clinical Professor of Medicine at the Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai NYC. She is a founding board member of AACE, served as its president and the president of the American College of Endocrinology. Dr. Cobin's academic interests include reproductive endocrinology, thyroid disease and thyroid cancer, and diabetes. She was one of the chairs for the production of AACe's Disease State Clincial Review : Guide to the Best Practices in the Evaluation and Treatment of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. She and AACE have particularly been concerned for over a decade with increasing awareness of the significant cardiometabolic consequences of PCOS.

In this week's Homerun Slides,  the accuracy of CGMs and the benefit for insulin-using patients.

Gene–gene and gene–environment interactions: Gene–gene interactions, or epistasis, have been suggested as a possible explanation for difficulties in replicating genetic association in complex diseases. The standard statistical methods used in association studies are usually limited to analysis of single marker effects and thereby do not account for interactions between markers. Previous attempts to study epistasis in complex diseases have focused on interactions between candidate regions. However, the recent abundance of GWAS data has made a comprehensive search across the genome more feasible.