More than eight servings per cycle also tied to higher frequency of intercourse

Active major depression in women not associated with negative fertility outcomes

Decrease in mean Thacher rickets severity total score from dosing every two weeks or every four weeks

Each 10 ng/mL higher 25(OH)D concentration associated with hazard ratio of 0.64 for diabetes

We preach good health, lean body muscle mass, exercise, and weight control to our patients, but at times we actually have patients who do too good a job. A good example of this can be seen in this week’s Disaster Averted. Our patient, the picture of perfect health and body …

A man, lean and muscular, with type 1 for over 25 years, has been pumping for 15 years and wearing a sensor for the past five years. Glucose levels have been very erratic. We checked his sites and were concerned that the erratic glucose levels were mostly related to lack of subcutaneous fat and scar tissue, so he was actually getting insulin into his muscle, scar tissue, or subcutaneous tissue at various times. Also, the patient wears an OmniPod and thought it could only be in one particular direction.

In part 1 of this 2-part Homerun Slides series, screening and monitoring prediabetes.

The role of beta-cell death and regeneration: The loss of beta-cells in T2DM has been mainly attributed to increased beta-cell death due to apoptosis and other forms of cell death, possibly driven by adverse environmental conditions and probably mediated by several intracellular mechanisms. Apoptosis is a type of programmed cell death morphologically characterized by cell rounding up, bleb formation and chromatin condensation. As a matter of fact, in autoptic pancreatic samples apoptosis has been shown to be significantly increased in both obese and lean type 2 diabetic cases as compared to BMI-matched, nondiabetic controls.

Decrease in length of stay and mortality, but increase in mean hospital charges during study period

Docs describe burnout and emotional exhaustion; moral distress at seeing suffering and injustice