Surprise findings for treatment class and appropriate patient selection

In results of five trials, effects of antihyperglycemic drug found to occur during first few months or years.

Software provides screening decision without need for a clinician to interpret image or results.

By A. Paul Chous, MA, OD, FAAO, CDE

The FDA just gave first approval to an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm for the detection of diabetic retinopathy in the offices of non-ophthalmic health care practitioners. Dubbed the IDx-DR (IDx, LLC, Coralville, Iowa), and paired with a Topcon NW400 non-mydriatic retinal camera, captured images are sent to a cloud-based server that utilizes the IDx-DR software and a ‘deep learning’ algorithm to detect retinal findings consistent with diabetic retinopathy based on autonomous comparison with a large dataset of representative fundus images.

Prospective study evaluates use of nasal glucagon for treatment of moderate to severe hypoglycemia in adults with type 2 diabetes.

New study shows patients with diabetes receiving more treatment thus reducing complications

In which of the examples can HbA1c be inaccurate? (When presented to 200 medical professionals, 20% got it wrong.) A. Recent blood transfusion B. Renal failure C. G6PD deficiency D. Medication Uwe (e.g. aspirin) E. All of the above Follow the link for the answer.

Do you recommend less fruit or no fruit in the diet of your patients with type 2 who have excessive high blood glucose? Follow the link to share your opinion.

Risk of postoperative death varies by demographic subgroup

Decline in race-based disparities in years of life lost seen in the United States from 1990 to 2014