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Which Oral Meds Are Best At Reducing HbA1c?
Data from this study shows the effects of oral diabetes medications on HbA1C levels from two separate cohort groups.
Read More »Medicaid Expansion Has Positive Effect on Diabetes Management
Substantial improvements reported in states that expanded Medicaid with large diabetes populations
Read More »Cancer Screening Rates Lower Among Women With Diabetes
Rates for breast, cervical, colorectal cancer screening lower compared with women without diabetes
Read More »Cardiologist Most Represented Specialist in Diabetes Care
Case volume was an estimated 81 incident diabetes cases per cardiologist, lower than endocrinologists, nephrologists
Read More »Physical Activity May Lower Postmenopausal Fracture Risk
Total physical activity linked to lower risk for hip fracture, but increased risk for knee fracture
Read More »AAP: Info Sparse for Nonnutritive Sweetener Use in Children
NNSs may promote small amounts of weight loss, but isolated use unlikely to lead to substantial weight loss
Read More »Oct. 26, 2019
I am at the NCPA meeting in San Diego this weekend, and while I was on the plane I was rereading The 4-Hour Body, by Tim Ferriss. In one section of the book he talks about the slow carb diet and delves into how reducing carbs can actually reverse hypertension …
Read More »FDA Approves First Oral GLP-1 Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes, But Wait!
Unique directions for taking the pill may cause a compliance issue; it's not as simple as just taking a pill once a day.
Read More »Glycemic Control For Patients Receiving Corticosteroids
Data from Randomized Clinical Trial on treating corticosteroid-induced hyperglycemia with the use of NPH insulin protocol therapy.
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