Findings show more sleep-related symptoms of symptoms of higher severity

Risk significantly higher for patients receiving diagnosis of IBD from 2003 through 2014 versus earlier

Findings include structural abnormalities in the heart, poorer quality of life with T2DM and HF

Analysis of 11 websites shows poor quality, varying accuracy, low readability

Lumbar spine, femoral neck BMD higher in postmenopausal women with first-degree family history

Younger adults more likely to not take meds as prescribed and to ask for lower-cost medication

We have all seen the studies that show that both the GLP-1 analogs and SGLT-2 inhibitors are benificial for reducing the incidence of heart disease in patients with diabetes, and many of the drugs in each class can actually make that claim in literature and out in the field. Now …

I recently started working with a 58 y/o gentleman who had insulin dependent type 2 diabetes. He was 110 pounds overweight, and was using 120 units of Lantus and 30 units of Humalog daily. His most recent A1c was 8.6. The program he was placed on involved drinking a medical liquid food supplement 5 times a day which contains 12 grams of carbs per serving plus a meal that consisted of a small amount of protein and vegetables.

A recent study published in JAMA indicated that body shape is a stronger mortality predictor than BMI.  

Hyperglycemia is associated with worse outcomes during a stroke, but aggressive glucose management does not improve stroke outcomes.