Almost one-third of people older than 30 when first diagnosed with type 2 diabetes have type 1
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Fournier Gangrene Is Safety Concern With SGLT2 Inhibitors
FDA identified 55 cases of FG in patients on SGLT2 inhibitors from March 2013 through January 2019
Read More »May 11, 2019
When my wife was first diagnosed with diabetes at the age of 63 her A1c was 14.3 and she had lost weight. Her primary allowed me to start her on long acting insulin the first day. As we progressed she was at 6.8 with a regimen of Toujeo, Trulicity and …
Read More »Misdiagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes 38% Of The Time
Half of those misdiagnosed were still being treated as though they had type 2 diabetes 13 years later.
Read More »Fractures and Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes doubles short-term fracture risk for older women.
Read More »Liquid Meal Replacements To Treat Diabetes
Do they work for people with type 2 diabetes and obesity?
Read More »Risk for Cancer Increased in Men, Women With T2DM
Standardized incidence ratio highest for prostate cancer for men, nasopharynx cancer for women
Read More »Low Glucose Levels at Hospital Discharge Tied to Poor Outcomes
Patients with diabetes and hypoglycemia have higher readmission rate, postdischarge mortality
Read More »May 7, 2019
This week we focus on the relationship of diabetes and hypertension. Our main feature looks at the value of aggressive treatment of hypertension in both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, and why tight control is beneficial. Our item 3 looks how metformin, in addition to the use of an …
Read More »Blood Pressure or Glucose: Which to Treat More Aggressively?
Is one more important than the other?
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