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New Updates on the Diabetes Epidemic Within the United States
The Impact of Utilizing Shared Decision-Making AI Software in Patients with T2D
The Benefit of Intensive Albuminuria Lowering In Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Is Cardiovascular Risk Improvement a Result of Reduced Hemoglobin A1c?
Letter from the Editor
We have had 56 interns help us over the past 2 years. They have researched a lot of articles for you, our readers. During this same time period, they all worked with GlucosePATH, a novel AI program to help prescribers select the best medication combinations for their patients. Recently, the developers of the program published the results of their work with Kentucky Medicaid patients. This week Alexa Rodriguez, PharmD Candidate 2022, University of South Florida, Taneja College of Pharmacy, has a review of the results.
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Dave Joffe
Editor-in-chief
Newsflash: New Facts & Figures For The Diabetes Epidemic
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TOP STORIES — Diabetes News and Research
A new report shows the growing rise in diabetes and prediabetes, but what can be done about it? An interview with the president of ADCES shines a light on this emergent issue and offers ways to help reduce this growth by spreading education.
Results from using GlucosePATH in Medicaid patients reveal the benefits of clinical decision support software in reducing HbA1c, reducing the risk of disease complications, and improving access to care.
Hyperuricemia has been implicated in the development and progression of chronic kidney disease, and the effects of intensive albuminuria lowering may be beneficial.
According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Professional Practice Committee, these are the updated changes to standards of medical care in diabetes.
Trials tested the hypothesis that treating patients with intensive therapy to target normal glycated hemoglobin A1c levels would positively affect cardiovascular risk.
According to research presented by Dr. Anne Cathrine Thorup at the Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark, proper vegetable selection can reduce BMI, total body fat mass, HbA1c levels, and fasting glucose levels.