New study focuses on cardiovascular safety of weight loss drug in patients with excess weight or obesity.

The SUMMIT VIP study shows conventional risk factors do not suffice in predicting heart complications.

A study tests postprandial inhaled glucose for a more natural insulin effect.

Your patient has been checking their blood glucose after a meal and then using the reading to correct with insulin. What do you do?

- Wait 3 hours since their last injection of rapid insulin
- Wait 4 hours
- Wait 5 hours
- Wait 6 or more hours
- Have them use a calculation to adjust for onboard insulin, then use that in their calculation to correct

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Which of the following is true regarding the presentation and diagnosis of hypertriglyceridemia?

A. Hypertriglyceridemia is usually asymptomatic until triglyceride levels are greater than 500-900 mg/dL.
B. When triglycerides are elevated, blood glucose and A1c should be checked to rule out uncontrolled diabetes.
C. Second-degree relatives should be screened for hyperlipidemia.
D. The use of oral contraceptives, beta-blockers, and thiazide diuretics have been linked to decreased plasma triglyceride and very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) levels.

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In this week's Homerun Slides, it's time for another round of Endocrinology Jeopardy, courtesy of Dr. Claude Lardinois! This week's clue: 56-year-old male with loss of libido, testosterone 40 mg/dL, and prolactin 65 mg/dL (Normal <20).

Chronic hyperglycemia as a cause of impaired insulin secretion In 1948, Lukens and Dohan administered large doses of glucose to normal cats and induced permanent hyperglycemia, hydropic degeneration of the islet of Langerhans, and ketonuria in 4 out of 35 cats studied. These investigators proposed that hyperglycemia could play a role in the pathogenesis of diabetes. In recent years, several approaches have been used to directly examine the harmful effects of chronic hyperglycemia on insulin secretion. These studies have established that chronic hyperglycemia impairs beta-cell responsiveness to glucose although the exact biochemical mechanism(s) mediating this effect remain to be clearly defined.

Exercise can lengthen remission after being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.

Increased risk of hemorrhage with no significant lowering of cardiovascular risk means low-dose aspirin recommendations are in peril.