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Safety, efficacy of these new classes of diabetic medication require more detailed investigation.

New study showed women accept disease, implement disease management more easily.

A known link between low testosterone levels and decreased insulin sensitivity could lead to a treatment for men with type 2.

Positive effects can be seen decades later.

To maintain the benefits while minimizing risk, consider patient risk factors when prescribing, and monitor for DKA and UTI.

Study finds insulin secretion returns to normal with one-gram fat loss.

According to Jenise Wong, MD, PhD, of the University of California San Francisco, who reported the results at an oral session at the joint meeting of the Endocrine Society and the International Congress on Endocrinology, “We need to really equip patients with better tools and education on how to use their data.” David Kliff responds: Now some would argue that this is why IDM is needed, as it not only collects and transmits data, but it provides for an easy interaction between the patient and their healthcare team; that it’s the healthcare team that’s doing all the data analytics; that all the patient needs to do is collect the data; and that this focus on data can actually make a patient tune out even when they are getting good advice. Here is a perfect example of what we are talking about. Read more

Study suggests extreme calorie reduction may have same effect as bariatric surgery.

Diet containing foods high in antioxidants found to reduce risk of stroke.

Longer duration of breastfeeding showed correlation with reduction of type 2 risk.