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George Bakris, MD, sits down with Diabetes in Control Publisher Steve Freed to discuss the effects of SGLT2 drugs on the kidneys and how it can be effective at dispelling sodium and lowering the blood pressure. He also talks about another method of blood pressure monitoring that gives a more …

A 59 YOF is recently discharged from hospital after an allergic reaction to an anesthesia induction agent. She was placed on high-dose steroid for the reaction while she was in the hospital. Patient had completed her steroid tapering dose 2 months prior to her visit to endocrinology clinic today due to high blood glucose (a1c 8.9%). Past medical history included: hypertension, hyperlipidemia, atrial fibrillation, obesity and diabetes for 7 years. She was well controlled on metformin 1000mg BID before...

In addition to lifestyle, a new study suggests birthweight may play a role in a person’s risk for developing type 2 diabetes… A recent Harvard study was published in BMJ involving nearly 150,000 men and women without diabetes at baseline who were followed for 20-30 years. Researchers prospectively looked at …

Increased risk for prostate and pancreatic cancer associated with use of drug… A recent study published in JAMA looked at long-term data from nearly 200,000 diabetes patients to revisit the debate of whether pioglitazone significantly increases the risk of bladder cancer in patients or not. In the process, researchers also …

ReShape Dual Balloon helping patients to achieve life-changing weight loss without surgery… A new non-surgical weight loss option is now available. The FDA has approved ReShape Integrated Dual Balloon System which is the first non-surgical weight loss procedure for people with mild-to-moderate obesity. ReShape is a dual balloon mounted on …

Coffee may play a role in decreasing inflammation and thus have an association with lower diabetes incidences… A recent study sought to investigate any associations between coffee drinking, diabetes development and measured inflammatory and oxidative biomarkers. Scientists have suggested there is an inflammatory process involved in the development of type …

Insulin resistance associated with a lower regional cerebral glucose metabolism, worsened memory performance… A recent study published in JAMA on July 27th evaluated 150 cognitively normal male and female adults with an average age of nearly 61 years old. Data collected from the patients included cognitive testing, fasting blood glucose …

More trials needed to determine cardiovascular outcomes… Testosterone decreases with age. Previous studies show that low concentration can predict obesity and diabetes independently. Other studies showed that a decrease in testosterone can be linked with cardiovascular mortality in elderly populations. Recent studies show that testosterone replacement treatment in patients with …

Fine particulate matter air pollution correlated with increased cardiovascular, respiratory disease… Current literature has shown that fine particulate matter air pollution is correlated with an increased risk for cardiovascular outcomes. The studies established an association with air pollution with double rates of hospital admission in patients with diabetes. A 10-month …

Elevated serum liver markers may be disease indicator…. Type 2 diabetes and liver disease seem to have a connection; the liver is one of the targets of some common diabetic medications. The body needs the liver to help maintain normal glucose levels. But when the cells in the body become …