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Glucositter software from DreaMed reduces hypoglycemia and increases time spent in-range in overnight and 24-hours/day use…

Serum magnesium level could be used to indicate the duration and control of T2DM patients… Low levels of magnesium have been associated with diabetes mellitus. Magnesium plays a role in carbohydrate metabolism and insulin action: it is a cofactor used in transporting glucose across cellular membrane and for enzymes involved …

Device implantation could be the future in T2DM and weight loss… Weight gain is often a side effect of several different oral antidiabetic drugs (OADs), such as sulfonylureas and thiazolidinedion, along with insulin. Lifestyle modification and weight loss is always recommended in T2DM, but we all know it takes great …

Outcomes in A1c versus 2-hour OGTT performance using CGM in obese youths… Recent studies in adolescents comparing A1c to 2-hour glucose and fasting plasma glucose (FPG) have reported poor agreement among the three tests in classifying youth with dysglycemia. Other studies show that A1c has been reported to have a …

Older veterans with T2DM and dementia may need to decrease intensity of diabetes medications… One study predicts that the prevalence of diabetes among adults aged ≥65 years is projected to increase dramatically by 2050. Other studies have observed that dementia affects up to 16% of diabetic patients aged ≥65 years …

Higher fitness may be linked to a lower risk of incident diabetes… Many cross-sectional studies have observed a relationship between reduced cardiorespiratory fitness and glucose intolerance or diabetes risk. Other large cohort studies have also demonstrated that low fitness may precede the development of insulin resistance and diabetes. However, not …

Addition of dapagliflozin may benefit patients whose blood glucose is uncontrolled with both metformin and sulfonylurea… Dapagliflozin is a selective and reversible sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor, which lowers plasma glucose level by increasing urinary excretion of glucose. Addition of dapagliflozin may benefit patients whose blood glucose is uncontrolled with …

Screening high-risk elderly diabetic patients for pulmonary tuberculosis might be a potential way to reduce tuberculosis incidence…

Scanadu Scout™   The Scanadu Scout, currently in the final stages of development, merges several technologies to measure and track vital signs including temperature, blood pressure, heart rate, ECG, and HRV among others. The portable scanner, which works with a smartphone at the moment, will be placed on the forehead and …

David Levy, MD, FRCP Introduction Infections in patients with diabetes are a persistent trap for both the inexperienced and world-wise physician. Whenever someone with diabetes presents unwell, always consider the possibility of infection. High blood glucose levels predispose to some acute infections, especially postoperatively, but other mechanisms are involved, for example …