With already increased risk of weight gain in adolescents with type 1 diabetes, certain traits in these children can also be markers for even higher weight gain….
Read More »Can SGLT-2 Inhibitors Offer a Better Approach in Type 2 Diabetes?
Available studies to date looking at the benefits of using SGLT-2 inhibitors have shown positive results…. The discovery of sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, with a novel mechanism independent of insulin secretion or sensitization, offered a new therapeutic approach for the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus. The aim of this …
Read More »Improved Quality of Life with Ranolazine
Patients with diabetes and stable angina may reap the benefits of ranolazine….
Read More »Increased Platelet Activation leads to CV Risk in Adolescents with Type 2 Diabetes
Adolescents with type 2 diabetes are at risk of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease early on in life….
Read More »A Two-fold Increase Risk of Death in Mothers Who Have a Child with PCOS
A daughter’s poor health may lead to an increased risk in their parent’s health….
Read More »FDA Approves the First-Ever Nasal Testosterone Treatment Natesto
Natesto is the first-ever testosterone replacement therapy administered via intranasal….
Read More »Role of the Kidneys, Part 3
In this week’s Homerun Slides, we continue our discussion of the Role of the Kidneys with topics including the Unmet Needs in Diabetes Care, Incidence of Microvascular Complications in IGT, and a review of the Steno-2 study….
Read More »Joslin’s Diabetes Deskbook, Updated 2nd Ed., Excerpt #50: Pharmacotherapy of Type 2 Diabetes, Part 9
Richard S. Beaser, MD This week’s excerpt covers the following topics: What drugs block glucose absorption How to titrate this class of drugs Learn the contraindications and precautions for the glucose blocking drugs Discover which other drugs can cause serious side effects when used with drugs that block glucose absorption …
Read More »HypoMap – A new tool to prevent hypoglycemia
HypoMap – A new tool to prevent hypoglycemia At the ADA meeting next week, diabetes management software company Glooko and the Joslin Diabetes Center will launch HypoMap, a new patient-facing platform to help increase patients’ awareness of hypoglycemic events. The platform will include an app for patients with diabetes that will …
Read More »Which Comes First: Heart Attacks or Diabetes?
Ten percent of patients were newly diagnosed with diabetes while being treated for their heart attack….
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