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Anne Peters, MD, and Lori Laffel, MD, MPH, Editors Jane Lee Chiang, MD, Managing Editor Interdiction: Prevention of Beta-cell Destruction and Preservation for Those with Existing Type 1 Diabetes Jane Lee Chiang, MD, and Stephen E. Gitelman, MD Anti-Inflammatory Agents European Nicotinamide Diabetes Intervention Trial (ENDIT). Like DPT-1, ENDIT represented …

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Insulin pumps may be more effective at lowering blood glucose levels and associated with fewer complications than insulin injections in children…. 

Is there an association between antipsychotic use in children and adolescents, and the prevalence of type 2 diabetes?….

Linagliptin is shown to be effective and safe in lowering blood glucose levels in the elderly population…. 

First and only pen device with half-unit dosing increments…. 

Dr. Cyrus Desouza, MBBS, talks about the cardiovascular side effects of newer classes of drugs. SGLT2 inhibitors are still relatively new so there is not much information but they do show some weight loss effects, seem to lower blood pressure, and may have some CV benefits. However, we don’t know what they …

Sugar intake seems to promote the growth and spread of tumors in fruit flies through a few pathways….

This study systemically reviewed randomized controlled trials and observational studies to evaluate whether actual exposure of metformin can be associated with cancer and cancer mortality in type 2 diabetes patients….

Do metabolically healthy obese individuals have higher risks for diabetes and CVD?…