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Dental practices should focus on patients with severe periodontitis for screening of prediabetes

Arrhythmia incidents differ in nocturnal and diurnal hypoglycemic patients.

Improvements in assessment and treatment of diabetic retinopathy position statement

This represents the first such update by the American Diabetes Association since 2002, and is notable for inclusion of the latest evidence and recommendations with respect to appropriate eye examination intervals, referral criteria, prevention of incidence and progression of diabetic retinopathy (DR), and treatment strategies.

In this week's Homerun Slides, recognizing the role of Glycocalyx in microvascular and macrovascular dysfunction.

Insulin resistance associated with high blood pressure and other risk factors.

Valsartan associated with reduction in new onset diabetes in patients with impaired glucose tolerance

Woman, 86 years of age, very active, history of type 2 diabetes, but does not check glucose or even admit she has diabetes. She has refused to take any medications at all for the last 20+ years I’ve known her. Had gastroenteritis for 3 days. Even when well, she does not drink anything but coffee, and sometimes sugar-sweetened beverages, but only a few ounces of that at a time.

Progression of arterial stiffness directly linked to diabetes.

At diagnosis and shortly thereafter, if their control deteriorates rapidly it could be a sign of asymptomatic pancreatic cancer.