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Association was strongest for glycated hemoglobin
Read More »Obesity Duration Tied to Higher Cardiometabolic Disease Risk
Kidney Disease Leading Risk Factor for COVID-19 Hospitalization
COVID-19 patients with end-stage renal disease 11 times more likely to be hospitalized versus patients with no kidney disease
Read More »Risk Factors for Severe COVID-19 Up in Cancer Survivors
Cancer survivors also have increased risk for influenza hospitalization/death compared with cancer-free controls
Read More »Over Half of Obese Patients Have Diabetes Remission After RYGB
Remission rates greater in younger participants and those with short diabetes duration, higher HOMA percentage B
Read More »Metformin Use May Reduce Mortality in Women With COVID-19
In overall sample of men and women, metformin use was not linked to significantly reduced mortality
Read More »Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Diabetes Outcomes Limited
Number of foot exams increased, but no improvements seen in other important care continuum measures
Read More »Teens Benefit From Bariatric Surgery, Regardless of Weight Loss
Obesity-related complications decline whether or not major weight loss is sustained
Read More »‘Teach-Back’ Communication Strategy Aids Diabetes Outcomes
Patients who use teach-back have fewer diabetes-related complications, hospitalizations, health expenditures
Read More »Admission Hyperglycemia Predicts Mortality in COVID-19
Patients with hyperglycemia had higher cumulative probability of mortality, independent of preexisting diabetes
Read More »Risk for Fatal Cardiovascular Events High in Many T2DM Patients
More than one-third of T2DM patients without established cardiovascular disease had very high risk for CV events
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