Nutrition Therapy Recommendations for Diabetes
The American Diabetes Association recently released nutrition therapy recommendations for the...
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Endocrinology
Diabetic Macular Edema: Assessing Awareness
Diabetic macular edema (DME)—a thickening of the center of the retina—is the most common cause of...
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Hypoglycemia & Diabetes: Coming to a Consensus
In 2009, a clinical practice guideline on the evaluation and management of adult hypoglycemic...
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The Evolution of Medicine
Source: BestMedicalDegrees.com Modern medicine has helped lead to a surge in average life...
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ACC.14: Comparing Bariatric Surgery & Medical Therapy for Diabetes
The Particulars: Few studies have compared intensive medical therapy with bariatric surgery in the...
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ACC.14: Diet Soda & Cardiac Events
The Particulars: Sweetened beverages have been associated with weight gain, diabetes, and coronary...
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Managing Inpatient Blood Glucose
Research indicates that hyperglycemia is a common finding among both medical and surgical...
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AAOS 2014: Gastric Bypass Improves Knee Pain & Function
The Particulars: Elevated BMI has been linked to symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (OA) in previous...
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AAOS 2014: Uncontrolled Diabetes Raises Risk for Post-TSA Complications
The Particulars: Prior research indicates that, in general, patients with diabetes who undergo...
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PAD & Diabetes: Making the Connection
According to recent estimates, more than 15 million Americans have peripheral arterial disease...
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Why Newly Proposed Nutrition Labels Are “Good”
Physician-Chef Points Out the Pros, Cons of Three Suggested Changes It’s nothing new to the...
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Guidelines for Improving Voice Outcomes Post-Thyroid Surgery
Over the past 30 years, the rates of thyroid surgery have tripled in the United States, according...
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Managing Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is one of the most common complications associated with...
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Using SMBG in the Insulin-Naïve
Achieving glycemic control is paramount to helping patients prevent the development of...
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Diabetics & Ethnic Minorities: Going Beyond Black & White
According to 2010 United States Census data, the number of Asians and Pacific Islanders (APIs) in...
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Diabetes With Jerry The Bear – Video Highlight
Jerry The Bear is a patient education tool created to teach children with type 1 diabetes how to...
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Cardiovascular Disease & Diabetes
According to the American Diabetes Association, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the major cause of...
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AHA 2013: CABG Vs PCI in Diabetics
The Particulars: Data from studies comparing CABG to PCI has been inconsistent when assessing...
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Obesity Week 2013: Gastric Bypass Decreases Stroke & MI Risk in Diabetics
The Particulars: Previous research has shown that many patients with diabetes who undergo gastric...
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Obesity Week 2013: Bariatric Surgery Trends Among Medicare Beneficiaries
The Particulars: CMS issued a national coverage determination (NCD) in 2006 that restricted...
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