Black Patients With Diabetes Have Higher 30-Day Readmission Rates
Risk greatest for lower-income patients hospitalized in nonprofit, academic, or large hospitals
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Endocrinology
SGLT2 Inhibitors Protect Against Kidney Disease in T2DM
Reduction seen for risk of dialysis, transplantation, or death due to kidney disease
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SGLT2 Inhibitors Protect Against Kidney Disease in T2DM
Reduction seen for risk of dialysis, transplantation, or death due to kidney disease
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Maintaining Weight Loss Cuts Cardiovascular Risk in T2DM
Allowing weight regain as part of maintenance reduces cardiometabolic benefit for many risk factors
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Aggressive Lowering of HbA1c in T1DM Does Not Reduce Eye, Kidney Disease
Sweden’s lower HbA1c target values not linked to further organ protection
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Increasing Intake of Any Sugary Drink Ups Diabetes Risk
Substituting one sugary drink daily with one water, coffee, or tea lowers risk
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Fairly Modest Weight Loss Tied to Diabetes Remission
Authors say more should be done to support weight loss early in the disease trajectory
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Risk Tool Can Predict Heart Failure in Patients With Diabetes
AI model integrates readily available clinical, laboratory, and electrocardiographic data
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FDA: Pacemakers, Insulin Pumps Could Be Hacking Targets
Cyberattackers could take control of a medical device and cause it not to work properly or at all
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Glycemic Control Worse Than Thought in Adults With T1DM
Rates of both acute and chronic complications significantly increase with increasing HbA1c
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ACA Provided Care to 1.9 Million People With Diabetes
Adjusted uninsured rates down 17 percent for people with undiagnosed diabetes after ACA
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ACA Provided Care to 1.9 Million People With Diabetes
Adjusted uninsured rates down 17 percent for people with undiagnosed diabetes after ACA
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For Seniors With T2DM, Insulin Use Up With Poor Health
Individuals with poor and intermediate versus good health more likely to continue insulin use
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Hurricanes Up Mortality Risk for Seniors With Diabetes
In the first month after Katrina and Rita, all-cause mortality spiked 40 percent among seniors with diabetes
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Linagliptin Noninferior for CV Risk in Early Type 2 Diabetes
Linagliptin compared with glimepiride for risk for major cardiovascular events in T2DM with elevated CV risk
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CV Risk Lower With Metformin in T2DM + Reduced Kidney Function
Risk for major adverse cardiovascular events reduced with metformin compared with a sulfonylurea
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Rates of Diabetes Higher at Lower BMIs Among Minorities
At normal body weight, rates for diabetes three times higher in Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders
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Diabetes Distress Common at Large Midwestern University
Findings based on survey of university-affiliated students, staff with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes
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Gaps in Physician Knowledge, Management of Prediabetes ID’d
Primary care doctors have limited knowledge about screening, management for prediabetes
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Incidence of T2DM Rising in Fewer Populations Since 2006
Incidence rising in 33 percent of populations versus increase in 66 percent of populations in 1990 to 2005
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