Diabetes

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About that apple-a-day-is there proof it keeps the doctor away? Find out in this slide-show summary of some well-known, and lesser-known, facts about apples and good health.

Stringent control was supported even in patients at high risk for related harm. Reasons found for concern over Rx "deintensification" may surprise you.

A new study also shows that patients with type 2 DM are more prone to infections years before they receive a diagnosis and may end up with an increased demand for antibiotics.

Recent USPSTF recommendations will go far to identify patients with type 2 diabetes and prediabetes, but maybe not far enough.

Take a quick look at recent primary care happenings that could influence how you practice.

Women with type 2 diabetes are at higher risk for fracture at a given bone density than women without the disease, although reasons why are unclear.

Eliminate or keep the annual physical exam, primary care a primary source for children's mental health care, medical screening in dental offices. Here, a summary of the latest concepts in primary care's evolving role.

Results of a new study found that each 20 mmHg increase in SBP was associated with a 58% higher risk for new onset type 2 DM.

A 54-year-old African American man with a history of type 2 DM, hypertension, and gout presents for diabetes follow-up. What’s the best therapy for his hypertension?

The empagliflozin CV benefit was "astounding" and a first for any diabetes drug, but what does it actually mean?

A Swedish study found that patients with A1c greater than 10% had a 23% greater risk of developing dementia than those whose A1C was less than 6%.

Eating red meat has its good points but more than its share of bad. Here, 10 slides with bite-sized bits of health information you’ll want to share with your patients.

Common sleep disorders appear to worsen insulin resistance, glucose intolerance, and pancreatic endocrine dysfunction. Here, a closer look at how.

ED may raise the risk of diabetes, coffee may lower it, and the evidence against sugary drinks continues to mount.

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Questions you were afraid to ask about weight-loss modalities in the context of obesity and type 2 diabetes are answered here.

In the diabetes news: diet and physical activity programs may help prevent type 2 DM, patiromer shows promise for hyperkalemia, metformin may treat portal hypertension.

A multi-step inflammatory cascade appears to connect hyperglycemia and brain dysfunction.

A protective endothelial function effect may be seen with exenatide in patients who have long-standing type 2 diabetes in the postprandial period after short-term therapy.

Incretin mimetic therapy for type 2 diabetes has been on the market for more than 10 years. Find out what you've learned about the GLP-1 agonists, here.

Heading the diabetes news: therapeutic targeting of cellular senescence, food order affects glucose and insulin levels, sugar causes heart muscle damage, central obesity genetic score linked to type 2 DM risk.

What do current guidelines recommend as first-line treatment for patients like 51-year-old TK? Check out these options.

A large review ties nut consumption to a lower incidence of cancer, but not diabetes.

Hypothyroidism increases the risk of diabetes, but in subclinical hypothyroidism the increased risk is prominent only with statin use.