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Loss of tear glands linked to suboptimal diabetes control
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- Miriam E. Tucker
Loss of the glands could serve as a diabetes biomarker, particularly in underserved areas where A1c testing might not be readily available.
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Endocrine Society annual meeting to proceed online in June
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- Miriam E. Tucker
Virtual press briefings were held on March 30 and 31.
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Study identifies two distinct type 1 diabetes ‘endotypes’
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- Miriam E. Tucker
The immune attack may be more aggressive and the islets more inflamed in the younger-onset T1DE1 group and less intense in the older-onset T1DE2...
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ESC says continue hypertension meds despite COVID-19 concern
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- Miriam E. Tucker
European Society of Cardiology cites lack of data for theoretical link between ACE inhibitors and ARBs with COVID-19 infection risk.
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FDA to revise safety evaluation of type 2 diabetes drugs
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- Miriam E. Tucker
The draft guidance will replace the requirement that manufacturers conduct cardiovascular outcomes trials to rule out unacceptable cardiovascular...
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Endocrine Society meeting canceled because of novel coronavirus
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- Miriam E. Tucker
The society is currently “exploring ways in which we might be able to deliver to our registrants content from ENDO 2020 in various venues in the...
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Frequent tooth brushing may reduce diabetes risk
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- Miriam E. Tucker
Presence of periodontal disease and an increased number of missing teeth may be augmenting factors.
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What are the most prescribed medications for type 2 diabetes?
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- Miriam E. Tucker
Empagliflozin and dulaglutide were the most-prescribed drugs in their respective classes for treating type 2 diabetes over 5 years.
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What will it take to lower the cost of insulin in the United States?
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- Miriam E. Tucker
Government reforms and the involvement of nongovernmental organizations in price oversight and generic manufacturing are among the possible...
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FDA approves CV disease benefit for once-weekly semaglutide
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- Miriam E. Tucker
The approval was based on data from the SUSTAIN 6 in patients with type 2 diabetes and established heart disease.
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SGLT2 inhibitors for diabetes safe, effective in older adults
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- Miriam E. Tucker
BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA – Results for older patients were similar to those for younger patients.
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Top picks for online diabetes information for doctors and patients
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- Miriam E. Tucker
BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA – With many patients going online for information about diabetes, it is important they know which resources are most reliable...
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Do women with diabetes need more CVD risk reduction than men?
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- Miriam E. Tucker
BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA – Two experts came to different conclusions on this question during a heated, but jovial, debate last week at the International...
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Is strict glycemic control meaningless for older adults?
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- Miriam E. Tucker
BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA – Benefits are not clear, but risks are, says one expert; less stringency for high-risk adults does not always mean broader...
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Extent of insulin rationing in the U.S. is ‘shameful,’ say experts
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- Miriam E. Tucker
BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA – “The take-home point is that insulin rationing and blood glucose testing rationing is a reality for far more people with...