The Link Between Diabetes and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis I P F
Evidence reveals that diabetes mellitus (DM) could induce inflammatory and fibrotic changes in the...
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Evidence reveals that diabetes mellitus (DM) could induce inflammatory and fibrotic changes in the...
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Use of glucose-regulating medications may improve outcomes for patients with COVID-19 who have T2D, according to a study published in Diabetes. Researchers used data from a network of 56 large healthcare organizations to assess...
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Diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) provide patients with critical information and problem-solving skills to self-manage their disease. It can improve medication adherence, self-blood glucose monitoring,...
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A survey by The Harris Poll shows that since the pandemic, nearly three in 10 Americans have initiated or increased their use of supplements, bringing the percentage of daily supplement users to more than 75% of adults. The poll...
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For older adults with diabetes hospitalized for common medical conditions, discharge with intensified diabetes medications increases the short-term risk for severe hypoglycemia but does not reduce severe hyperglycemia events or...
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Although only in its beginning stages, the global healthcare gamification market is anticipated to...
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This article originally appeared on KevinMD.com and is written by Taison Bell, MD. Dear pharmacist, You just paged me and, I must admit, I’m not feeling excited to call back. I estimate that I probably get paged, called, texted,...
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Among patients with ischemic stroke and diabetes, A1C was associated with risks for composite vascular events, according to a study published in Neurology. Researchers found that 1,437 of 18,567 patients developed composite...
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For patients with T2D, insulin resistance is associated with the risk for stroke and death, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes. Investigators examined the...
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I ’ve stood in front of conferences before and made my case: Our healthcare system is per- fect. “A perfect system? Ours?” I’ll hear people murmuring, “He’s a little bit crazy.” For decades, critics of the US healthcare system...
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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening adults aged 35-70 with overweight or obesity for prediabetes and T2D and offering preventive interventions. These recommendations form the basis of a final...
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Q: I see many patients who were in car accidents. More than a few are involved in lawsuits over their injuries. I recently reluctantly told a patient with a large unpaid balance that I would have to stop seeing her and put her...
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A large, new study from the CDC has confirmed that obesity significantly increases the risk for...
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Patients with T2D and asthma who take GLP-1 receptor agonists to control their blood sugar also experience improvements in their asthma symptoms, according to a study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical...
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To optimize the prevention, diagnosis, and management of T2D, revisions of ethnicity-specific BMI cutoffs for obesity are needed for minority populations, according to a study published in The Lancet Diabetes &...
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After George Floyd’s death from a police officer kneeling on his neck, I began to reflect on how I can guide all my patients to be anti-racist. I decided to approach the topic in the same breath as counseling about safety, which...
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There are racial/ethnic, gender, and socioeconomic disparities apparent in access to SGLT2 inhibitor treatment for patients with diabetes, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. Investigators assessed whether...
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Younger age at onset of T2D is associated with an increased risk for subsequent dementia, according to a study published in JAMA. Researchers examined whether younger age at T2D onset is more strongly associated with the...
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Study findings suggest that death or shift to normoglycemia from prediabetes appears to be more frequent than progression to full disease among older adults with prediabetes. C linicians may want to consider skipping a...
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