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The correlation between higher magnesium intake and reduced risk of type 2 diabetes is stronger in the context of poor-carbohydrate-quality diets

Magnesium, T2DM Link Seen in Poor-Carbohydrate-Quality Diet

Higher magnesium intake tied to lower diabetes risk, especially in lower-carbohydrate-quality diets
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has launched an initiative to examine which provider regulations should be discarded or revamped amid concerns that the regulations are reducing the amount of time that physicians spend with patients

CMS Launches Initiative to Examine Impact of Regulations

Officials set to travel country gathering information on impact of their regulations on physicians
In patients with type 2 diabetes

Retinal Sensitivity Linked to Cognitive Status in T2DM

Retinal sensitivity assessed by microperimetry is correlated with neurodegeneration parameters
Depressive symptoms increase during the internship year for training physicians

Depressive Symptoms Increase During Internship Year

Significantly greater increase seen among women; sex disparity partly due to work-family conflict
Imaging studies

Ultrasonography Not Necessary for Evaluation of Hypothyroidism

Detection of incidental nodules can lead to further testing, anxiety and may detract from true complaint
Most patients with type 1 diabetes of long duration have some degree of kidney disease

Kidney Damage Seen in Most Patients With Long-Lasting T1D

Incidence of end-stage renal disease has declined but affects substantial portion of long-term T1D patients
Diabetes that follows pancreatic disease is frequently classified as type 2 diabetes but is associated with worse glycemic control and higher use of insulin within five years than type 2 diabetes

Diabetes of Exocrine Pancreas Often Classified as T2DM

Worse glycemic control, more insulin use for diabetes following pancreatic disease than type 2 diabetes
Increased arterial stiffness

Arterial Stiffness Linked to Incidence of Diabetes

Increased risk of diabetes across increasing tertiles of carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity
Incretin treatment appears to improve non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes and non-obstructive coronary artery stenosis

Incretin Tied to Better Outcomes in NOCS-Diabetes

Prognosis for T2DM patients with NSTEMI, coronary artery stenosis improves with incretin
The demand for fertility preservation is increasing

Demand for Fertility Preservation Increasing for Women

Oocyte cryopreservation by vitrification provides highest yield, suitable when cancer tx can be delayed