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Cardiometabolic risk and homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance increase with increasing body mass index categories among children

Cardiometabolic Risk, HOMA-IR Up With Increasing BMI in Young

Cardiorespiratory fitness cuts cardiometabolic risk score as BMI categories rise in children
For obese individuals with prediabetes or early type 2 diabetes

Liraglutide Linked to Reduction in VAT, Improvement in β-Index

Significant improvement in IGF-II serum levels with liraglutide for obese with prediabetes, early T2DM
Among overweight and obese women

Nut Consumption Linked to Nutritionally Rich Food Intake

Nut consumers eat more fruits, vegetables, less red meat, and have lower BMI than non-nut consumers
Cardiovascular outcomes in patients with diabetes are not explained by insulin resistance

Insulin Dose Not Tied to Cardiovascular Outcomes

Similar findings among individuals with diabetes able to achieve normoglycemia
In 2017

Worker Contribution to Health Benefits Up in 2017

Share of firms offering coverage, workers receiving coverage remained stable
Although rare

Diabetes Insipidus Can Occur After Stopping Vasopressin

Incidence may be underestimated due to a paucity of published reports, authors say
For individuals without diabetes

Fasting Blood Glucose Trajectory May Predict Future MI

Increased risk for elevated-stable pattern; decreased risk for elevated-decreasing pattern
The majority of older patients are aware of medication harms

Few Older Patients Aware of Deprescribing

Although the majority surveyed are aware of medication harms
Osteoporotic fractures and complications of diabetes similarly impact quality of life

Effect of Osteoporotic Fractures Similar to Diabetes Burden

Findings for quality of life with hip fractures, vertebral compression vs. vision loss, amputation
Apparent diabetes treatment failures may in fact be attributable to nonadherence

Diabetes Treatment Failure May Actually Be Nonadherence

Second-line treatment often initiated without evidence of recommended use of first-line treatment