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Successful lumbar surgery is associated with improved glycemic control for patients with lumbar spinal stenosis and type 2 diabetes mellitus

Surgery Can Benefit T2DM Control for Patients With Lumbar Stenosis

Post-op HbA1c changes linked to improvement in Oswestry Disability Index, JOA, JOABPEQ scores

January 2017 Briefing – Diabetes & Endocrinology

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Diabetes & Endocrinology for January 2017. This roundup includes...
For youth with type 1 diabetes

HbA1c, Waist-to-Height Ratio Predict Dyslipidemia in T1DM

For youth with type 1 diabetes, hemoglobin A1c and waist-to-height ratio are modifiable risk factors
Attempts to shame an overweight or obese person into losing weight won't motivate them to do so

Obese Who Self-Stigmatize May Have Higher Cardiometabolic Risk

Those affected by weight bias more likely to have cardiovascular disease risk factors
Developing or worsening type 2 diabetes could be an early sign of pancreatic cancer

New or Worsening T2DM Could Indicate Pancreatic Cancer

Type 2 diabetes could be the first sign of hidden pancreatic cancer, researchers say
For patients with type 1 diabetes

Insulin Glargine 300 U/mL Beats Glargine 100 U/mL in T1DM

Smoother average 24-hour glucose profile with Gla-300 versus Gla-100, regardless of injection time
Use of growth hormone in children and adolescents should be considered carefully

Guidelines Developed for Use of Growth Hormone in Children

Guidance provided for children with idiopathic short stature, GH deficiency, primary IGF-I deficiency
HIV-infected adults have diabetes mellitus prevalence of 10.3 percent

Diabetes Mellitus Prevalence Higher in HIV-Infected Adults

Increased prevalence in HIV-infected subgroups, including women, those aged 20 to 44, non-obese
A new statement from the American Heart Association

Cardiovascular Event Risks May Be Affected by Timing of Meals

American Heart Association report suggests eating more earlier in the day may be healthier
Nearly 6 percent of the world's health care spending is tied to smoking

Smoking Imposes Heavy Burden on Global Economy

Tobacco-related diseases caused 12 percent of deaths among smokers aged 30 to 69 in 2012