Diabetes and Endocrinology
Home Diabetes and Endocrinology
Residents Often Order Perceived Unnecessary Lab Tests
Behaviors attributed to health system culture, lack of transparency about health care service costs
U.S. Female Doctors Reimbursed Significantly Less Than Males
Medicare reimbursement review finds male specialists earning more
Liver Steatosis Ups New-Onset Diabetes After Transplantation
Donor liver steatosis is independent risk factor for NODAT among liver transplant recipients
Prevalence of Gestational Diabetes Up in U.S. Since 1979
From 0.3 percent in 1979-1980 to 5.8 percent in 2008-2010, partly due to trends in BMI, race
More Evidence Paying Smokers to Quit May Work
But cost may be $28,000 to get one additional smoker to succeed long term
Liraglutide Added to Capped Insulin Reduces Hemoglobin A1c
Liraglutide also significantly reduces mean body weight, daily insulin dose; increases quality of life
Unstable Vital Signs for About One in Five Hospital Discharges
Presence of one or more instabilities linked to increased risk-adjusted odds of death or readmission
OCT1, SERT Genes Play Role in Metformin Intolerance
Intolerance up with low-expressing SERT S* alleles; multiplicative interaction for OCT1, SERT genotypes
Grapefruit-Midazolam Interaction Varies With Juice Characteristics
Grapefruit juice-drug interaction varies based on amount of furanocoumarin constituents in juice
Topical Iodine Can Cause Overestimation of Blood Glucose
Case report: 28-year-old pregnant woman with variable glucometer readings after topical iodine use
