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Diabetes and Endocrinology

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In an effort to reduce burnout among physicians

Mayo Clinic Has Established Model to Help Battle Burnout

Model considers three factors that physicians need: choice, social connectedness, and excellence
For individuals with type 1 diabetes

More Variability in Overnight Insulin Requirements in T1DM

Overnight insulin requirements significantly more variable than daytime, total daily insulin needs
Quitting cigarettes "cold turkey" beats a more gradual approach

Abruptly Quitting Appears to Work Best for Smoking Cessation

Stopping over time is less effective, British researchers say
Electronic consultation

E-Consultations Can Improve Access to, Timeliness of Care

Median days to a review for an e-consultation was five days, versus 24 days for traditional visit
Trends indicate a reduction in glyburide and thiazolidinedione prescriptions and increases in gliclazide and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor prescriptions among older adults with diabetes and chronic kidney disease

Antihyperglycemic Medication Prescribing Trends Are Changing

Decrease in glyburide and thiazolidinedione Rx; increase in gliclazide, dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor
For obese youth

HIIT May Be Most Effective Exercise Method for Obese Youth

May be more effective than other types of exercise for improving blood pressure, aerobic capacity levels
Negotiations to increase payment from insurance companies can be extremely difficult

Guidance Offered for Negotiating Higher Rates From Payers

Compiling the information needed to approach insurance companies is time consuming
Five key strategies are employed by clinicians to help promote patient behavior change

Five Strategies Employed to Help Promote Behavior Change

Clinicians whose patients have activation increases report using five key strategies
There is stronger evidence of a link between the herbicide Agent Orange and bladder cancer and hypothyroidism among U.S. military personnel exposed to the chemical during the Vietnam War

Evidence Links Agent Orange to Bladder Cancer, Hypothyroidism

Also, veterans with Parkinson's-like symptoms can file claim for the condition
Patients with diabetes may be significantly more likely to develop community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia than those without diabetes

Diabetes Patients More Susceptible to Staph Bacteremia

Risk up seven-fold among patients with type 1 diabetes, almost three-fold for those with type 2