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People have very different glycemic responses to the same food -- with some showing large blood glucose spikes even after eating supposedly healthy choices. Researchers said the findings

Individual Glycemic Responses to Foods Found to Differ Greatly

Researchers say 'one-size-fits-all' diet doesn't exist
For individuals with diabetes

Comorbid Stress, Depressive Symptoms Common in Diabetes

Increased risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes with elevated stress and/or depressive symptoms
Unexplained persistent hyperandrogenic anovulation can be used to diagnose polycystic ovary syndrome in adolescents

Review Addresses Diagnosis of PCOS in Adolescents

Hyperandrogenemic anovulation for ≥2 years distinguishes PCOS from physiologic anovulation
Terlipressin therapy can induce hyponatremia

Terlipressin Therapy Can Induce Hyponatremia

Case report describes 41-year-old man with variceal rebleeding treated with terlipressin
A genetic risk score can distinguish type 1 diabetes from type 2 diabetes

Genetic Risk Score Can Differentiate Type 1, 2 Diabetes

GRS, with most discriminative ability coming from nine SNPs, can accurately ID T1D in young adults
Aetna is offering targeted diabetes plans

Aetna Offers Targeted Health Plans for Diabetes Care

Plans include low copay for specialist visits related to diabetes, free supplies, financial incentives
Embryos with a mix of normal and abnormal chromosomes implanted during in vitro fertilization can develop into healthy newborns

Successful Pregnancies Seen With Transfer of Mosaic Embryos

Scientists used mosaic aneuploid blastocysts in IVF that resulted in six healthy infants
Diabetes mellitus is associated with worse prognosis in terms of progression-free

Diabetes Predicts Worse Survival in Renal Cell Carcinoma

For patients with diabetes, poor glycemic control linked to higher risk of postoperative progression
Veterans with type 2 diabetes had durable maintenance of their low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and hemoglobin A1c goals

Maintenance of LDL, HbA1c Goals With Pharmacist-Led Program

LDL-C, HbA1c goals maintained after veterans with T2DM discharged from pharmacist-managed clinic
Social jetlag due to a habitual discrepancy between endogenous circadian rhythm and actual sleep times

Social Jetlag Tied to Prediabetes, Cardiovascular Disease Risk

Misalignment of sleep timing associated with metabolic risk factors, even after adjustment