Long-Term Follow-Up Shows Bariatric Patients Keep Weight Off
10-year follow-up study finds many who had gastric bypass surgery maintained weight loss
August 2016 Briefing – Diabetes & Endocrinology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Diabetes & Endocrinology for August 2016. This roundup includes...
Dapagliflozin Improves Insulin Sensitivity in Type 2 Diabetes
Decrease in basal glucose oxidation; increases in lipid oxidation, plasma ketone concentration
Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabivarin Beneficial in Type 2 Diabetes
THCV significantly decreases fasting plasma glucose, improves pancreatic β-cell function
TBC1D4 Mutation Common in North American Inuit
TBC1D4 carriers with prediabetes, type 2 diabetes have increased risk of remaining undiagnosed
ACA Is Helping More Americans Afford Prescriptions
Improvement seen in all age levels, but millions still struggle with the cost of prescription drugs
CABG Plus Optimal Medical Therapy Best in T2DM and CAD
During long-term follow-up, CABG + OMT linked to reduction in composite of death, MI, stroke
Review: PCPs Have Critical Role in ID of Pediatric Thyroid Disease
Primary care physician is often provider responsible for initiating evaluation of thyroid disorder
Maintaining Body Weight Linked to Reduced Costs in T2DM
Increase in costs for patients who gain ≥5 percent of baseline weight; increase varies with mean HbA1C
Gliclazide Has Lowest Risk of Hypoglycemia of Newer SUs
When added to metformin, gliclazide has lowest risk of hypoglycemia of newer generation sulfonylureas
