ICU May Up Invasive Procedures, Costs, Without Mortality Benefit
Hospital-level ICU utilization rate not linked to hospital mortality for four common conditions
Pioglitazone Cuts Diabetes Risk After Ischemic Stroke, TIA
Findings for patients with recent ischemic stroke/TIA and insulin resistance, but no history of diabetes
Lipid Fractions May Be Linked to Risk of CAD, Diabetes
Increase in LDL-C, triglycerides linked to higher CAD risk; LDL-C, HDL-C linked to lower risk of diabetes
No Recent Increase in Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease in U.S.
Since early 2000s, little increase in prevalence of stage 3 and 4 chronic kidney disease
Sedentary Behavior Linked to Diabetic Retinopathy
60 minute/day increase in sedentary behavior increases odds of mild or worse diabetic retinopathy
C-Peptide Responses Reliable Surrogates of Insulin Secretion
Expected inverse relationships between C-peptide and HbA1c, insulin dose vary over time, with age
Increased Risk of Diabetes With Nonfunctional Adrenal Tumors
Increased risk of incident composite diabetes compared to those without adrenal tumors
Statin Use Tied to Reduced Risk of Parkinson’s in Diabetes
Protective effects for all statins, except lovastatin; evidence of dose-dependent trend
Mortality Up With Impaired Glucose Tolerance
Much of the increase associated with impaired glucose tolerance due to progression to diabetes
Study IDs Two Novel Loci Linked to Insulin Sensitivity
Associations for BCL2 and FAM19A2 were independent of known cardiometabolic loci
