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COVID-19 Pandemic stress affected ovulation, not menstruation
The ‘experiment of nature’ that coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown produced several findings that call into question commonly held...
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Hypothyroidism: No more waiting to eat or drink with liquid thyroxine?
Two manufacturers of liquid levothyroxine products now have data showing that patients with hypothyroidism could take these formulations and then...
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‘DIY’ artificial pancreas systems found to be safe, effective: CREATE trial
So-called “do it yourself” artificial pancreas systems predate commercially available automated insulin delivery systems, but many people with...
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Avexitide promising for hypoglycemia after weight-loss surgery
The GLP-1 receptor antagonist reduced all levels of hypoglycemia, by different measures, and in patients who had undergone different bariatric...
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Stem cell transplants could be ‘transformational’ in type 1 diabetes
A second patient who received Vertex’s VX-880 has experienced glycemic improvements, while the first one is completely insulin independent.
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Obesity in adolescence raises risk for adult type 1 diabetes
Risk of type 1 diabetes was doubled compared with adolescents with optimal body mass index in a study of military recruits.
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ADA 2022 preview: Tirzepatide and much more
Full SURMOUNT-1 data, new approaches to type 2 diabetes management, discoveries in type 1 diabetes prevention and treatment, disparities, mental...
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FDA clears Abbott Freestyle Libre 3 glucose sensor
New features on the Freestyle Libre 3 system include real-time readings, improved accuracy, and smaller size.
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SGLT2 inhibitors as first-line therapy in type 2 diabetes?
Real-world study finds heart failure hospitalization reduction, compared with metformin but not MI, stroke, or overall mortality and with greater...
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Vitamin D doesn’t reduce type 2 diabetes risk ... or does it?
“Given how prevalent prediabetes and type 2 diabetes are, clinicians and patients should consider vitamin D supplementation as an adjunct to...
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Abaloparatide works in ‘ignored population’: Men with osteoporosis
Study finds increased bone mineral density from baseline to 1 year in men with osteoporosis.
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First fatty liver guidelines for endocrinology, primary care
Endocrinologists and primary care docs “need to be the ones who are diagnosing and managing [non-alcoholic fatty liver disease] because there just...
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Screening for diabetes at normal BMIs could cut racial disparities
Diabetes screening for Asian and Black individuals aged 35 and over, even at BMIs that are not considered overweight, would be ‘a good place to...
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Undertreated hypothyroidism may worsen hospital outcomes
Large database study finds association between suboptimal hypothyroidism treatment and longer hospital stay, higher readmission rate.
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Tirzepatide succeeds in obesity in SURMOUNT-1, says Lilly
The once-weekly investigational twincretin drug is in phase 3 development for obesity and under regulatory review, with a decision expected soon...