Summaries of Must-Read Clinical Literature, Guidelines, and FDA Actions
Must Reads by Date
Must reads for theWeek ending February 21, 2016
Normal-weight Central Obesity in Older Adults, Combine adiposity measures when assessing CAD risk
Gastric Bypass Surgery’s Impact on Mortality, People of a certain age have reduced death rates
Metabolic Issues in Obese Individuals with Diabetes , Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease’s role assessed
Text Message Support for Those with Prediabetes, Especially helpful in people who speak this language
Predicting Lymph Node Metastases in Thyroid Cancer , Role of BRAF V600E mutation and microRNA expression
Must reads for theWeek ending February 14, 2016
Use of Bisphosphonates in Osteoporosis, Guidance covers how to individualize treatment
Diabetes and Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma, Known to be a predictor, but is diabetes causal?
Gauging Knowledge of Diabetes and Self-Care, This test does it quickly and inexpensively
Glucagon for Insulin-Induced Hypoglycemia , Intranasal and IM delivery compared
Factors Affecting Medication Nonadherence , Health literacy’s impact evaluated
Must reads for theWeek ending February 7, 2016
Sleep Issues in Women with Diabetes, Nurse health studies offer some answers
Effect of Intensive Glycemic Control on CV Outcomes, Impact on nonfatal MI and stroke, and CV death
Weight Loss After Gastric Bypass Surgery, Few pounds shed after steady state is reached
Focus on Diabetes Care Processes and Counseling , Here’s how it impacted those ≥75 years of age
SGLT-2 Inhibitor as Adjunct Therapy Evaluated , How did it impact HbA1c levels and weight?
Must reads for theWeek ending January 31, 2016
Prefilled Insulin Pen Approved , Humulin was previously available only in vials
Predicting Ischemic Stroke in Patients with Diabetes, Duration better prognosticator than glycemic control
Depressive Symptoms and Diabetes in Youths, Patients with T1D and those with T2D evaluated
Age at First Menstrual Bleed and GDM Risk , Link seen, and facilitated by excessive adiposity
Inability to Achieve HbA1c Targets After 1 Year, These factors played a role
Must reads for theWeek ending January 24, 2016
Updated Diabetes Algorithm from AACE and ACE, Includes new section on lifestyle therapy
High Potato Consumption and Gestational Diabetes, Replacing with these alternatives lowered the risk
Survey Reveals Gaps in T1D Care Transition, Shortfalls seen in handoff from youth to adult care
Impact of Diabetes and Obesity on Streptococcus , Risk of getting group A type, odds of death studied
1-Step GDM Screening Leads to More Diagnoses, But…, …no decrease in large-for-gestational-age neonates