Clinical Edge

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

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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

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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?

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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

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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

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