Duration of Diabetes History Tied to Higher Short-Term Mortality Risk
Long-standing diabetes linked to higher risk for both all-cause and cardiovascular mortality.
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Early-Onset CVD Rate Up for Children of Moms With Diabetes
Rates of early-onset CVD higher for offspring of mothers with history of CVD, diabetes complications.
FDA Testing Levels of Carcinogen in Diabetes Drug Metformin
No metformin recalls affect US market at the moment.
HbA1c Variability Linked to Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Risks increased for all-cause mortality, cardiovascular events, microvascular complications.
WHO to Test, Approve Generic Insulin
Agency says new generic versions could create competition that would drive down prices
Lower Risk for Gout With SGLT2 Inhibitors vs GLP1 Agonists in Type 2 Diabetes
Researchers assessed the risk for gout among adults receiving a sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor vs a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist.
PSA Levels No Different With Exposure to Antidiabetes Meds
Regardless of PSA levels triggering biopsy, no difference in prostate cancer detection at biopsy.
Canagliflozin Protects Against Renal Function Decline in Advanced Diabetic CKD
WASHINGTON—Canagliflozin showed a protective effect against kidney function decline in patients with type 2 diabetes and a baseline estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) below 30 mL/min/1.73 m2, new study findings presented at the American Society of Nephrology’s Kidney Week 2019 meeting suggest. The findings are from a post-hoc subgroup analysis of the phase 3 CREDENCE…
Hypoglycemia Increases Risk for Sudden Cardiac Arrest in T2DM
Use of insulin also independently increases risk for ventricular arrhythmia, sudden cardiac arrest.
Cardiologist Most Represented Specialist in Diabetes Care
Case volume was an estimated 81 incident diabetes cases per cardiologist, lower than endocrinologists, nephrologists
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