Dexcom G7 CGM Covered by Medicare; T1D Off-Label Drug Use; Another Tepezza Lawsuit News and commentary from the endocrinology world Feb 21, 2023
Old Drug May Help Protect People With Diabetes Against Dementia Those with history of ischemic heart disease or stroke saw greatest protection with pioglitazone Feb 15, 2023
Does COVID Vaccine Blunt Elevated Diabetes Risk After Infection? Unvaccinated had a 78% higher risk for new-onset diabetes; no link seen among the vaccinated Feb 14, 2023
Kids' BMIs Dropped After Federal School Lunch Overhaul The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 had a quick impact Feb 13, 2023
Lower Blood Pressure Better in Pregnancy With Diabetes Going even lower on blood pressure appeared to help in a secondary trial analysis Feb 13, 2023
No Negative Neurodevelopmental Issues With Late Exposure to Antenatal Steroids Follow-up to ALPS trial offers reassuring results for late preterm corticosteroids Feb 12, 2023
Kids With High Step Count, Less Screen Time See Lower Obesity Risk But study suggests more steps alone may not be enough to offset effects of higher screen use Feb 09, 2023
The Man Behind 'Died Suddenly'; Rethinking Menopause Tx; Long COVID While Black This past week in healthcare investigations Feb 08, 2023
Phthalates Exposure Tied to Higher Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes in White Women But possible selection bias may have negated this risk in women of color, researchers say Feb 08, 2023
No Visual Acuity Benefit With Early Anti-VEGF for Diabetic Retinopathy "May not be worth the risk and inconvenience to the patient," researcher says Feb 07, 2023
Can High-Dose Vitamin D Prevent Diabetes? While three trials found no net benefit, combining them yielded significant risk reduction Feb 06, 2023
Hormone Infusion Shows Promise for Low Sexual Desire Pair of trials demonstrated efficacy in hypoactive sexual desire disorder Feb 03, 2023
Extended BMI Charts Help Address the Pediatric Obesity Crisis They provide an important tool for screening and managing patients Jan 28, 2023
ED Screening Program Picks Up Lots of Undiagnosed Diabetes Cases EHR alerts at Chicago ED flagged about three in 10 at-risk patients for HbA1c testing Jan 26, 2023
Over 1 Million Medicare Beneficiaries Will Pocket Savings From Insulin Cap Report uses 2020 claims data to estimate potential effects of IRA's $35 monthly insulin cap Jan 24, 2023
It's Complicated: Hollywood Elites Didn't Use Up Everyone's Diabetes Meds A "perfect storm" of factors led to GLP-1 agonist shortages Jan 24, 2023
Diabetes Patients Also Struggle to Access GLP-1 Agonists Patients are making substitutions, crossing state lines, stopping care because of shortages Jan 24, 2023
Diabetes Drug for Cats Now Approved in Humans Too Oral SGLT2 inhibitor bexagliflozin indicated for adults with type 2 diabetes Jan 23, 2023
Gender-Affirming Hormones Boost Mental Health for Transgender Youth Gains seen in appearance congruence paired with drops in depression and anxiety, study showed Jan 18, 2023
Sodium Nitrite in Food, Water Tied to Type 2 Diabetes Risk Observational study serves up "new piece of evidence" for debate over additives Jan 17, 2023
Rybelsus Now OK'd in First Line; Menopause Before Transition; Novel T2D Drug Flops News and commentary from the endocrinology world Jan 17, 2023
Higher BMI May Blunt Effects of Vitamin D Supplementation In VITAL study, lower increases in total 25-OHD levels seen for those with greater body weight Jan 17, 2023
How Many Times Do You Need to Get Out of Your Chair in an Otherwise Sedentary Day? Trial tested walking break doses to counter ill effects of prolonged sitting Jan 12, 2023
Type 2 Diabetes Patients Can Also Benefit From Fully Closed-Loop System Users spent twice as much time in target glucose range vs standard insulin therapy, study showed Jan 11, 2023
Bariatric Surgery May Reduce Risk of Esophageal, Gastric Cancers Cohort study provides "reassurance of the protective clinical benefits of weight loss surgery" Jan 11, 2023
Dementia Accompanying Cardiometabolic Disease: Does It Come Down to Genetics? Twin study suggests special monitoring in some individuals Dec 29, 2022
Competitor Poised to Take on Obesity Treatment Giant Wegovy in 2023 Both Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk scramble to rectify supply shortages Dec 28, 2022
New Hypercalcemia Guideline; Untreated Hyperparathyroidism Risky; PFAS Phase-Out News and commentary from the endocrinology world Dec 27, 2022
The Year SGLT2 Inhibitors Became Full-Fledged Heart Failure Drugs Treatment no longer limited by ejection fraction Dec 27, 2022
5-ARIs Not Linked to Risk of Dementia Over the Long Term However, finasteride and dutasteride were associated with an increased risk of depression Dec 22, 2022
Glycemic Control With Insulin Barely Budged Over the Past 30 Years Rates of hyperglycemia also remained elevated for racial and ethnic minorities Dec 20, 2022
Metformin Protective Against Joint Replacement in Type 2 Diabetes Daily users saw lower risks for total knee, hip replacements Dec 19, 2022
One Doc's Win for Trans Youth Healthcare in Texas A Dallas endocrinologist can continue to provide hormone therapy and puberty blockers Dec 16, 2022
Fecal Transplant Failed to Boost Effects of Bariatric Surgery No impact on weight loss or metabolism compared with placebo, small study found Dec 16, 2022
Childhood Obesity Crisis Leads CDC to Expand BMI Charts Charts now extend to a BMI of 60 Dec 15, 2022
Don't Mix Alcohol With Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, Study Suggests Risk of alcohol use disorder-related hospitalizations higher with this procedure vs others Dec 14, 2022
Weight Loss Advice From GPs Falls Flat for Patients With Obesity Consultations typically involved superficial diet and exercise suggestions Dec 13, 2022
Innovation Is Critical to Stop Disparities in Diabetes Care We must explore how new technologies can help Dec 10, 2022
