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Donald Sutherland Dies; Can Viagra Benefit Women? Insulin Supply Affected by Wegovy

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Type 1 Diabetes in Older People Has Nearly Tripled Globally Since the '90s

But the increase marks good news for survival, study suggests

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FDA Advisors Not Convinced Once-Weekly Insulin Is Safe in Type 1 Diabetes

Risk of severe hypoglycemia was too much for panel members to overcome

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Will FDA Advisors Look Past Hypoglycemia Risk With Once-Weekly Insulin?

Hypoglycemia was only a concern in patients with type 1 diabetes

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Which Patients With Diabetes and Ketoacidosis Face Higher Death Risk?

Disparities in outcomes, healthcare use for type 2 versus type 1 disease

FDA RECALL t:connect mobile app used in conjunction with t:slim X2 insulin pump with Control-IQ technology over the device.

FDA Warns on Insulin Pump Problem

Mobile app glitch may cause t:slim X2 insulin pump battery to drain sooner than expected

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'Evil Personified': Nurse Gets Life Sentence for Murdering Patients With Insulin

17 patients under the care of Heather Pressdee died following excessive doses

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Specialty Care Access Not Equal Among Teens With Diabetes

Claims for specialists significantly lower for youth with type 2 versus type 1 diabetes

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Out-of-Pocket Insulin Caps Boost Savings -- But Not Insulin Use

Proposed national $35 insulin cap would help some patients, researchers say

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Glucose Changes in Type 1 Diabetes May Affect Thinking Speed

Some T1D patients showed very different responses to the same glucose level

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Is SGLT2 Inhibitor-Associated Ketoacidosis Treated With Enough Insulin?

Study suggests these patients receive significantly lower doses vs those with T1D ketoacidosis

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Use of CGM Linked to Lower Risk of Retinopathy in Type 1 Diabetes

Use of CGM devices, either solo or with insulin pumps, tied to lower odds of the complication

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FDA: Don't Use Smartwatches, Smart Rings for Blood Glucose Measurements

Noninvasive devices that don't pierce the skin can give inaccurate measurements

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Can the Eye Reveal Cardiac and Lung Disease -- Plus Much More?

Researchers link thinner retinal layers to higher risk of multiple diseases

A photo of a female physician holding a glucose monitor next to an infants foot.

Breast Cancer Drug Repurposed for Infant With Congenital Hyperinsulinism

Daily treatment substantially reduced hypoglycemia over 13 weeks

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JAK Inhibitor Preserves Beta-Cell Function in Early Type 1 Diabetes

Daily baricitinib pill was also safe and well-tolerated

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Brolucizumab Noninferior to Aflibercept for Diabetic Macular Edema

At a non-approved dose, the anti-VEGF drug had similar outcomes as rival

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Kidney Week Roundup: Cell Therapy Cuts Immunosuppressive Drug Use Post-Transplant

Plus: bardoxolone methyl for diabetic kidney disease and spironolactone in hemodialysis patients

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Diabetic Eye Screening: Reducing Frequency May Raise Retinal Risks

Switching from annual to biennial exams would delay diabetic retinopathy diagnoses, study shows

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Antibody Slows Beta-Cell Loss Early in Type 1 Diabetes

PROTECT trial may expand the biologic's use into a larger pool of recently diagnosed patients

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Faster-Acting Insulin Aspart Safe for Pregnant Women With Diabetes

The faster formulation led to fewer hypoglycemia events versus conventional insulin aspart

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Hybrid Closed-Loop Insulin System for T1D Safe, Effective During Pregnancy

However, no FDA-approved systems have a pregnancy indication yet

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Keto for Kids With Diabetes Carries Risk, AAP Warns

American Academy of Pediatrics outlines policy for low-, very low-carbohydrate diets

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Low-Dose Semaglutide Can Ease Insulin Need in Early T1D, Small Series Shows

All 10 patients were able to eliminate prandial insulin use within 3 months

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COVID Cleared of Increasing Risk of Type 1 Diabetes in Kids?

Prospective data contradict associations seen in prior studies during the pandemic

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Should People Without Diabetes Use Glucose Monitors?

Trend boosted by health buffs on social media, but benefit for healthy adults is unclear

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First Cellular Therapy Approved for Type 1 Diabetes

Infusion made from deceased donor pancreatic islet cells

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Two T1D Patients Achieve Insulin Independence After Stem Cell Transplants

These were patients with "really debilitating diabetes," says investigator

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Wide Variation in CGM Settings for Kids With Diabetes Signals Education Gaps

Researcher warns of "alarm fatigue" if thresholds aren't optimized to patient

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Type 2 Diabetes Cases in Kids Still Rising After 'Return to Normal'

Once they returned to school, we thought things would normalize, researcher says

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Study Suggests Increase in Brain Aging in Those With Type 1 Diabetes

But this didn't seem to translate into Alzheimer's disease-related neurodegeneration

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FDA Clears iLet Bionic Pancreas System for Type 1 Diabetes

System does away with need for carb counting

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Topical Esmolol Gel Helped Heal Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Significantly better than standard of care at 12 and 24 weeks

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Senators Call Out PBMs, Drugmakers for High Prescription Drug Costs

This "is a moral issue," Sen. Bernie Sanders said during the hearing

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Adding This New Criteria Drastically Cut 72-Hour Insulinoma Fast Time

Beta-hydroxybutyrate-based stopping point reduced burden on patients

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Vascular Complications Big Contributor to Diabetes Deaths

Diabetic nephropathy was most common of the fatal complications, study showed

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FDA Finally OKs Latest MiniMed System for Type 1 Diabetes

780G system first to feature meal detection technology

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Why Does Insulin Cost So Much? Big Pharma Isn't the Only Player Driving Prices

Casting a light on profiteering methods of price mediators

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Calcium Channel Blocker Preserves Some Beta Cell Function in Early T1D

But intensive glucose control didn't preserve pancreatic C-peptide secretion

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Make the Diagnosis: Why Are These Lumps Here?

A 33-year-old woman went to the doctor after noticing painful lumps on her legs that had developed over the past few days, some of which had begun to drain pus. Can you diagnose the patient?

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