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FDA approves new tubeless insulin pump
- Author:
- Miriam E. Tucker
It offers users a choice of bolusing directly from the pump or from a handheld remote-control device.
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Type 1 diabetes management improves as technology advances
- Author:
- Miriam E. Tucker
Automated insulin delivery systems have reduced A1c levels, but many still are not achieving numbers under 7%.
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FDA okays first-ever new drug for rare bone disorder
- Author:
- Miriam E. Tucker
The drug reduced annualized heterotopic ossification volume by 54%.
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Cause of common gastrointestinal symptoms in diabetes?
- Author:
- Miriam E. Tucker
“People with diabetes who present with gastrointestinal symptoms – such as steatorrhea or changes in stool, bloating, and/or abdominal pain –...
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A1c not linked to postop complications in kids with diabetes
- Author:
- Miriam E. Tucker
There is no guidance on the level of elevated A1c that should prompt consideration of delaying surgery.
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Just 1 in 10 with overweight/obesity lose 5% of body weight
- Author:
- Miriam E. Tucker
“These findings could, in part, be explained by barriers in availability of and access to obesity management options.”
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Skin reactions common at insulin pump infusion sites
- Author:
- Miriam E. Tucker
The inflammatory response “may result in tissue changes responsible for the infusion-site failures seen frequently in clinical practice,” say the...
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Kombucha benefits type 2 diabetes, study suggests
- Author:
- Miriam E. Tucker
“Kombucha is a growing part of the beverage market in the United States and the world.”
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New approaches for diabetic keratopathy in the eye?
- Author:
- Miriam E. Tucker
“Our goal is to develop topical, sustained-release drugs for corneal wound healing.”
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New guidelines on diabetes-related laboratory testing
- Author:
- Miriam E. Tucker
“We do a lot of testing in screening, diagnosis, and monitoring of diabetes and its complications, yet for many clinicians we think that any...
Opinion
Debate: Initial combination therapy for type 2 diabetes?
- Author:
- Miriam E. Tucker
Ralph A. DeFronzo, MD, argued for combination therapy at the time of diagnosis, and David M. Nathan, MD, countered that sequential therapy is a...
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FDA clears the Tandem Mobi insulin pump
- Author:
- Miriam E. Tucker
The device is approved for people with diabetes aged 6 years and up.
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Aging and type 1 diabetes: ‘Complete picture’ 40 years on
- Author:
- Miriam E. Tucker
“The EDIC study is now shifting its focus during the next 5 years to understand the clinical course of type 1 diabetes in the setting of advancing...
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COORDINATE-Diabetes: A ‘wake-up call’ for many specialties
- Author:
- Miriam E. Tucker
“I look at COORDINATE as a wake-up call to the need for multispecialty approaches to people with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.”
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Thirty-three percent of type 1 diabetes patients insulin free with stem cells
- Author:
- Miriam E. Tucker
Engraftment of Vertex Pharmaceutical’s VX-880 stem cell–derived islets has now been achieved in six patients, two of whom are insulin-independent...