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Childhood type 1 diabetes tests suggested at ages 2 and 6
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- Miriam E. Tucker
“This study is timely because recent successes in preventing type 1 diabetes highlight the need to identify the best candidates for intervention...
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Obesity links to faster fading of COVID vaccine protection
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- Miriam E. Tucker
The authors concluded that additional or more frequent booster doses are likely to be required to maintain protection among people with obesity...
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FDA approves Qsymia for treating teens with obesity
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- Miriam E. Tucker
The drug is the fourth to be approved for treating obesity in youth.
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Obesity linked to smaller testes and possible infertility
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- Miriam E. Tucker
If other studies confirm these results, pediatricians should begin routinely assessing testicular volume at all visits as is now done with height...
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New data, film highlight islet cell transplantation progress
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- Miriam E. Tucker
A new documentary shows the human side of islet cell transplantation research for type 1 diabetes and follows encouraging data presentations at...
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COVID-19 Pandemic stress affected ovulation, not menstruation
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- Miriam E. Tucker
The ‘experiment of nature’ that coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown produced several findings that call into question commonly held...
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Hypothyroidism: No more waiting to eat or drink with liquid thyroxine?
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- Miriam E. Tucker
Two manufacturers of liquid levothyroxine products now have data showing that patients with hypothyroidism could take these formulations and then...
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‘DIY’ artificial pancreas systems found to be safe, effective: CREATE trial
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- Miriam E. Tucker
So-called “do it yourself” artificial pancreas systems predate commercially available automated insulin delivery systems, but many people with...
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Avexitide promising for hypoglycemia after weight-loss surgery
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- Miriam E. Tucker
The GLP-1 receptor antagonist reduced all levels of hypoglycemia, by different measures, and in patients who had undergone different bariatric...
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Stem cell transplants could be ‘transformational’ in type 1 diabetes
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- Miriam E. Tucker
A second patient who received Vertex’s VX-880 has experienced glycemic improvements, while the first one is completely insulin independent.
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Obesity in adolescence raises risk for adult type 1 diabetes
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- Miriam E. Tucker
Risk of type 1 diabetes was doubled compared with adolescents with optimal body mass index in a study of military recruits.
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ADA 2022 preview: Tirzepatide and much more
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- Miriam E. Tucker
Full SURMOUNT-1 data, new approaches to type 2 diabetes management, discoveries in type 1 diabetes prevention and treatment, disparities, mental...
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FDA clears Abbott Freestyle Libre 3 glucose sensor
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- Miriam E. Tucker
New features on the Freestyle Libre 3 system include real-time readings, improved accuracy, and smaller size.
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SGLT2 inhibitors as first-line therapy in type 2 diabetes?
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- Miriam E. Tucker
Real-world study finds heart failure hospitalization reduction, compared with metformin but not MI, stroke, or overall mortality and with greater...
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Vitamin D doesn’t reduce type 2 diabetes risk ... or does it?
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- Miriam E. Tucker
“Given how prevalent prediabetes and type 2 diabetes are, clinicians and patients should consider vitamin D supplementation as an adjunct to...