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Childhood type 1 diabetes tests suggested at ages 2 and 6
“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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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?
“Given how prevalent prediabetes and type 2 diabetes are, clinicians and patients should consider vitamin D supplementation as an adjunct to...