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In-hospital glucose management program gives dramatic savings
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- Miriam E. Tucker
“I’ve been advocating for endocrine hospitalists to be deployed nationally,” said Dr. Misha Zilbermint.
Opinion
Dr. Topol talks: COVID-19 variants are innocent until proven guilty
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- Miriam E. Tucker
“The B.1.1.7 is going to be the dominant strain worldwide. It could develop new mutations within it that could...
News

Only a third of adults with diabetes receive ADA-recommended care
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- Miriam E. Tucker
In 2017-2018, only one in three received all of five care elements recommended by the American Diabetes Association.
News
Most kids with type 1 diabetes and COVID-19 in U.S. fared well
- Author:
- Miriam E. Tucker
Most children who were hospitalized had diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and high A1c levels.
News

Promising data on once-weekly insulin, phase 3 study ongoing
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- Miriam E. Tucker
New studies of the investigational once-weekly insulin icodec show it’s possible to switch from other basal insulins to icodec and that dose...
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Cushing’s death rate ‘unacceptable,’ triple that of general population
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- Miriam E. Tucker
Death rates among patients with endogenous Cushing’s syndrome have dropped since 2000 but are still threefold that of the general population.
News

FDA panel supports islet cell treatment for type 1 diabetes
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- Miriam E. Tucker
Voting 12-4 to support approval, panel members expressed concern about toxicity of long-term immunosuppression, particularly given the advances in...
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Fit-for-Fertility program boosts births, is cost effective
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- Miriam E. Tucker
The cost in Canadian dollars per additional newborn achieved with the Fit-for-Fertility program was similar to the willingness-to-pay for in vitro...
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FDA approves new ready-to-inject glucagon product
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- Miriam E. Tucker
Dasiglucagon is the third of newer-generation glucagon products that don’t require multistep reconstitution in emergency hypoglycemic situations...
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CDC adds new medical conditions to COVID-19 high-risk list
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- Miriam E. Tucker
The CDC refers to the medical conditions list as phase 1c in regard to COVID-19 vaccine prioritization....
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COVID-19 ‘long-haul’ symptoms overlap with ME/CFS
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- Miriam E. Tucker
Long-term symptoms following acute COVID-19 illness were predictable based on prior experience with postviral fatigue syndromes including myalgic...
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COVID-19 can cause atypical thyroid inflammation
- Author:
- Miriam E. Tucker
Patients with thyroid abnormalities during acute COVID-19, or who develop such symptoms, should have thyroid function checked every 6 months for a...
News
Comic books help explain type 1 diabetes to all ages
- Author:
- Miriam E. Tucker
Overcoming the challenges in managing type 1 diabetes can sometimes feel like an unappreciated superpower.
News
Diabetes prevention moves toward reality as studies published
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- Miriam E. Tucker
Newly published 3-year data on teplizumab in high-risk individuals and combination therapy with liraglutide in new-onset type 1 diabetes show...
News

Inpatient sodium imbalances linked to adverse COVID-19 outcomes
- Author:
- Miriam E. Tucker
Hypernatremia during hospitalization was associated with increased COVID-19 mortality and to a greater need for ventilatory support.