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New clinical guidelines recommend bariatric surgery for obese patients with type 2 diabetes

Bariatric surgery should be recommended for type 2 diabetes patients with class III obesity, regardless of glycemic control, and those with class II obesity who have inadequately controlled hyperglycemia despite lifestyle and optimal medical therapy, the guidelines said.

Intensive glycemic treatment may be common, doubles risk of hypoglycemia

Intensive treatment was defined as use of more glucose-lowering medications than recommended by practice guidelines and was found in 18.7% of clinically complex Medicare patients.

Excess mortality examined in older patients with diabetes

Excess mortality associated with diabetes was highest in patients younger than age 75 who had had diabetes for a longer time period, with the relative hazard highest in women, a study found.

MKSAP quiz: Diagnosed in the ED

This month's quiz asks readers to evaluate a 66-year-old man with a random blood glucose level of 211 mg/dL, an HbA1c of 7.8%, and recent polyuria and polydipsia.

Alert on canagliflozin and amputations

An ongoing clinical trial found an increase in leg and foot amputations, mostly affecting the toes, in patients treated with canagliflozin (Invokana, Invokamet), according to an FDA safety alert.

Practice transformation resource for diabetes care updated

The National Diabetes Education Program has updated its online resource Practice Transformation for Physicians and Health Care Teams.

Spotlight on predicting cardiovascular events

Predicting cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes was the focus of multiple recent studies.