Search results for "From Annals of Internal Medicine"
Meta-analysis assesses sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors
Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors appear to be an effective option to lower blood sugars in type 2 diabetes, but there is insufficient evidence on their safety and long-term effects, a recent meta-analysis found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/09/13/8.htm
13 Sep 2013
The Consult Guys talk about hyperglycemia
A new video from the Consult Guys, Geno J. Merli, MD, FACP, and Howard H. Weitz, MD, FACP, addresses inpatient glucose control. “Hyperglycemia: Am I a Control Freak?” was released online Dec. 17, 2013.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2014/01/10/6.htm
10 Jan 2014
Albuminuria can be ruled out with quantitative point-of-care tests
To screen at-risk patients for albuminuria, quantitative tests can be used effectively at the point of care, but semiquantitative tests are not sufficiently accurate, a recent meta-analysis found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2014/05/09/5.htm
9 May 2014
Update in Endocrinology highlights top diabetes research of 2013
Ten studies from 2013 with potential to change endocrinology practice were summarized in Annals of Internal Medicine's annual Update in Endocrinology, published in the June 3 issue.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2014/06/13/5.htm
13 Jun 2014
Diabetes increases largely explained by BMI growth, especially in women
Since the late 1970s, diabetes prevalence has increased significantly more in men than women, and only in women did changes in body mass index (BMI) fully explain the diabetes trend.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2014/09/12/4.htm
12 Sep 2014
Diabetes associated with cognitive decline, CABG better than PCI for diabetics
Higher HbA1c at midlife was associated with greater cognitive decline over the following 20 years, and coronary artery bypass grafting is preferable to percutaneous coronary intervention in diabetics, according to studies recently published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2014/12/12/5.htm
12 Dec 2014
In the Clinic: type 2 diabetes
An In the Clinic article in the March 3 Annals of Internal Medicine provides a clinical overview of type 2 diabetes.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2015/03/13/5.htm
13 Mar 2015
Commentary on the 2015 Standards for Diabetes Care
Of the many recommendations in the American Diabetes Association's (ADA) updated Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes, 3 were chosen as particularly important for nonendocrinologists by the authors of a recent commentary in Annals of Internal Medicine.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2015/04/10/4.htm
10 Apr 2015
Metformin rarely prescribed for prediabetes, study finds
Very few patients with prediabetes are prescribed metformin, according to a recent study of working-age adults.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2015/06/12/5.htm
12 Jun 2015
Task force recommends combined diet and physical activity effort for diabetes prevention
The Community Preventive Services Task Force recommended the use of combined diet and physical activity promotion programs for people at increased risk for type 2 diabetes in a recent clinical guideline.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2015/08/14/5.htm
14 Aug 2015