Diabetes
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Bariatric Surgery Prevents Type 2 Diabetes
Major Finding: During follow-up, type 2 diabetes developed in 110 of the bariatric surgery patients and in 392 controls, corresponding to...
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First Generic Pioglitazone Approved, With HF Warning
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JUPITER: Cardiovascular Benefits of Statins Outweigh Diabetes Risk
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Glargine, Liraglutide Neck and Neck, Except on Cost
Major Finding: Reductions in HbA1c from baseline did not differ significantly between the glargine and liraglutide groups (from 8.96% to 7.94% at...
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Diabetes Drug Eased Postprandial Hypoglycemia
Major Finding: Two weeks of 100 mg/day of sitagliptin increased postprandial insulin and glucose levels and significantly reduced patient ratings...
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Modified Bariatric Surgery Tames Diabetes in Small Series
Major Finding: Diabetes went into remission in 20 of 43 adults after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy with ileal interposition; the procedure also...
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Fitness Curbs Mortality in Men With Diabetes
Major Finding: Among men with diabetes, physical fitness decreased mortality risk by 43% in those with (and by 41% in those without) left...
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More Than Half of Diabetic Men Are Aspirin Resistant
Major Finding: Some 53% of 142 men with type 2 diabetes had aspirin resistance. Data Source: Findings are based on a supplementary analysis of...
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Sulfonylureas May Pose Increased Mortality Risk
Major Finding: Type 2 diabetic patients on glipizide, glyburide, or glimepiride all had a greater than 50% increased all-cause mortality risk...