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Here's What OTC Continuous Glucose Monitors Can Do for Our Patients

FDA's approval may be a step toward greater access

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Out-of-Pocket Insulin Caps Boost Savings -- But Not Insulin Use

Proposed national $35 insulin cap would help some patients, researchers say

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Is SGLT2 Inhibitor-Associated Ketoacidosis Treated With Enough Insulin?

Study suggests these patients receive significantly lower doses vs those with T1D ketoacidosis

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Slowing of Peripheral Artery Disease: Another Liraglutide Benefit?

GLP-1 receptor agonist significantly slowed progression over 6 months

Deaths Due to Alcohol Use; Steps for the Sedentary

Also in TTHealthWatch: microplastics in arteries, and worldwide obesity and diabetes risk

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Cardiometabolic Disorders Tend to Accompany a 'Lazy Eye'

Persistent amblyopia associated with myocardial infarction and death

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One-Week GLP-1 Agonist Hold Not Enough Before Anesthesia?

Even following this rule, increased residual gastric content still prevalent

FDA APPROVED Dexcom Stelo Glucose Biosensor System over a photo of the device.

FDA Clears First OTC Continuous Glucose Monitor

Dexcom's Stelo system available without a prescription by the summer

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FDA Says Eating Yogurt May Reduce Diabetes Risk

Products will be allowed to carry claims as long as they don't mislead consumers

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Bariatric Surgery a Long-Term Winner for Type 2 Diabetes

Clinical trials show advantages over lifestyle, medication out to 12 years

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FDA: Don't Use Smartwatches, Smart Rings for Blood Glucose Measurements

Noninvasive devices that don't pierce the skin can give inaccurate measurements

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Denosumab Protective Against Diabetes?

Study found lower diabetes incidence with osteoporosis drug for patients who stayed on treatment

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Rapid Weight Loss a Diabetic Retinopathy Risk?

While research is conflicting, GLP-1 therapies might cause transient worsening of retinal disease

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Can a Common Diabetes Drug Turn Patients' Urine Into Alcohol?

Case study highlights importance of proper urine sample storage

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Durable Weight Loss Follows Just a Few Injections of Novel Drug

Most of the body weight reduction persisted 150 days after the last dose in an early-phase trial

Health Effects of Diabetes Remission; High-Deductible Plans for Cancer Patients

Also in TTHealthWatch: USPSTF weighs in on screening for language disorders or delays in kids

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Some 'Choosing Wisely' Recs Protect Older Folks From Low-Value Care

Study looked at how three recommendations changed primary care decisions

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One Class of Antidiabetic Linked With Lower Kidney Stone Risk

Study compared SGLT2 inhibitors with GLP-1 agonists and DPP-4 inhibitors

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Can the Eye Reveal Cardiac and Lung Disease -- Plus Much More?

Researchers link thinner retinal layers to higher risk of multiple diseases

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Breast Cancer Drug Repurposed for Infant With Congenital Hyperinsulinism

Daily treatment substantially reduced hypoglycemia over 13 weeks

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FDA Clears Wegovy, Other GLP-1 Drugs of Suicidality Risk for Now

Preliminary evaluation reassures, while the agency's review continues

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Maternal Type 1 Diabetes an Outsized Red Flag for Child Heart Defect Risk

But don't ignore maternal overweight, obesity, and gestational diabetes, study says

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Study Assuages Fears of Pancreatic Cancer Risk With GLP-1 Receptor Agonists

Researchers looked at 7-year patient data

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In Acute Kidney Disease, SGLT2 inhibitors Were All-Around Protective

Risk of all-cause mortality, MAKE, and MACE were significantly reduced

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Bernie Sanders Has COVID; Global Fake Ozempic Problem; Nitazenes, the New Fentanyl?

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 木瓜直播 staff

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Food as Diabetes Medicine? Maybe Not, Trial Suggests

But intensive program did help boost engagement with healthcare

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Deep Flaws in FDA's Device Oversight, and Patient Harm, Exposed in Lawsuits, Records

"What is the threshold for the FDA to step in and do something?"

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Beware of Fake Ozempic, FDA Warns

Agency seized thousands of counterfeit units already

Cannabis Exposure During Pregnancy; Tirzepatide Cessation and Weight Gain

Also in TTHealthWatch: newer vaccine technologies in adults

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Stopping Tirzepatide Led to Weight Gain, Trial Shows

But sustained treatment kept the pounds off

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Metformin for Diabetes in Pregnancy: Maybe Not, Trial Says

New trial complicates findings of previous studies

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GLP-1 Drugs Linked to Lower Colorectal Cancer Risk for Diabetes Patients

Association strongest in patients with overweight, obesity

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Quick Albuminuria Reduction Key Factor in Finerenone's Efficacy

4-month UACR reduction mediated 84% of kidney treatment effect

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Pharmacists Can Spur Switch to Recommended Drugs for Diabetes Patients With CVD

Intervention persuaded VA physicians to adjust care, helped lower HbA1c

Orphan Drug Costs; Digital Devices for Diabetes

Also in TTHealthWatch: smoking cessation benefits

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'Alexa, Titrate My Insulin': AI App Boosts Glycemic Control in Randomized Trial

Voice-based app helped users to titrate basal insulin at home

Live Shingles Vaccine and Waning Immunity; Semaglutide and CV Events

Also in TTHealthWatch: sodium and blood pressure; aspirin and LVADs

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Brolucizumab Noninferior to Aflibercept for Diabetic Macular Edema

At a non-approved dose, the anti-VEGF drug had similar outcomes as rival

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Even Small Diabetes Distress Changes Clinically Important

Researchers calculated cutoffs for significant DDS-17 scale changes

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One Copeptin Test More Accurate as Diagnostic for AVP Deficiency

However, this test was more complicated, with more side effects, researchers note

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