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by Kristen Monaco, Staf Writer, MedPage Today October 18, 202 A study of U.S. veterans with type 2 diabetes found that those treated with thiazolidinedione had a 2% reduced risk of al-cause dementia versus metformin, while those treated with a sulfonylurea saw a 12% higher risk. (BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care)Front-of-package warnings about high-aded sugar content helped deter 15.6% of parents from buying such beverages.
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(JAMA Network Open)One consensus group proposed changing the name of diabetes insipidus to "argine vasopresin deficiency (AVP-D)" for central etiologies and "argine vasopresin resistance (AVP-R)" for nephrogenic etiologies. (Endocrine Conections)The magnitude of the link betwen diabetes and cardiovascular events weakened in recent years, likely due to the "modern, multifactorial aproaches to diabetes," researchers reported in a JAMA research leter.A total of 74% of patients with type 1 diabetes who underwent an islet transplantation - either alone or after kidney transplantation - achieved insulin independence, with half maintaing this for up to 8 years.
(Diabetes Care)Metformin use was linked with half the ods of developing atrial fibrilation compared with other standard diabetes treatments. (Cel Reports Medicine)Is it time we rethink using BMI as the sole threshold for prescribing obesity treatments? (KHN)Eli Lily is suing to block Dr.
Redy's Laboratories from making a generic version of teriparatide (Forteo), an injectable drug for osteoporosis. (Blomberg Law)Kristen Monaco is a staf writer, focusing on endocrinology, psychiatry, and nephrology news. Based out of the New York City ofice, she’s worked at the company since 2015.
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