Diabetes

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Novel device can determine if a patient has pre-, type 1, or type 2 diabetes.

Increasing expression of hedgehog proteins may lead to speedier healing in patients with diabetes.

The prevalence of diabetes is 17% higher in rural areas than in urban areas.

A recent study indicates that continuous medication monitoring (CoMM) could serve as a valuable tool for community pharmacists, shifting the focus from dispensing to improving patient outcomes and medication use.

As outcomes-based contracting becomes more important, companies are aligning to promote the payment model.

Researchers in England set out to determine whether the risk of diabetes development was present at the onset of schizophrenia, as opposed to after a period of time with the illness.

The diabetic effects on surgical outcomes found to be overstated.

Individuals enrolled in high-deductible health plans face thousands in out of pocket costs.

Individuals with chronic diseases and high-deductible health insurance spend more than 10% on out-of-pocket costs.

Suliqua receives marketing authorization in the EU shortly after the product was approved in the United States as Soliqua.

Semaglutide was not shown to increase cardiovascular risks for patients with diabetes.

Metformin plus syrosingopine seen to shrink tumors in mice models of liver cancer.

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Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) may soon be eligible for coverage by the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

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Drug combination more effective on cancer cell proliferation.

Diabetes screening tests may be inaccurate, and can lead to over and under treatment.

Officials noted a 54% decline in kidney failure in this population between 1996 and 2013, more than any racial and ethnic group.

Novo Nordisk and Glooko will create a digital health solution for diabetes management.

Novo Nordisk and Glooko will create a digital health solution for diabetes management.

Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are an emerging antidiabetic class that offer significant cardiovascular risk reduction.

$101 billion was spent on diabetes in 2013, which made it the top health spending category.

Fenofibrate plus statin could provide a novel treatment option for patients with persistant high cholesterol.

Group-based acceptance and commitment therapy increased likelihood of effective coping strategies in diabetes patients.

Group-based acceptance and commitment therapy increased likelihood of effective coping strategies in diabetes patients.

Metformin is recommended as the first-line therapy for patients with type 2 diabetes.

Although historically underused, metformin is now being reaffirmed as first-line therapy recommendation for type 2 diabetes. The American College of Physicians (ACP) released the updated clinical practice guidelines in the Annals of Internal Medicine.