Discussion The index patient is homozygous for the c.130G>A variant of the INS gene, which most likely fits with the diagnosis monogenic diabetes. To our knowledge, the c.130G>A INS variant presented here has not been described before in a homozygous state. Four patients have been discovered in large-population studies who were heterozygous for the reported […]
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Read MoreDiabetes Core Update is a monthly podcast that presents and discusses the latest clinically relevant articles from the American Diabetes Association’s four science and medical journals – Diabetes, Diabetes Care, Clinical Diabetes, and Diabetes Spectrum. Each episode is approximately 25 minutes long and presents 5-6 recently published articles from ADA journals. Intended for practicing physicians […]
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Results Case data were abstracted from sample of 450 unique adults who had a ß-hydroxybutyrate value ordered and resulted from the ED drawn randomly from a total of 2413 orders. During the same time frame, 1648 patients had a primary diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, hyperglycemia or DKA in the EDs at the four sites. The […]
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Share on PinterestA global study linked thousands of preventable deaths to ultra-processed food consumption. Alexander Spatari/Getty Images Ultra-processed foods could be driving an increase in preventable deaths, a global study reports. For every 10% increase in ultra-processed food consumption in total daily energy intake, the risk of all-cause mortality rose by 2.7%. Ultra-processed foods have […]
Read MoreIn this special series on obesity, our host, Dr. Neil Skolnik, discusses the obesity epidemic with some of the foremost experts in the world. In Part 4 of the series, Dr. Skolnik is joined by Drs. Deborah Horn and Robert Kushner. Together they discuss challenges, and potential solutions, in obesity management. The Focus on Obesity […]
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Discussion In this 26-week, open-label, RCT of HCL versus standard therapy (CSII or MDI without real-time CGM), those allocated to HCL reported significantly greater diabetes-specific positive well-being at 13-week follow-up, which was maintained at 26 weeks. At 26 weeks, the HCL group also reported significantly less frequent perceived unacceptably high glucose levels. Adjusted analyses also […]
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Read MoreDiabetes Core Update – June 2024 Diabetes Core Update is a monthly podcast that presents and discusses the latest clinically relevant articles from the American Diabetes Association’s four science and medical journals – Diabetes, Diabetes Care, Clinical Diabetes, and Diabetes Spectrum. Each episode is approximately 25 minutes long and presents 5-6 recently published articles from […]
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Results Demographic and metabolic variables at baseline A total of 268 adults (145 African American, 123 European American; 193 women, 75 men) who completed baseline assessment of insulin secretion and insulin sensitivity in the POP-ABC study were included in the present analysis (online supplemental figure S1). The participants’ baseline characteristics are shown in table 1. […]
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