Clinical Briefs for Tuesday, October 15
Steroids used excessively to treat irritable bowel disease … ‘Optical glucometer’ for diabetes management could replace needle sticks … Common bladder drug linked to vision-threatening eye condition
Diabetes Care
Advances in diabetes care giving insulin users better blood sugar control
An expert panel has proposed post-meal strategies for people using insulin to control diabetes.
Simple blood test identifies diabetic complications, cancer
A few drops of blood is all it takes to detect diabetic vascular complications such as kidney failure. The test can detect certain cancers as well.
Clinical Briefs for Monday, September 23
Older patients don’t see diabetes recommendations the way doctors do … Bowel cancer screening reduces deaths by up to 45% … No bones about it, protein slows down fracture-healing … Wearable brain-machine interface could control a wheelchair, vehicle or computer
Clinical Briefs for Thursday, September 12
Eyes could be windows to Alzheimer’s disease risk … FDA OKs glucagon rescue pen for severe hypos in diabetes … Boosting vitamin K may help stabilize warfarin patients … Evidence lacking for cognitive screening in seniors: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Healthiest lifestyles cut chance of diabetes by 75%: international analysis
It’s a combination of healthy lifestyle factors, not bodyweight alone, that appears to significantly reduce the relative risk of diabetes.
New drug class tied to lower risk of heart failure, death in type 2 diabetes
A new class of type 2 diabetes drug appears to reduce the risk of heart failure, death and major cardiovascular events, researchers have found.
Diabetes dangers in LTC can be reduced by better self-management education
Dangerous hypoglycemic events in long-term care settings can be reduced with diabetes self-management education and support.
Frequent feedback makes big dent in deadly diabetes outcomes
Deadly outcomes are less likely when patients with diabetes have lifestyle counseling at least once a month, a large new study has found.
5 updated risk factors for heart disease, diabetes detection
To detect diabetes and heart disease early on, clinicians should focus on five key risk factors, according to a guideline released this week.
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