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ACP, Annals of Internal Medicine host forum on medications for type 2 diabetes
A full recording of "Pharmacologic Management of Type 2 Diabetes" is available for replay.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/05/28/5.htm
28 May 2024
Bringing postpartum care to primary care
To improve maternal outcomes in the United States, increased collaboration and communication between obstetrics/gynecology and primary care are crucial, experts stress.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/06/bringing-postpartum-care-to-primary-care.htm
1 Jun 2024
Hypoglycemia associated with food insecurity in older adults with diabetes
A survey of older adults with type 2 diabetes taking insulin or sulfonylureas found that both economic and physical food insecurity were related to increased risk for severe hypoglycemic events.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/05/28/2.htm
28 May 2024
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CAP presents challenges for clinicians
While not treating patients with pneumonia could be catastrophic, giving antibiotics to those who don't have it also causes harm.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/06/cap-presents-challenges-for-clinicians.htm
1 Jun 2024
Melatonin not associated with increased diabetes, cardiovascular disease risk
Researchers reviewed data from three longitudinal studies of health care professionals to parse out potential effects of self-reported melatonin use on overall health.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/05/14/2.htm
14 May 2024
Differentiating type 1 from type 2 diabetes in adults
Type 1 diabetes can be challenging to diagnose after childhood in part because the overt symptoms tend to be milder.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/05/differentiating-type-1-from-type-2-diabetes-in-adults.htm
1 May 2024
Guideline updates recommendations on management of lower-limb PAD
The American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association updated their peripheral artery disease (PAD) guideline to offer more evidence-based management options, including a recommendation in support of using rivaroxaban combined with low-dose aspirin.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/05/21/1.htm
21 May 2024
Bariatric surgery improves long-term diabetes outcomes more than medication, lifestyle interventions
Patients who underwent bariatric surgery for type 2 diabetes had remission rates of 18.2% at seven years and 12.7% at 12 years, compared to 6.2% and 0%, respectively, in patients treated with medical and lifestyle interventions, a new review found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/03/05/1.htm
5 Mar 2024
Shifts in insulin use
Physicians' management of patients who take insulin for diabetes has been influenced by changes in pricing and access to technology.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/02/shifts-in-insulin-use.htm
1 Feb 2024