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Continuous Glucose Monitoring May Improve Glucose Control in Type 2 Diabetes Requiring Insulin: By Kelly Young Edited

Continuous Glucose Monitoring May Improve Glucose Control in Type 2 Diabetes Requiring Insulin: By Kelly Young Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Jaye Elizabeth Hefner, MD Among patients with type 2 diabetes, continuous glucose monitoring is associated with better glucose control, according...
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A Team-Based Online Game Improves Blood Glucose Control in Veterans With Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized, Controlled Trial.

A Team-Based Online Game Improves Blood Glucose Control in Veterans With Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized, Controlled Trial. "Patients with diabetes who were randomized to an online game delivering DSME demonstrated sustained and meaningful HbA1c improvements. Among patients with poorly controlled diabetes,...
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Human Insulin for Type 2 Diabetes: An Effective, Less-Expensive Option: This Viewpoint suggests that clinicians prescribe

Human Insulin for Type 2 Diabetes: An Effective, Less-Expensive Option: This Viewpoint suggests that clinicians prescribe human insulin products as a more-affordable option over insulin analogues and explains dosing options. Kasia J. Lipska. Irl B. Hirsch. Matthew C. Riddle. JAMA.
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2017 Diabetes Care Standards Issued: By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by Jaye Elizabeth Hefner, MD The American Diabetes

2017 Diabetes Care Standards Issued: By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by Jaye Elizabeth Hefner, MD The American Diabetes Association has released its 2017 "Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes." An overview of the group's guidance on pharmacologic therapy for type 2 diabetes is available … NEJM Journal...
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'7lbs in 7 days' retreat at Juicy Oasis Feb 20-27th 2016. Blog about the retreat. Just returned from a week at Juicy Oasis

'7lbs in 7 days' retreat at Juicy Oasis Feb 20-27th 2016. Blog about the retreat. Just returned from a week at Juicy Oasis in Portugal - a health and spa retreat based on a juicing diet run by Jason Vale. It was a lovely sunny escape from the February cold and rain in the UK. The main features were...
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Efficacy and effectiveness of screen and treat policies in prevention of type 2 diabetes: systematic review and meta-analysis

Efficacy and effectiveness of screen and treat policies in prevention of type 2 diabetes: systematic review and meta-analysis of screening tests and interventions: Objectives  To assess diagnostic accuracy of screening tests for pre-diabetes and efficacy of interventions (lifestyle or metformin) in...
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Combinations of insulin and oral glucose-lowering drugs for people with type 2 diabetes on insulin treatment | Cochrane

Combinations of insulin and oral glucose-lowering drugs for people with type 2 diabetes on insulin treatment | Cochrane
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Varied diet (or the means to afford a varied diet) is healthy for you. "Dietary Diversity, Diet Cost, and Incidence of

Varied diet (or the means to afford a varied diet) is healthy for you. "Dietary Diversity, Diet Cost, and Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes in the United Kingdom: A Prospective Cohort Study: Using a large prospective cohort, Annalijn Conklin and colleagues investigate the association between dietary diversity...
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Meta-Analysis: Metformin Should Still Be First-Line Diabetes Therapy, Even with Newer Drugs Available: By Amy Orciari Herman

Meta-Analysis: Metformin Should Still Be First-Line Diabetes Therapy, Even with Newer Drugs Available: By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Jaye Elizabeth Hefner, MD Evidence from a new meta-analysis "supports current guidelines with metformin as the recommended first-line...
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You've Been Overtesting for HbA1c, Researchers Assert: By Joe Elia Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Lorenzo

You've Been Overtesting for HbA1c, Researchers Assert: By Joe Elia Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Lorenzo Di Francesco, MD, FACP, FHM Most patients with well-controlled type 2 diabetes have been subject to overtesting, according to a study in … NEJM Journal Watch.
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