Excess Risk of Dying From Infectious Causes in Those With Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes.
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Long-term Mortality Risk After Hyperglycemic Crisis Episodes in Geriatric Patients With Diabetes: A National Population-Based Cohort Study
CONCLUSIONS – Patients with diabetes had a higher mortality risk after HCE during the first 6 years of follow-up. Referral for proper education, better access to medical care, effective communication with a health care provider, and control of comorbidities should be done immediately after HCE.
Progressive Renal Decline: The New Paradigm of Diabetic Nephropathy in Type 1 Diabetes
Hemodialysis in Metformin Poisoning | The Poison Review
According to some reports metformin poisoning, though rare, is associated with a mortality rate of 30%.
via Hemodialysis in metformin poisoning | The Poison Review.
Yikes.
MUST READ – 5 Takeaways – Diabetes Drugs Investigation – Medpage Today
5 Takeaways from the Diabetes Drugs Investigation | Medpage Today.
At least 3,300 deaths and 20,000 hospitalizations have been linked to new diabetes drugs in adverse event reports submitted by clinicians and pharmaceutical companies to the FDA since 2004.
Read and pay close attention to the chart of adverse events by drug. The lizard strikes back (Byetta).
Lessons in Diabetes Care from Around the World – Medpage Today
Diabetes outcomes are better with effective self-management, and therefore patients must be engaged in understanding proper self-care and making healthy behavior changes.
via Lessons in Diabetes Care from Around the World | Medpage Today.
Early Death in T1D More Common in Women than Men | Medpage Today
Women with type 1 diabetes have a roughly 40% greater risk of all-cause mortality compared with men with type 1 diabetes, researchers reported.
via Early Death in T1D More Common in Women than Men | Medpage Today.
Glyxambi – Medpage Today
There have been postmarketing reports of acute pancreatitis with the DPP-4 inhibitor, including reports of fatal pancreatitis, they warned.
via First Pill Combining New Diabetes Drugs OK’d | Medpage Today.
Lower BMI Limit for T2D Screening for Asian Americans – Medpage Today
Hsu and colleagues made this determination based on the scientific literature, citing the distribution of adipose tissue as the explanation. Asian Americans tend to store excess weight around the waistline, where fat storage has been associated with higher risk for insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes, compared with peripheral fat stores in the legs and arms.
via Lower BMI Limit for T2D Screening for Asian Americans | Medpage Today.
I’m screwed.
Diabetic Foot Ulcer – Medscape
Diabetic foot ulcers occur as a result of various factors, such as mechanical changes in conformation of the bony architecture of the foot, peripheral neuropathy, and atherosclerotic peripheral arterial disease, all of which occur with higher frequency and intensity in the diabetic population. Diabetic foot lesions are responsible for more hospitalizations than any other complication of diabetes. Among patients with diabetes, 15% develop a foot ulcer, and 12%-24% of individuals with a foot ulcer require amputation. Diabetes is the leading cause of nontraumatic lower-extremity amputations in the United States.
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