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Switching from daily basal insulin to once-weekly insulin icodec results in effective glucose control without increasing the risk of hypoglycaemia, according to the results of a phase II trial.

Once-weekly insulin safe, provides effective glucose control

Obesity, metabolic health linked to urological disorders

Obesity and metabolic health, either individually or in combination, contribute to the development of urological disorders related to voiding, a recent study has found.

Obesity, metabolic health linked to urological disorders

Graft, patient outcomes in kidney recipients do not differ by obesity level

Long-term kidney transplant outcomes in patients with extreme obesity are similar to that in those with obesity, a study reports. This is despite an increased risk of delayed graft function likely unrelated to donor organ quality in the former.

Graft, patient outcomes in kidney recipients do not differ by obesity level

Age, disease duration tied to corneal changes in diabetes

Diabetes seems to alter corneal endothelial cell morphology, particularly among older patients with long-standing disease, a recent study has found.

Age, disease duration tied to corneal changes in diabetes

Ertugliflozin: A suitable add-on for inadequately controlled T2D

23 Apr 2021 by

Ertugliflozin may be a suitable add-on therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) whose glucose levels are inadequately controlled by a metformin-sulfonylurea or insulin regimen, substudies of the phase III VERTIS* CV trial showed.

Ertugliflozin: A suitable add-on for inadequately controlled T2D

23 Apr 2021

Changes in body fat linked to liver fat in type 2 diabetes

23 Apr 2021

Increasing body fat content in recent-onset type 2 diabetes mellitus appears to lead to the accumulation of hepatocellular lipid, a recent study has found.

Changes in body fat linked to liver fat in type 2 diabetes

23 Apr 2021

Increased meat intake may up risk of several non-cancerous conditions

22 Apr 2021 by

An increasing intake of unprocessed red meat and processed meat may be tied to an elevated risk of multiple medical conditions, according to a recent prospective study from the UK.

Increased meat intake may up risk of several non-cancerous conditions

Vitamin D deficiency predicts rapid lung function decline in smokers

Smokers with consistently low serum vitamin D level are likely to exhibit accelerated decline in lung function, a study has found.

Vitamin D deficiency predicts rapid lung function decline in smokers

Early breakfast may improve insulin resistance

22 Apr 2021 by

Adults who took their first meal before 8:30 am had better insulin resistance than those who did so after 8:30 am, independent of eating duration, according to a study presented at ENDO 2021.

Early breakfast may improve insulin resistance