Diabetes

For Weight loss, Don’t Eat Late in Day Says Study

June 12, 2020

A study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism has found that eating a late may be a contributing factor to weight gain and hyperglycemia.

New Guidance for Treating Diabetic COVID-19 Patients in the ICU

June 10, 2020

ByGretchen Cuda Kroen

According to the report, more than 20 percent of COVID patients in the ICU are patients with diabetes, presenting challenges for the clinicians managing their care. Diabetic patients with COVID-19 in the ICU need both complex medical management of their COVID disease, along with blood sugar control to minimize complications and mortality risk- and that can require multiple patient interactions that put the provider at risk.

Ticagrelor Now For Use in Diabetic Patients Without History of MI or Stroke Says FDA

June 02, 2020

ByGretchen Cuda Kroen

The oral antiplatelet drug Ticagrelor (Brilinta, Astra Zeneca), was approved this week by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) who are at high risk for a first heart attack or stroke. The change adds new treatment options to diabetic pateints at high risk for cardiac events.