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Gap in Diabetes Technology Use Among Black and White Medicare Beneficiaries is Worsening

The gap in the use of insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) among Black and white Medicare beneficiaries widened from 2017 to 2019, according to new research published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Reducing health disparities is a major public health goal in the U.S., and these disparities include the use of diabetes technology. All Medicare beneficiaries with type 1 diabetes...
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The Highest Rates of Severe Hypoglycemia Crises Are in Patients with Diabetes and End-Stage Kidney Disease, Study Finds

In patients who have diabetes and end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), the rates of severe hypoglycemia crises requiring emergency department visits or hospitalizations are the highest so far reported, according to a nationwide study recently published in Diabetes Care. Researchers led by Rodolfo J. Galindo, MD, FACE, associate professor of medicine at Emory University School of...
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COVID-19 May Trigger Hyperglycemia and Worsen Disease by Harming Fat Cells

COVID-19 may bring high risks of severe disease and death in many patients by disrupting key metabolic signals and thereby triggering hyperglycemia, according to a new study in Cell Metabolism. Researchers led by James C. Lo, MD, PhD, an associate professor of medicine in the Weill Center for Metabolic Health and the Cardiovascular Research Institute at Weill Cornell Medicine and a cardiologist at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, found that hyperglycemia is common in hospitalized COVID-19 patients and...
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Evolution of Diabetes Management: The Patient-Provider Relationship, Accessing Resources, and Surmounting Obstacles

100_Years_of_Insulin_Logo During insulin’s first century, treatments and resources for people with diabetes have steadily progressed. So, too, have relationships between the patient and the provider. A recent Endocrine Society-hosted roundtable highlighted this vital connection and how it has evolved through the decades. Leonard Thompson was 14 years old in 1922, and he was dying of type...
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The Cost of Living (with Diabetes)

100_Years_of_Insulin_Logo A century after its discovery, insulin’s price tag in the U.S. remains alarmingly high for many people living with diabetes. While experts in healthcare and industry have worked with legislators to address the problem, much more needs to be done so that this lifesaving therapy is available to all who need it. When Leonard Thompson’s...
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Coming Attractions: Insulin’s Intriguing Future

100_Years_of_Insulin_Logo Smart insulin. Once-a-week insulin. Thermostable insulin. Researchers around the world are working on a variety of insulin innovations, some of which could be available sooner than you think. In a world where everything is becoming smart — phones, speakers, cars, watches, and even doorbells — will it soon be insulin’s turn? The answer is yes,...

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