Aussie study illuminates the huge cardiac risk that follows kidney failure
Patients with kidney failure and comorbid insulin-treated diabetes are 65 times more likely than adults in the general population to need major cardiac surgery, research…
Tag: Diabetes
Smartphone-supported CGM a diabetes game changer
Pat is a 56-year-old accountant and avid horse rider who has type 1 diabetes. She self-presents to a local diabetes education clinic after years of…
The real Professor Jonathan Shaw talks to AusDoc about his AI deepfake and the wider threat to medicine
Leading endocrinologist Professor Jonathan Shaw was on holiday on K’gari (Fraser Island) off the coast of Queensland, with the patchy reception that entails, when he…
Leading endocrinologist victim of deepfake AI scam showing him describe doctors as ‘idiots’
A leading endocrinologist has been the victim of a bizarre deepfake scam, with a news item fabricated by AI showing him describing doctors who prescribe…
SGLT-2 inhibitors stave off type 2 diabetes in HF, studies show
New analyses of trial data suggest SGLT-2 inhibitors reduce incident diabetes in patients with cardiovascular or kidney disease, a team of international researchers says. Dapagliflozin…
T2DM patients can target remission, says updated diabetes handbook
Type 2 diabetes treatments, such as low-calorie diets and bariatric surgery, can lead to remission for some patients, says new guidance from the RACGP and…
Helping to close the loop on glycaemic control
Kaye is a 60-year-old woman with a highly demanding job as a CEO. She was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 54 and started…
Doctors reverse type 1 diabetes with stem cell transplant: report
A 25-year-old woman with hard-to-control type 1 diabetes began producing her own insulin just months after an autologous transplant of reprogrammed stem cells. She was…
WHO database ‘shows safety signal’ for semaglutide and suicidal ideation: study
Researchers have called for an urgent assessment of a possible link between semaglutide and suicidality based on a study of a WHO adverse event database.…
Diabetes out of the blue points to a life-changing diagnosis
Keith, a 67-year-old retiree, presents to his GP with several months of weight loss and increased appetite. He is otherwise well with no past medical…
