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Tag: Type 2 Diabetes
GPs allowed to approve continuous glucose monitors — but only for veterans
GPs can now approve fully funded continuous glucose monitors for veteran card holders despite their ban from approving the devices under the National Diabetes Services…
‘Screen all T2DM patients for fatty liver disease’: incoming guidelines
GPs could be advised to screen all adults with type 2 diabetes for metabolic dysfunction associated fatty liver disease from next year, a leading hepatologist…
Time-restricted dieting beats calorie counting for weight loss in diabetes: study
Time-restricted dieting may be better for people with type 2 diabetes to lose weight than counting calories, a US study suggests. Researchers found that people…
Weight loss-driven remission of prediabetes tied to lower type 2 diabetes risk
Weight loss-driven remission of prediabetes protects against type 2 diabetes and is associated with better kidney and vascular function, according to German findings. Their analysis…
A GP guide to chronic kidney disease in diabetes
Diabetes is the most common cause of kidney failure (37% non-Indigenous Australians; 69% Indigenous Australians) and around 50% of people with type 2 diabetes (T2DM)…
Night owls more likely to develop diabetes, nurse study shows
Among female nurses, those reporting an evening chronotype are more likely to have an unhealthy lifestyle, with an increased risk for type 2 diabetes, even…
Low carb, high reward
At age 55, Frankie has multiple health problems. Long-term mental illness has been managed with polypharmacy for many years. Clozapine therapy has contributed to weight…
Diabetes onset before age 60 triples dementia risk, study shows
Patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes before they turn 60 are nearly three times more likely to develop dementia than those without incident diabetes, shows…
Weighing up the risks
Paula, a 68-year-old retiree, was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes 10 years ago. She was initially managed with metformin but required the addition of insulin…
