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    The latest in diabetes research: liraglutide effects on CVD risk factors, Look AHEAD results, and more.
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  • FDA announces safety label changes for simvastatin
    The FDA has announced safety label changes for the cholesterol-lowering drug, simvastatin, because the highest approved dose (80 mg) has been associated with an elevated risk of myopathy.
  • FDA Announces Label Changes for Fenofibrate
    FDA has announced label changes for the cholesterol-lowering drug fenofibrate. These changes reflect data from the ACCORD Lipid trial, which indicated that fenofibrate use may not reduce patients’ risk of heart attack or stroke.
  • Slides of the Month
     
    ADA Criteria for the Diagnosis of Diabetes
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    ADA Criteria for Testing for Diabetes in Asymptomatic Adults
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    ADA Guidelines for Foot Care in Patients With Diabetes
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    ADA Guidelines for Foot Care in Patients With Diabetes (cont)
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    ADA Guidelines for Retinopathy Management in Diabetes
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    ADA Guidelines for Type 2 Diabetes in Children and Adolescents: Screening and Treatment
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    ADA Guidelines for Treatment of Older Adults With Diabetes
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    ADA Nutrition Strategies for Weight Loss
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    ADA Recommendations for Medical Nutrition Therapy
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    ADA Recommendations for Primary Prevention of Diabetes With Medical Nutrition Therapy
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    ADA Recommendations for Aspirin Therapy in Diabetes
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    ADA Recommendations for Diabetes Care in the Hospital (cont)
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    ADA Recommendations for Smoking Cessation in Diabetes
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    ADA Treatment Recommendations for Nephropathy
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    ADA: Goals for Glycemic, Blood Pressure, and Lipid Control
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    ADA: Physical Activity/Exercise Recommendations for Patients With Diabetes
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    ADA Recommendations on Bariatric Surgery in Patients With Diabetes
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    ADA Recommendations for Immunization in Patients With Diabetes
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    ADA Guidelines: Correlation of A1C With Average Glucose
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    ADA Recommendations for Neuropathy Screening and Treatment
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    ADA: Categories of Increased Risk for Diabetes (Prediabetes)
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    ADA Recommendations for Detection and Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
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    ADA Guidelines: Common Comorbidities Associated With Diabetes
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    ADA Guidelines: A1C Recommendations
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    ADA Guidelines: Glycemic Recommendations for Nonpregnant Adults With Diabetes
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    ADA Guidelines: Recommendations for Type 2 Diabetes Therapy
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    ADA Guidelines: Recommendations for Hypoglycemia
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    ADA Guidelines: Recommendations for Prevention/Delay of Type 2 Diabetes
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    ADA Guidelines: Recommendations for Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME)
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    ADA Guidelines: Noninsulin Therapies for Hyperglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes (1 of 2)
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    ADA Guidelines: Noninsulin Therapies for Hyperglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes (2 of 2)
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    In the News
    Memory Function - Decaffeinated Coffee May Help
    Feb 04, 2012 -- Drinking decaffeinated coffee may improve brain energy metabolism associated with diabetes type 2, according to a study published in Nutritional Neuroscience and carried out by researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Brain energy metabolism is a dysfunction with a known risk factor for dementia and other neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's disease...

    For Kidney Disease Patients, Goals For Blood Pressure May Be Unrealistic
    Feb 04, 2012 -- An upward revision of the blood pressure numbers used to identify risk of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) might actually help doctors provide better care for their patients, said the authors of a study in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The researchers found that systolic blood pressure - the "upper number" in a blood pressure reading - was the key variable...

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