The guideline means more people will be screened but it will still be of value, said an economist. Medscape Medical News
Tag: Diabetes & Endocrinology
Following in My Footsteps: A Dad Reflects on His MD Kids
For Father’s Day, a physician reflects on what it’s like to have raised two future physicians.
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Obesity Surgery in Diabetics May Mean Less Eye and Nerve Damage
Patients whose type 2 diabetes improves after bariatric surgery may also be less likely to suffer microvascular complications, a U.S. study suggests. Reuters Health Information
Eye Benefits Last 4 Years Past Tight Glucose Control: ACCORDION
In this ACCORD follow-up in patients with longstanding type 2 diabetes plus cardiovascular disease, intensive glycemic control reduced the risk of retinopathy progression years later, in a “legacy effect.”
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Eye and Kidney Damage in Diabetes Tied to Heart Problems
Diabetes complications like eye, kidney and nerve damage can all increase the odds of hospitalizations and death from heart problems, a recent study suggests. Reuters Health Information
Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Diabetic Retinopathy
A systematic review and meta-analysis find association, but the mechanism isn’t clear, and no randomized clinical trials of supplementation have been conducted as yet. Medscape Medical News
Persistent Diabetic Macular Edema: Converting Eyes to Aflibercept
In patients with persistent diabetic macular edema, switching from an older VEGF inhibitor to a newer one may improve outcomes. Conversion to aflibercept may now be another option. Medscape Medical News
Diabetes Linked to Lower Life Expectancy, More Disability
An Australian study suggests women and men with diabetes have lower life expectancy and more years of disability than nondiabetics; women with diabetes spend the most time living with disability. Medscape Medical News
Interplay Between Glycemic Control, Lipids and Diabetic Eye Disease
New data from the VA Diabetes Trial (VADT) reveal some “interesting interactions” between intensive glucose control and lipids in relationship to progression of diabetic retinopathy, researchers say.
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Diabetic Retinopathy Common in Hospitalized Diabetics
Close to half of hospitalized diabetics have diabetic retinopathy and the condition has not been previously diagnosed in about a quarter, according to a small study from Pennsylvania. Reuters Health Information
New Scan for Diabetic Eye Disease Is Better, but at a Cost
Telescreening trial in remote areas of the Indian Health Service finds that new ultrawide field imaging may cut the number of people referred unnecessarily for diabetic retinopathy follow-up, but at a price. Medscape Medical News
Aflibercept Best in Diabetics With Bad Baseline Vision?
Final results from a trial comparing aflibercept, bevacizumab, and ranibizumab in diabetic macular edema confirm all three drugs are similar, but aflibercept is best in those with worse baseline vision, says lead researcher. Medscape Medical News
Antithyroid Treatment as Effective as RAI for Graves Relapse
Low-dose methimazole treatment is an option for relapsed Grave’s disease patients and even showed greater improvement in Graves’ ophthalmopathy compared with radioiodine treatment. Medscape Medical News
ACCORDION CV Mortality Drops, Eye Benefits Remain in Follow-up
New data from ACCORD long-term follow-up study: cardiovascular mortality risk with tight glycemic control attenuates, retinopathy benefit remains, and brain function unaffected. Medscape Medical News
Diabetic Vision Loss Medication May Promote Return to Driving
After a year of treatment with the drug ranibizumab (Lucentis), some people with vision loss due to diabetes regain their confidence to drive and have vision good enough to do so, according to a new study. Reuters Health Information
Eight Tips for Patient-Centered EHR Use
Optimize your EHR use today to enhance a collaborative treatment relationship with your patients.
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Trained Imagers Catch Most Diabetic Retinopathy at Point of Care
Trained nonphysician imagers are able to evaluate patients for diabetic retinopathy in primary care, using a novel technology, ultrawide field imaging, reducing the work load of central reading centers. Medscape Medical News
New Eye Scan Predicts Peripheral Neuropathy in Diabetes
Could corneal confocal microscopy represent a new technique for predicting peripheral diabetic neuropathy? The data suggest so, but there are still some hurdles to overcome. Medscape Medical News
Rituximab May Be Helpful in Graves’ Orbitopathy
Compared to IV methylprednisolone for Graves’ orbitopathy, rituximab offers a number of advantages, Italian researchers say. Reuters Health Information
Graves’ Orbitopathy: Double Vision Worse With Less Disease
The counterintuitive findings mean that Graves’ orbitopathy patients should be screened for restrictions in eye motility, which seems to correlate most with double vision, say the researchers. Medscape Medical News