“Foot selfies” may be a simple solution to keeping tabs on patients at high risk for diabetic foot complications. Patients with or at risk of foot ulcers are told to check their feet regularly at home, but doing so can…
Read MoreType 2 Diabetes ‘Remission’ Is a Reality, Say Major Organizations
A new joint consensus statement by four major diabetes organizations aims to standardize the terminology, definition, and assessment to the phenomenon of diabetes “remission.” The statement was jointly issued by the American Diabetes Association, the Endocrine Society, the European Association…
Read MoreAflibercept Won’t Help Vision in Early Diabetic Retinopathy
Intravitreal injections with aflibercept (Eylea) don’t improve the visual acuity of people with nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR), researchers say. The treatments do reduce the risk for center-involved diabetic macular edema and proliferative diabetic retinopathy, however, said Adam R. Glassman, MS,…
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