Diabetes

PHILADELPHIA — In this Healio video exclusive, Mikhail Kosiborod, MD, FACC, FAHA, co-chair of the Heart in Diabetes CME Conference, discusses the accomplishments of the meeting.

Mitchell A. Lazar, MD, PhD, has always been interested in organic chemistry, biochemistry and mental illness, which led him to delve into research on the regulation of gene expression in response to hormones, metabolites and drugs.

CHICAGO — Health care providers, institutions and facilities all have roles in reducing global warming and reversing effects of climate change, according to two plenary speakers at ENDO 2023.

R. Scott Struthers, PhD, had a lab job synthesizing peptide hormones as a college freshman. That experience launched a career featuring discovery of novel agents for endocrine diseases, women’s health conditions and cancers.

Patients with diabetes had significantly greater endothelial cell loss after phacoemulsification cataract surgery compared with their nondiabetic counterparts, according to data published in Diagnostics.

Adults with obesity who undergo bariatric surgery are less likely to use lipid-lowering, cardiovascular and diabetes medications after surgery compared with those who do not have surgery, according to study findings.

PHILADELPHIA — Peripheral artery disease is often the first manifestation of CVD in patients with type 2 diabetes, and represents a “unique” malignant phenotype, a speaker said during the Heart in Diabetes CME Conference.

Many people with diabetes in the United States have turned to crowdfunding to pay their medical bills, even though a quarter of patients sampled had insurance, according to the results of research published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

PHILADELPHIA — Prediabetes is a high-risk state associated with substantial morbidity and mortality, yet consensus is needed regarding an “optimal” definition to better identify who could benefit from interventions, according to a speaker.

PHILADELPHIA — In this Healio video exclusive, Yehuda Handelsman, MD, FACP, FNLA, FASCP, MACE, co-chair of the Heart in Diabetes CME Conference, discusses the mission and purpose of the meeting.