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Liquid-filled Intragastric Balloons by Apollo Endosurgery and ReShape Lifesciences: Letter to Health Care Providers – New Labeling About Potential Risks – FDA (free)

Commentaries: Stomach Balloons Get New Warning Following Deaths – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Five More Deaths Linked to Intragastric Balloons for Obesity – Medscape (free registration required)

Cohort Study: Metformin Safe for Many Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

7 Jun, 2018 | 02:49h | UTC

Association of Metformin Use With Risk of Lactic Acidosis Across the Range of Kidney Function: A Community-Based Cohort Study – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Study Supports Metformin Use at eGFRs as Low as 30 – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Metformin safe for most diabetics with kidney disease – UPI (free) AND Evidence Growing Metformin Safe in Many With Diabetes and CKD – Medscape (free registration required)

Research: New Risk Calculator Estimates Millions are Being Overtreated with Statins

7 Jun, 2018 | 02:42h | UTC

Clinical Implications of Revised Pooled Cohort Equations for Estimating Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: New risk calculator could change the aspirin, statins, and blood pressure medications some people take – STAT (free) AND Statin recommendations may change, especially for African-Americans – CNN (free) AND Millions could have incorrect statin, aspirin and blood pressure prescriptions – Stanford Medicine, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Current models overestimate CVD risk of 11.8M US adults – Cardiovascular Business (free)

Position Statement: Guidance for People with Types 1 and 2 Diabetes Who Fast During Ramadan

1 Jun, 2018 | 04:36h | UTC

Diabetes Canada Position Statement for People with Types 1 and 2 Diabetes Who Fast During Ramadan – Canadian Journal of Diabetes (free)

Perspective: For Patients with Type 2 Diabetes, What’s the Best Target Hemoglobin A1C?

1 Jun, 2018 | 04:36h | UTC

For Patients With Type 2 Diabetes, What’s the Best Target Hemoglobin A_1C? – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Guideline: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Older People

1 Jun, 2018 | 03:48h | UTC

Type 2 diabetes mellitus in older people: a brief statement of key principles of modern day management including the assessment of frailty. A national collaborative stakeholder initiative – Diabetic Medicine (free)

Commentary: New guidance on treating diabetes in elderly and frail adults – University of Exeter, via EurekAlert (free)

Cohort Study: Association Between Food Insecurity and Incident Type 2 Diabetes

29 May, 2018 | 18:14h | UTC

The association between food insecurity and incident type 2 diabetes in Canada: A population-based cohort study – PLOS One (free)

Commentary: Food insecurity linked to type 2 diabetes risk – Reuters (free)

“Canadians who cannot afford to eat regularly or to eat a healthy diet have more than double the average risk of developing type 2 diabetes” (from Reuters)

Editorial: A1C Targets Should Be Personalized to Maximize Benefits While Limiting Risks

28 May, 2018 | 12:54h | UTC

A1C Targets Should Be Personalized to Maximize Benefits While Limiting Risks – Diabetes Care (free) (via @Abraham_RMI)

“Clinicians should aim to achieve an HbA1c level between 7% and 8% in most patients with type 2 diabetes” (from ACP Guideline, prompting the Editorial)