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Outcomes of a virtual CGM initiation service (virCIS) for primary care patients with diabetes [Diabetes and endocrine disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) is now considered a standard treatment option in diabetes care. However, its adoption has been slower in primary care settings compared to endocrinology practices, resulting in unequal access for patients with diabetes. Setting: Primary care practices in Colorado. Two practices were FQHCs.

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Diabetes related complications among Ethiopian Jews-Outcomes of a 10 years cohort study in Israel [Population health and epidemiology]

Annals of Family Medicine

The context: Immigrants, particularly those moving from lower to higher-income countries, often exhibit a heightened susceptibility to non-communicable diseases, such as Type 2 diabetes (T2D), which may manifest at an earlier age and present with different complications compared to the native population.

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ADA: Weight Loss, Type 2 Diabetes Remission Up With Replacing Diet Drinks With Water

Physician's Weekly

WEDNESDAY, June 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — For adult women with overweight or obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D), replacing diet beverages (DBs) with water is associated with greater weight loss and T2D remission, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association, held from June 20 to 23 in Chicago.

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“The physician–patient encounter is health care’s choke point” -NEJM

A Country Doctor Writes

I thought of it the other day when I put together a presentation about Galileo’s way of interacting with patients. The drugs are better, but the way patients engage with doctors during office visits and hospital stays is unchanged. We meet people where they are and in many different ways.

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Adrenal Insufficiency with Dr. Malika Rawal

Louisville Lectures

Malika Rawal presents Adrenal Insufficiency by first answering the question: What Is Adrenal Insufficiency? Rawal is board certified with the American Board of Internal Medicine and her clinical expertise is in diabetes and related disorders, as well as endocrinology. She then reviews its causes as well as some basics of cortisol.

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Episode 79: Human Dx unknown with Reza & U of C residents – abdominal pain

The Clinical Problem Solvers

[link] Dr. Anand Jagannath presents a Human Dx unknown to Reza and U of C residents – Drs. Human Dx Case Summary A 66-year-old man with alcohol use disorder and chronic NSAID use presented with one day of abdominal pain and nausea. Patients classically present with hypercalcemia, metabolic alkalosis, and renal insufficiency.

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Why Identifying and Managing Giant Cell Arteritis as an Emergency Is Crucial

Physician's Weekly

Giant cell arteritis is one of the most common when we see it, particularly when it presents with signs and symptoms of head and neck ischemia. If there’s visual symptoms, patients are often hospitalized for high dose intravenous symptoms. But treatment first, securing the diagnosis is secondary and often delayed.