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NAFLD tied to CVD risk even in lean patients
Individuals with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) – despite having a lean body or healthy BMI – are at an elevated risk for peripheral vascular disease, stroke, and cardiovascular disease (CVD), a finding that surprises gastroenterologists and researchers at DDW 2022.

Severe hypoglycaemia linked to tighter glucose control, higher worry scores
Among older Southeast Asian type 2 diabetes mellitus patients, severe hypoglycaemia tends to occur with tighter glycaemic control, greater impaired hypoglycaemia awareness, and higher worry scores, regardless of treatment regimens, according to a study.

Vitamin D does not reduce diabetes incidence
Treatment with eldecalcitol, an active vitamin D analogue, does not result in a significant reduction in diabetes incidence and has failed to improve the rate of regression to normoglycaemia relative to placebo among patients with impaired glucose tolerance at high risk for type 2 diabetes (T2D), results of a study have shown.






