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American Diabetes Association (ADA) 75th Scientific Sessions

June 05 - 09, 2015; Boston, Massachusetts

Meeting Highlights at a Glance

Top News from ADA 2015: Slideshow Highlights include reassuring results of safety studies of sitagliptin and lixisenatide, a progress report on artificial-pancreas research, and "scary" new data on the risks of diabetic ketoacidosis.

Conference News

ADA Hyperbaric Oxygen for Diabetic Foot Ulcer: Useless or Useful?
Medscape Medical News, July 13, 2015
ADA Program May Match Gastric-Band Benefits, Up Glycemic Control
Medscape Medical News, June 25, 2015
ADA Simple Insulin-Delivery Device Helpful in Type 2 Diabetes
Medscape Medical News, June 24, 2015
ADA PDE5 Inhibitors Appear to Up Survival in Diabetic Men
Medscape Medical News, June 24, 2015
ADA FLAT-SUGAR: Benefit of Reducing Glycemic Variability in Diabetes?
Medscape Medical News, June 17, 2015
ADA Intensive Lifestyle Counseling is Cost-effective for Some
Medscape Medical News, June 15, 2015
ADA Hope Ahead? Varying Approaches Progress Artificial Pancreas
Medscape Medical News, June 15, 2015
ADA GLP-1 Agonist Alters Brain Response to Seeing, Eating Food
Medscape Medical News, June 12, 2015
ADA Mild Compression Socks Safe, Effective for Diabetic Limb Edema
Medscape Medical News, June 12, 2015
ADA 'Food Insecurity' in Low-Income Latinos Thwarts Diabetes Control
Medscape Medical News, June 10, 2015
ADA Lilly Insulin Tops Sanofi's Lantus in Trials; Liver Issue Persists
Reuters Health Information, June 9, 2015
ADA Four Diabetic Ketoacidosis Episodes Triple Risk of Early Death
Medscape Medical News, June 9, 2015
ADA 'Penny-wise, Pound-foolish' Approach May Up Costs in Diabetes
Medscape Medical News, June 9, 2015

ADA TECOS: No CVD Risks or Heart Failure With Sitagliptin
Heartwire from Medscape, June 8, 2015
ADA No CV Benefit With Lixisenatide in ELIXA, but Results Reassure
Medscape Medical News, June 8, 2015
ADA Diabetic Patients Develop Heart Failure Younger, Die Younger
Heartwire from Medscape, June 8, 2015
ADA Weight Drops, Muscle Mass Stays: 5-Year 'Why WAIT' Success
Medscape Medical News, June 8, 2015
ADA Obstructive Sleep Apnea Common in Type 1 Diabetes
Medscape Medical News, June 8, 2015
ADA Ranolazine Lowers HbA1c in Diabetic Patients
Heartwire from Medscape, June 7, 2015
ADA Low Vitamin D Levels Common in Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
Medscape Medical News, June 7, 2015
ADA Game Beats 'Old-School' Tools to Teach Insulin Prescribing
Medscape Medical News, June 7, 2015
ADA No Cancer Signal with Saxagliptin at 2 Years in SAVOR-TIMI 53
Medscape Medical News, June 6, 2015
ADA No Mortality Risk With Sulfonylureas, Meta-Analysis Shows
Heartwire from Medscape, June 6, 2015
ADA In Sickness and in Health: Spouses Have Double Diabetes Risk
Medscape Medical News, June 6, 2015
ADA ADA Moves to Improve Referrals for Diabetes Self-Management
Medscape Medical News, June 6, 2015
ADA ADA: Two Big Trials and Special 75th Anniversary Celebration
Medscape Medical News, June 1, 2015

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