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Text messages may improve glycemic control in patients with diabetes and coronary disease
Patients in a Chinese study received six automated text messages per week with educational and motivational information on glucose monitoring, blood pressure control, medication adherence, physical activity, and lifestyle.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2019/09/13/9.htm
13 Sep 2019
Weight loss, improvement in comorbid conditions after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy appear to decline with time, study finds
Bariatric surgery with laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) improves weight loss and comorbid conditions related to obesity in the short term, but its effects decline over the long term, according to a new study.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2015/08/14/7.htm
14 Aug 2015
Once-weekly insulin had similar effects to daily insulin in type 2 diabetes, industry-funded trial finds
HbA1c levels improved by more than a point in insulin-naive patients with inadequately controlled type 2 diabetes who were randomized to a weekly 70-U dose of an investigational insulin.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2020/10/09/8.htm
9 Oct 2020
Antihypertensives associated with worse outcomes in diabetic patients with lower SBP
Blood pressure treatment goals should be less aggressive in people with diabetes than without diabetes, study authors said, because if systolic blood pressure (SBP) is already less than 140 mm Hg, additional agents might be harmful.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2016/03/11/7.htm
11 Mar 2016
GLP-1 analogues may be associated with bile duct, gallbladder disease
Current use of DPP-4 inhibitors was not associated with increased risk for bile duct and gallbladder disease versus current use of at least 2 oral antidiabetic drugs, but an increased risk was seen with use of GLP-1 analogues.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2016/08/12/7.htm
12 Aug 2016
Aspirin primary prevention trial in Japan halted for lack of mortality benefit
Low-dose aspirin for primary prevention reduced nonfatal myocardial infarction, but not death from cardiovascular causes, in older Japanese patients, a recent study found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2014/12/12/7.htm
12 Dec 2014
Gastric bypass benefits persist over long-term follow-up, study finds
At 12 years, patients who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass had significantly greater weight loss and lower risk of diabetes than those who didn't receive surgery.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2017/10/13/7.htm
13 Oct 2017
Treatment pathways compared for diabetic peripheral neuropathy
Amitriptyline supplemented with pregabalin, pregabalin supplemented with amitriptyline, and duloxetine supplemented with pregabalin were similarly effective for controlling pain, a recent study found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2022/09/16/7.htm
16 Sep 2022
Patients on tramadol more likely to be hospitalized for hypoglycemia
Patients who began taking tramadol were significantly more likely to be hospitalized for hypoglycemia than those prescribed codeine, a recent study found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2015/01/09/6.htm
9 Jan 2015
Racial, economic disparities found in use of SGLT2 inhibitors
Although use of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors rose overall between 2015 and 2019, patients who were Black, Asian, female, or with lower household income had lower rates of prescriptions for the drug class than others with type 2 diabetes.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2021/05/14/8.htm
14 May 2021