Search results for "Keeping tabs"
Spotlight on metformin
Metformin—including its use, effects, and mechanisms—was the focus of some research published in the past month.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2014/11/14/9.htm
14 Nov 2014
Spotlight on predicting cardiovascular events
Predicting cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes was the focus of multiple recent studies.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2016/06/10/7.htm
10 Jun 2016
Spotlight on statins in diabetes
Recent studies looked at how statins negatively affect glycemic control but improve cardiovascular mortality, as well as the reasons patients with diabetes don't receive prescriptions for statins despite recommendations.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2023/04/14/5.htm
14 Apr 2023
Spotlight on type 1 diabetes and pregnancy
One recent study examined rates of autism spectrum disorder in children in California, while another in Sweden compared birth defects in infants of mothers with type 1 diabetes and infants of mothers without diabetes.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2018/07/13/5.htm
13 Jul 2018
Spotlight on hypoglycemia
The risks and consequences of hypoglycemia were described by several studies published recently.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/08/09/9.htm
9 Aug 2013
Spotlight on exercise
Sports medicine experts updated their recommendations on exercise in type 2 diabetes, while a study found that physical activity was associated with lower dementia risk in patients with new type 2 diabetes, and another found that exercise might be more beneficial in the afternoon than the morning.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/11/5.htm
11 Mar 2022
Spotlight on stroke risk
Recent studies looked at stroke risk among patients with diabetes and the effects of hypertension treatment, acetaminophen use, gout, and obesity.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2019/05/10/5.htm
10 May 2019
Spotlight on glycemic control and patient age
Recent studies found higher HbA1c levels in younger patients with diabetes compared to older ones, as well as differences in medication therapy by age.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2020/03/13/5.htm
13 Mar 2020
Spotlight on fenofibrate
Recent analyses of the Fenofibrate Intervention and Event Lowering in Diabetes (FIELD) trial looked at the effects of fenofibrate on gout and cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2018/03/09/5.htm
9 Mar 2018
Spotlight on heart failure
Two studies compared heart failure rates in patients with and without type 2 diabetes, while a third looked at the risk of heart failure associated with various classes of glucose-lowering drugs.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2018/09/14/5.htm
14 Sep 2018