Search results for "Keeping tabs"
Spotlight on COVID-19 and diabetes
Recent articles looked at the risks of COVID-19 in patients with diabetes, optimal hospital treatment for those with both conditions, and new-onset diabetes in patients with COVID-19.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2021/01/08/5.htm
8 Jan 2021
Spotlight on body weight and diabetes complications
A systematic review found that weight gain was associated with increased cardiovascular risk in type 2 diabetes patients but that the effects of intentional weight loss were unclear, while another analysis found that higher body mass index was mostly not associated with cancer mortality.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2021/12/10/5.htm
10 Dec 2021
Spotlight on temperature and light
Recent studies looked at light therapy for depression and diabetes, seasonal variation in glycemic control, and associations between outdoor sunlight and temperature and metabolism.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2019/03/08/5.htm
8 Mar 2019
Spotlight on cardiovascular risk in type 2 diabetes
The American Heart Association released a scientific statement on managing cardiovascular (CV) risk factors, while recent research focused on CV mortality in patients with diabetes and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and CV outcomes in high-risk patients who take sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2022/01/14/5.htm
14 Jan 2022
Spotlight on diabetes and chronic kidney disease
A study showed that chronic kidney disease has declined among U.S. adults with diabetes. A meta-analysis found that sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors prevented kidney decline similarly in those with and without diabetes. A survey identified knowledge gaps among prescribers on this topic.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2022/11/11/5.htm
11 Nov 2022
Spotlight on diabetes after COVID-19
A cohort study in U.S. veterans and a retrospective analysis in Germany found higher risk for incident diabetes in patients who had had COVID-19.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/08/5.htm
8 Apr 2022
Spotlight on diabetes prevention
Recent studies looked at vitamin D supplementation, peer mentoring, and physician referrals to diabetes prevention programs among patients with prediabetes.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2019/06/14/5.htm
14 Jun 2019
Spotlight on gestational diabetes and CVD
Having gestational diabetes, or even elevated glucose levels during pregnancy, may be associated with increased risk of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease (CVD) later, according to three recent studies.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2019/04/05/5.htm
5 Apr 2019
Spotlight on glycemic variability
Recent research quantified the association between visit-to-visit variability in HbA1c levels and risk of cardiovascular disease and death.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2020/04/10/5.htm
10 Apr 2020
Spotlight on efficacy of SGLT-2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists
One recent study compared sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists to each other, a meta-analysis tried to quantify their benefits compared to placebo, and a third study looked at their effects relative to insulin.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2022/05/13/5.htm
13 May 2022