Search results for "Keeping tabs"
Spotlight on GLP-1 receptor agonists and the lungs
The theory that glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists may have beneficial effects on the lungs gained support from recent analyses of patients with asthma, chronic lower respiratory diseases, and all types of respiratory diseases.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2021/05/14/5.htm
14 May 2021
Spotlight on diabetes incidence in the pandemic
Two studies tried to determine whether COVID-19 infection leads to a subsequent increase in the risk of developing diabetes, while another highlighted how type 2 diabetes has risen among youth since the start of the pandemic.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2023/02/10/5.htm
10 Feb 2023
Spotlight on cost-related nonadherence
Recent studies looked at how often patients underuse insulin due to cost, whether Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participation reduces cost-related nonadherence, and how high deductibles affect the timing of care for macrovascular complications.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2018/12/14/5.htm
14 Dec 2018
Spotlight on heart failure and diabetes
A new study validated a score for predicting risk of heart failure in patients with type 2 diabetes, while another looked at historical trends in heart failure hospitalizations in U.S. diabetes patients.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2020/12/11/5.htm
11 Dec 2020
Spotlight on diabetes and memory
One recent study found that many patients with diabetes frequently forget to take their medications, while another analyzed the association between diabetes and brain volume and cognitive performance among older people.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2019/01/11/5.htm
11 Jan 2019
Spotlight on lipid treatment
Control of cholesterol levels among patients with type 2 diabetes commonly falls short of recommendations, according to two recent studies of contemporary practice in other countries.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2021/03/12/5.htm
12 Mar 2021
Spotlight on the diabetic foot
Recent diabetes research analyzed trends in lower-extremity amputations in Ontario, Canada, as well as how health literacy, procalcitonin, and mortality risk relate to diabetic foot infection outcomes.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2019/09/13/5.htm
13 Sep 2019
Spotlight on diet
Diet and diabetes were the focus of two recent large studies—one an umbrella review of the impact of diet patterns on diabetes incidence and the other a prospective study of fat intake and mortality among patients with type 2 diabetes.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2019/07/12/5.htm
12 Jul 2019
Spotlight on depression in diabetes
Recent studies analyzed depression in diabetes, including associated causes of death, the potential benefits of peer support and a plant-based diet, and strategies for screening and treatment.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2018/11/09/5.htm
9 Nov 2018
Spotlight on older diabetes patients
Recent studies of older patients with diabetes described the effectiveness of a lifestyle intervention, low use of continuous glucose monitoring, and high risk of falls with hypoglycemia.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/12/5.htm
12 Aug 2022