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Diabetes patients lost more weight with time-restricted eating than calorie counting
Over the course of six months, eating only between noon and 8 p.m. had a greater impact on weight loss and a similar effect on HbA1c levels compared with reducing energy intake by 25%, according to a small randomized trial of patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/10/1.htm
10 Nov 2023
CT as effective as angiography as first test for patients with diabetes, chest pain
Patients with diabetes and stable chest pain had no difference in major adverse cardiac events if they underwent cardiac CT first when they were referred for invasive coronary angiography, and they had fewer procedure-related complications with a CT-first strategy.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2023/10/13/2.htm
13 Oct 2023
COVID-19 boosters associated with transient increases in glycemia, study finds
A small cohort study of patients with type 1 diabetes who received COVID-19 booster vaccines found significant increases in their blood glucose levels on the second and third day after vaccination.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2023/10/13/3.htm
13 Oct 2023
Higher aspirin dose no more effective for CV prevention in high-risk patients with diabetes
A subgroup analysis of a randomized trial found that patients with diabetes and atherosclerotic cardiovascular (CV) disease had similar outcomes whether they took 81 mg or 325 mg of aspirin daily.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2023/10/13/10.htm
13 Oct 2023
New international guidelines tackle diabetic foot infection diagnosis, treatment
Recommendations from the International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot and the Infectious Diseases Society of America focus on diagnosing soft-tissue and bone infection and choosing when to give antibiotics, among other topics.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2023/10/13/1.htm
13 Oct 2023
Portable point-of-care screening may help improve diabetic retinopathy diagnosis
An Australian study found that 39.6% of patients at high-risk diabetes clinics had diabetic retinopathy and 15.8% had vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy, previously undiagnosed in 59.3% and 62.8%, respectively.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2023/09/08/3.htm
8 Sep 2023
Liraglutide shows some benefits as adjunctive therapy in type 1 diabetes, review finds
A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies involving four glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists found that liraglutide had the greatest effect on HbA1c level, weight, and total insulin dose, although odds of nausea and ketosis were higher.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2023/09/08/2.htm
8 Sep 2023
Oral care associated with lower risk of heart failure in patients with diabetes
Patients with type 2 diabetes who received a professional dental cleaning at least once a year and brushed their teeth at least twice a day had lower risk of developing heart failure than those who didn't, even if they were missing teeth.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2023/09/08/1.htm
8 Sep 2023
SGLT-2 inhibitors, GLP-1 receptor agonists beat DPP-4s, sulfonylureas in pragmatic trial
Veterans with diabetes who started sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors or glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists had fewer major adverse cardiovascular events than those initiating dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors or sulfonylureas.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/11/3.htm
11 Aug 2023
Young adults' lack of regular diabetes care may be linked to beliefs about medication
Follow-up research from the TODAY study found that a quarter of participants, ages 19 to 31 years, lacked a usual place for diabetes care and almost half had an urgent care visit in the past year. Belief in the necessity of medications was associated with regular access to care.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/11/2.htm
11 Aug 2023