Search results for "Keeping tabs"
Spotlight on younger-onset diabetes
One recent study found significantly elevated mortality risk in patients diagnosed with diabetes before age 40 years, while another reported high rates of diabetes remission among adolescents who underwent bariatric surgery. The NIH announced a large new study of youth-onset diabetes.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2024/11/08/5.htm
8 Nov 2024
Spotlight on hypoglycemia in older patients
One recent study highlighted the problem of physical food insecurity and another identified predictors of impaired hypoglycemia awareness, both in older diabetes patients. A review suggested varying continuous glucose monitoring targets for older patients by their health status.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2024/06/14/5.htm
14 Jun 2024
Spotlight on limitations of the HbA1c test
A recent position statement called for use of one-hour glucose tolerance testing for diabetes diagnosis, a review described limitations of point-of-care HbA1c testing, and a study identified differences in the relationship between fasting glucose and HbA1c level by race, age, and sex.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2024/04/12/5.htm
12 Apr 2024
Spotlight on lifestyle factors and diabetes outcomes
In patients with type 2 diabetes, a healthier lifestyle was associated with reduced risk of macrovascular and microvascular disease, one study found, while another showed the same for diabetic kidney disease and a third highlighted the benefits of leisure-time physical activity.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2023/09/08/5.htm
8 Sep 2023
Spotlight on technology for pregnant diabetes patients
Studies of continuous glucose monitoring in pregnant patients with type 1 or 2 diabetes highlighted the effects of time in range on neonatal outcomes, while two others tested automated insulin delivery during pregnancy in type 1 diabetes patients.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2023/10/13/5.htm
13 Oct 2023
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 the 2024 Standards of Care
The American Diabetes Association made its annual updates to the Standards of Care in Diabetes, addressing newer drug classes and growing evidence for bariatric surgery and heart failure screening, among many other changes.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2024/01/12/5.htm
12 Jan 2024
Spotlight on liver health in diabetes
A review compared liver outcomes for most classes of diabetes drugs, while a retrospective study looked at glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors head to head. Another study offered a new score for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2024/10/11/5.htm
11 Oct 2024
Spotlight on comparisons within diabetes drug classes
One review found tirzepatide to have more effect on glycemic outcomes than other glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, while another showed several sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors to have similar effects on cardiovascular outcomes.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2024/02/09/5.htm
9 Feb 2024
Spotlight on NAFLD
Recent studies looked at the risks associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), also known as metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), the effects of diabetes drugs on the condition, and whether machine learning can help identify patients at risk.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2024/03/08/5.htm
8 Mar 2024