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Certain beverages associated with CVD risk in type 2 diabetes patients
For each increase of one unit per day in consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages, artificially sweetened beverages, and natural juices, risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) was 11%, 9%, and 16% higher, respectively, a study of U.K. data found. Coffee and tea were not associated with CVD.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2024/02/09/2.htm
9 Feb 2024
SGLT-2 inhibitors associated with lower risk of kidney stones vs. other new diabetes drugs
Possible mechanisms to explain the association include increased urinary citrate excretion, increased urinary bicarbonate excretion that raises urine pH, or anti-inflammatory effects.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2024/02/09/3.htm
9 Feb 2024
Basal insulin does not contribute to emotional distress in type 2 diabetes, study finds
A randomized trial found no evidence that basal insulin affected emotional distress and indicated that insulin glargine and liraglutide were associated with a modest decrease in diabetes-related distress at one year.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2024/03/08/1.htm
8 Mar 2024
AHA releases scientific statement on diabetic foot ulcers in cardiovascular patients
Qualitative and quantitative research is needed to resolve the reasons behind amputations for diabetic foot ulcers, the American Heart Association (AHA) said.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2024/01/12/3.htm
12 Jan 2024
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
Most second-line treatments for type 2 diabetes modified within year of initiation
Among patients with type 2 diabetes put on a second-line drug, 38.6% discontinued the medication within one year of starting, 19.8% intensified the medications, and 5.2% of patients switched drug classes, according to data from over 82,000 U.S. patients.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2024/01/12/2.htm
12 Jan 2024
Liraglutide had best outcomes in trial of second-line therapies added to metformin
Patients randomized to liraglutide had a 60.3% risk of reaching a composite outcome of glycemic deterioration, weight gain, or hypoglycemia compared with 81.4% on glimepiride, 71.9% on glargine, and 69.6% on sitagliptin.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2024/02/09/1.htm
9 Feb 2024
Physical activity may weaken association between cognitive decline and diabetes
Diabetes increased risk for cognitive impairment among inactive but not active adults in a cohort study in Brazil, and active adults with diabetes developed cognitive impairment 2.73 years later, on average, than the inactive diabetes patients.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2024/01/12/1.htm
12 Jan 2024
CGM use linked with modest HbA1c decreases in patients with type 2 diabetes
Real-time continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) increased the percent of time in range among patients with type 2 diabetes compared with self-monitoring, and both real-time and flash CGM lowered HbA1c levels, a meta-analysis found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2023/12/08/3.htm
8 Dec 2023
Baricitinib may preserve beta-cell function in early stages of type 1 diabetes
An editorial noted that increasing knowledge developed from trials of patients with early type 1 diabetes could eventually enable treatment to prevent clinical disease.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2023/12/08/2.htm
8 Dec 2023