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Finerenone works by quickly lowering albuminuria, analysis finds
Reductions in the urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio within four months were responsible for 84% of the treatment effect of finerenone on kidney outcomes and 37% of that on cardiovascular outcomes, according to an industry-funded four-year analysis of trials in patients with chronic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2023/12/08/6.htm
8 Dec 2023
Update in Endocrinology highlights top diabetes research of 2013
Ten studies from 2013 with potential to change endocrinology practice were summarized in Annals of Internal Medicine's annual Update in Endocrinology, published in the June 3 issue.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2014/06/13/5.htm
13 Jun 2014
Women more likely to have pain with diabetic peripheral neuropathy
Cardiometabolic factors traditionally associated with microvascular disease were not associated with risk for painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy in patients with type 1 diabetes, a European study found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/10/2.htm
10 Nov 2023
In patients with type 2 diabetes or HF, SGLT2 inhibitors reduce gout-related outcomes
The effects of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors on gout in patients with type 2 diabetes or heart failure (HF) may allow reduced polypharmacy when treatment for gout is also needed, an ACP Journal Club commentary said.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/10/6.htm
10 Nov 2023
High-normal albumin-to-creatinine ratio associated with CV events in type 2 diabetes
Patients with an elevated urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio, even below 30 mg/g, were at increased risk for major adverse cardiovascular (CV) events, a post hoc analysis of the ACCORD trial found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/10/3.htm
10 Nov 2023
Monofilament test for diagnosing diabetic polyneuropathy has high rate of false negatives
A Norwegian study found that the 5.07/10-g monofilament test was less sensitive in women and in older patients and less specific in patients with neuropathic pain. The study's authors recommended against using the monofilament test to diagnose diabetic polyneuropathy.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2023/12/08/1.htm
8 Dec 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
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