A 3-month lifestyle modification program resulted in weight loss and improvement in eating habits, physical activity level, and A1c in patients at risk for type 2 diabetes.
Patients who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass experienced greater weight loss and slightly higher diabetes remission rates than patients who underwent sleeve gastrectomy.
Menopause is linked to unfavorable health effects in women with type 2 diabetes, but older age at menarche may be associated with a decrease in these adverse effects.
A larger percentage of weight loss regained after an intensive lifestyle intervention was positively associated with certain cardiometabolic risk factors in type 2 diabetes.
Approximately 1 in 5 people with HIV also has prevalent DM, and control of hemoglobin A1c levels in these patients may have a beneficial effect on CD4 counts.
Among older individuals with type 2 diabetes, insulin use is least prevalent in those in good health, and discontinuation of insulin treatment is most likely in healthier patients.
