Glucose-Regulating Drugs Aid COVID-19 Outcomes in Patients With Diabetes
Findings include GLP-1R agonists and pioglitazone use, with drop in hospital admissions.
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Heart Health May Help Prevent Diabetes, Regardless of Genetics
At age 55 years, remaining lifetime risk of diabetes in the high genetic risk group was 23.5 percent for those in ideal cardiovascular health.
Fish, Fatty Acid Supplements, and Post-Pregnancy Type 2 Diabetes Explored
Investigators assessed the relationship among lean or fatty fish intake, fatty acid supplements, and lowered severity of type 2 diabetes in women following pregnancy.
Greater Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery Tied to Diabetes Remission
Researchers assessed the amount of weight loss necessary to achieve initial remission of type 2 diabetes mellitus following bariatric surgery.
Type 2 Diabetes Remission Criteria Defined in ADA Consensus Statement
People diagnosed with type 2 diabetes can eventually achieve normal glucose levels. But whether or when this means a person is “in remission” was the subject of an international group of experts convened by the American Diabetes Association.
Efpeglenatide Reduces Cardiovascular Events in Some Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Investigators assessed the effect of efpeglenatide, an exendin-based glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist, in patients with type 2 diabetes at increased risk for cardiovascular events.
SGLT2 Inhibitors Lead to Favorable Renal, CV Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes
Using certain glucose inhibitors in people with type 2 diabetes may also have a beneficial effect on renal and cardiovascular health, and weight.
USPSTF Says Start Diabetes Screening at Age 35 for Those Overweight, Obese
Overweight or obese adults should be screened for prediabetes, type 2 diabetes and offered or referred for preventive interventions
Top July 2021 FDA Approvals
July 2021 FDA drug approvals include treatments for T2D in adolescents, trichomoniasis, and acne vulgaris, as well as a vaccine for pneumococcal diseases.
Increased Dietary Intake of L-Arginine Linked to Increased Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
Researchers studied the effect of dietary L-arginine on the incidence of type 2 diabetes.
Better Strategies Needed for Managing NAFLD in Adults
Needs assessment survey conducted in response to increasing clinical burden of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
Approaches to Reduce Therapeutic Inertia in Diabetes Management
A team of researchers investigated the effect of interventions to overcome therapeutic inertia regarding glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Bydureon BCise Approved for Adolescents With Type 2 Diabetes
The expanded approval was based on data from a phase 3 study that evaluated exenatide extended-release in 82 patients aged 10 to 17 years with type 2 diabetes.
Continuous Glucose Monitoring vs Blood Glucose Meter Monitoring in Type 2 Diabetes
Researchers studied the effectiveness of continuous glucose monitoring in adults with type 2 diabetes treated with basal insulin without prandial insulin in primary care practices.
Bariatric Gastric Bypass Surgery Alters Gut Microbiome in Adults With T2D and Mild Obesity
Researchers assessed how gut microbiota changes are associated with anthropometric, metabolic, and inflammatory profiles following metabolic surgery in adults with type 2 diabetes and mild obesity.
Glucose-Lowering Therapy Delayed for Newly Diagnosed T2DM Patients
Factors in therapeutic inertia examined in adults newly diagnosed with T2DM receiving primary care in the U.K.
ADA: Peds Hospitalization Rates for New-Onset T2D Up During Pandemic
Hospitalization rate for new-onset diabetes in children up from 0.27% in 2019 to 0.62% in 2020.
NP-Led Diabetes Education Reduces Sedentary Behaviors
NP-led educational intervention decreases sedentary behavior and blood glucose levels in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Reducing Social Isolation Is Key to Successful Aging
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, that more than 60% of US adults were lonely; these numbers only increased during the pandemic. Clinicians should focus more time on the psychological and social factors of aging to improve the quality of life of the elderly.
Exacerbations Down in Asthma Patients on GLP-1R Agonists for T2D
Lower exacerbation counts, fewer health care encounters for asthma symptoms seen in asthma patients with T2D initiating GLP-1R agonists
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