Search results for "Keeping tabs"
Spotlight on gender differences
The differences in outcomes between men and women with diabetes were the focus of a scientific statement from the American Heart Association and a study from Diabetologia, both published this month.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2015/12/11/8.htm
11 Dec 2015
Spotlight on the state of diabetes
From the ancient Egyptians to current pilot projects, two recent articles in the New England Journal of Medicine reviewed the history and current state of diabetes care.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2012/10/12/11.htm
12 Oct 2012
Advice on using oral therapy
When initiating oral therapy for patients in whom diet and exercise do not adequately control type 2 diabetes, consider some advice from ACP Smart Medicine and ACP DiabetesMonthly's physician editor.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/12/13/7.htm
13 Dec 2013
Spotlight on diabetes and sleep disorders
One review looked at rates of sleep disorders in patients with diabetes, another study found that the combination of impaired glucose tolerance and a sleep disorder increases mortality risk, and patient interviews revealed benefits and barriers to use of continuous positive airway pressure.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2021/09/10/5.htm
10 Sep 2021
Spotlight on thiazolidinediones
Some beneficial effects of rosiglitazone and pioglitazone were described by studies published in the last month.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2015/07/10/7.htm
10 Jul 2015
Spotlight on risk factors for developing diabetes
Several factors that increase or decrease one's risk of developing diabetes were identified by research released this month.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2012/08/10/9.htm
10 Aug 2012
Spotlight on GLP-1 receptor agonists and the lungs
The theory that glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists may have beneficial effects on the lungs gained support from recent analyses of patients with asthma, chronic lower respiratory diseases, and all types of respiratory diseases.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2021/05/14/5.htm
14 May 2021
Spotlight on heart failure and diabetes
A new study validated a score for predicting risk of heart failure in patients with type 2 diabetes, while another looked at historical trends in heart failure hospitalizations in U.S. diabetes patients.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2020/12/11/5.htm
11 Dec 2020
Spotlight on CVD risk prediction
One study found that wider diabetes screening made a cardiovascular disease (CVD) prediction tool less accurate, while other research evaluated the ability of coronary artery calcium testing and a neuropathy questionnaire to identify type 2 diabetes patients with high CVD risk.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2021/06/11/5.htm
11 Jun 2021
Spotlight on COVID-19 and diabetes
Recent articles looked at the risks of COVID-19 in patients with diabetes, optimal hospital treatment for those with both conditions, and new-onset diabetes in patients with COVID-19.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2021/01/08/5.htm
8 Jan 2021