Search results for "Keeping tabs"
Spotlight on second-line therapies
Two recent studies considered whether initiation of second-line therapies in patients already taking metformin for type 2 diabetes occurs too soon or too late.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2017/10/13/5.htm
13 Oct 2017
Spotlight on diabetes around the world
The global age-standardized prevalence of diabetes is 6.1%, according to an analysis of 204 countries, while other recent studies found diabetes control in China and India to be less than optimal.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/11/5.htm
11 Aug 2023
Spotlight on diabetic eye disease
The prevalence and treatment of diabetes complications affecting the eye were analyzed by multiple studies published in the past month.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2014/01/10/8.htm
10 Jan 2014
Spotlight on weight loss drugs
The American Society of Anesthesiologists released guidance on preoperative management of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, and recent studies looked at the effects of semaglutide, retatrutide, and orforglipron on weight in patients with and without diabetes.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2023/07/14/5.htm
14 Jul 2023
Spotlight on cognitive effects of diabetes
Two recent studies looked at the effects of diabetes on the brain, one focusing on mild cognitive impairment and the other on brain imaging findings.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2017/05/12/5.htm
12 May 2017
Spotlight on innovative uses of CGM
Recent trials indicated effectiveness of open-source automated insulin delivery systems, inpatient insulin management based on continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), and CGM for certain patients with type 2 diabetes who are not taking insulin.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2022/09/16/5.htm
16 Sep 2022
Spotlight on geriatrics
Older patients with diabetes were the focus of several recent studies, including one that looked at associations between glycemic control and mortality and two that compared second-line medication options.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2017/03/10/5.htm
10 Mar 2017
Spotlight on psychological impacts
Managing diabetes can negatively impact quality of life for people with the disease, so doctors should consider a patient's treatment burden and the “whole person” when setting goals, 2 studies suggest.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2014/07/11/9.htm
11 Jul 2014
Spotlight on wound healing for diabetic foot ulcers
Recent trials examined the potential effects of probiotic supplements and sucrose octasulfate dressings.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2018/01/12/5.htm
12 Jan 2018
Spotlight on diabetes after COVID-19
A cohort study in U.S. veterans and a retrospective analysis in Germany found higher risk for incident diabetes in patients who had had COVID-19.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/08/5.htm
8 Apr 2022