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New international guidelines tackle diabetic foot infection diagnosis, treatment
Recommendations from the International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot and the Infectious Diseases Society of America focus on diagnosing soft-tissue and bone infection and choosing when to give antibiotics, among other topics.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2023/10/13/1.htm
13 Oct 2023
Patients diagnosed by OGTT without elevated HbA1c had similar CV, renal disease risks as those without diabetes
A prospective U.K. study found that patients with diabetes based on an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) often did not have a diabetic HbA1c level, and risks of cardiovascular (CV) and kidney disease in these patients were similar to those in the nondiabetic general population.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2022/09/16/3.htm
16 Sep 2022
Strength training outperforms aerobic exercise in normal-weight type 2 diabetes patients
A randomized controlled trial in California found that glycemic control and body composition improved more over nine months among normal-weight patients with type 2 diabetes assigned to strength training versus aerobic exercise.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/11/1.htm
11 Aug 2023
Spotlight on inpatient hyperglycemia
A new guideline offered recommendations on managing hyperglycemia in hospital patients with or without diabetes. Recent studies looked at the effects of elevated blood glucose levels after surgery and in the ICU.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2022/07/08/5.htm
8 Jul 2022
Glucose-lowering treatment after type 2 diabetes diagnosis differed by race/ethnicity
Among 77,199 patients in a U.S. health system with a new diagnosis of diabetes from 2005 to 2016, 47% started a diabetes medication within 12 months. Prevalence differed by race and ethnicity, although the difference was mitigated by variation in HbA1c levels.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/12/3.htm
12 Aug 2022
Dietary protein sources associated with type 2 diabetes risk, study finds
Data from the Women's Health Initiative indicated that when 5% of energy intake from plant protein was substituted for animal protein, type 2 diabetes risk was estimated to decrease by approximately 21%.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2022/07/08/3.htm
8 Jul 2022
Comprehensive telehealth approach improved HbA1c in type 2 diabetes
Compared with a simpler approach of telemonitoring and care coordination, an intervention that added self-management and diet/activity support, medication management, and depression care improved outcomes in veterans with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes, a trial found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/12/2.htm
12 Aug 2022
Review finds blood pressure-lowering effects weaker in patients with type 2 diabetes
Absolute risk reductions did not differ substantially between people with and without type 2 diabetes because of the higher absolute cardiovascular risk among those with the condition, according to a new meta-analysis.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/12/1.htm
12 Aug 2022
Disparities by race, hospital type exist in diabetes-related lower-extremity amputations
The authors of a recent study called for public awareness, screening, and accessible and early multidisciplinary care, as well as neighborhood-level public health interventions, to reduce the disproportionate burden of lower-extremity amputation in underserved communities.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2022/07/08/2.htm
8 Jul 2022
ADA updates Standards of Care in Diabetes
The updates, which were released by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) in June, cover therapy to delay onset of type 1 diabetes and screening for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2023/07/14/1.htm
14 Jul 2023