Search results for "Keeping tabs"
Spotlight on cost-related nonadherence
Recent studies looked at how often patients underuse insulin due to cost, whether Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participation reduces cost-related nonadherence, and how high deductibles affect the timing of care for macrovascular complications.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2018/12/14/5.htm
14 Dec 2018
Spotlight on heart failure
Two studies compared heart failure rates in patients with and without type 2 diabetes, while a third looked at the risk of heart failure associated with various classes of glucose-lowering drugs.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2018/09/14/5.htm
14 Sep 2018
Spotlight on the value of care
One recent study found overtreatment of type 2 diabetes among elderly patients, while another looked at how many patients with diabetes would be referred to a liver specialist under proposed European guidelines.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2018/02/09/5.htm
9 Feb 2018
Spotlight on diabetic retinopathy
Recent studies looked at diabetic retinopathy's associations with age-related macular degeneration, chronic kidney disease, and different classes of diabetes drugs.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2018/08/10/5.htm
10 Aug 2018
Spotlight on diabetes drug class comparisons
A large trial compared insulin, a sulfonylurea, a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist, and a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor as second-line therapy, while a modeling study considered GLP-1 receptor agonists and sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors as first-line agents.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2022/10/14/5.htm
14 Oct 2022
Spotlight on diabetes and chronic kidney disease
A study showed that chronic kidney disease has declined among U.S. adults with diabetes. A meta-analysis found that sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors prevented kidney decline similarly in those with and without diabetes. A survey identified knowledge gaps among prescribers on this topic.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2022/11/11/5.htm
11 Nov 2022
Spotlight on resistance training
Several recent studies found modest benefits to patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes participating in strengthening exercises.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2022/12/09/5.htm
9 Dec 2022
Spotlight on diabetes incidence in the pandemic
Two studies tried to determine whether COVID-19 infection leads to a subsequent increase in the risk of developing diabetes, while another highlighted how type 2 diabetes has risen among youth since the start of the pandemic.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2023/02/10/5.htm
10 Feb 2023
Spotlight on heart failure
The risk of heart failure in patients taking medication for type 2 diabetes was analyzed by 2 recent studies.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2015/04/10/8.htm
10 Apr 2015
Spotlight on exercise
Two recent studies analyzed the effects of exercise on glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/07/12/10.htm
12 Jul 2013