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USPSTF lowers age for starting diabetes screening from 40 to 35 years
Primary care clinicians should screen all overweight or obese adults ages 35 to 70 years for diabetes and prediabetes and should offer interventions for those with either condition, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recently recommended.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2021/09/10/6.htm
10 Sep 2021
Nocturnal hypoglycemia underdiagnosed in older patients on insulin for type 2 diabetes
An industry-funded study of patients age 75 years and older who were taking insulin for type 2 diabetes found that almost two-thirds (65.2%) experienced nocturnal hypoglycemia during a 28-day study period.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2023/04/14/6.htm
14 Apr 2023
Gestational diabetes associated with risks later in life, but lifestyle makes a difference, studies find
A review found increased risks of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease in women who had gestational diabetes, while another study showed that five markers of a healthy lifestyle were associated with a significant reduction in risk of developing type 2 diabetes after gestational diabetes.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2022/10/14/8.htm
14 Oct 2022
Newer, older insulin formulations may offer similar glucose-lowering effects
The findings may help inform decisions about insulin therapy for patients with type 2 diabetes, for example, when minimizing weight gain or nocturnal hypoglycemia is a priority.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2018/07/13/8.htm
13 Jul 2018
Paternal metformin use associated with major birth defects
A prospective registry-based study in Denmark found that offspring of men who filled one or more prescriptions for metformin during the three months of developing fertilizing sperm were more likely to have a birth defect, while insulin and sulfonylureas were not associated with increased risk.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/08/6.htm
8 Apr 2022
No additional benefit seen for self-monitored blood glucose with community health worker support
In a small trial, patients with insulin-treated diabetes were randomly assigned to usual care, a lottery incentive for daily self-monitored blood glucose, or the lottery plus support from a community health worker if needed.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2022/06/10/6.htm
10 Jun 2022
Lower glucose levels before hospital discharge associated with readmission, death in diabetes patients
Even near-normal glucose levels on the last day of hospitalization were associated with increased risk for readmission and postdischarge mortality, and these risks increased as patients' glucose levels decreased.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2019/05/10/12.htm
10 May 2019
ACP recommends less intensive glucose control in most cases of type 2 diabetes
The evidence-based guidance statement from ACP calls for personalized goals and an HbA1c target between 7% and 8% for most patients with type 2 diabetes.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2018/03/09/6.htm
9 Mar 2018
ADA, EASD update guidance on managing hyperglycemia
An updated consensus statement from the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) addressed social drivers of health, lifestyle modifications, and new drug classes for type 2 diabetes.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2022/10/14/7.htm
14 Oct 2022