Search results for "Keeping tabs"
Spotlight on efficacy of SGLT-2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists
One recent study compared sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists to each other, a meta-analysis tried to quantify their benefits compared to placebo, and a third study looked at their effects relative to insulin.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2022/05/13/5.htm
13 May 2022
Spotlight on screening
New data on who to screen for diabetes and how to screen them were offered by a few studies published in the past month.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/01/11/8.htm
11 Jan 2013
Spotlight on stroke risk
Recent studies looked at stroke risk among patients with diabetes and the effects of hypertension treatment, acetaminophen use, gout, and obesity.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2019/05/10/5.htm
10 May 2019
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 statins in diabetes
Recent studies looked at how statins negatively affect glycemic control but improve cardiovascular mortality, as well as the reasons patients with diabetes don't receive prescriptions for statins despite recommendations.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2023/04/14/5.htm
14 Apr 2023
Spotlight on diabetes prevention
Recent studies looked at vitamin D supplementation, peer mentoring, and physician referrals to diabetes prevention programs among patients with prediabetes.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2019/06/14/5.htm
14 Jun 2019
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 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 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 pregnancy in women with diabetes
Recent studies looked at aspects of pregnancy in women with pre-existing type 1 or 2 diabetes, including rates of adverse outcomes, useful biomarkers, and typical dietary patterns.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2021/02/12/5.htm
12 Feb 2021