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Spotlight on new technologies for type 1 diabetes
Two recent studies and FDA approval of the first “artificial pancreas” highlight new technological advances in type 1 diabetes care.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2016/10/07/8.htm
7 Oct 2016
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 glycemic control during the pandemic
Several new studies showed that among patients with type 1 diabetes, glycemic control improved and diabetic ketoacidosis decreased during COVID-19 lockdowns, while patients with type 2 diabetes showed the opposite trend during the pandemic.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2021/10/08/5.htm
8 Oct 2021
Spotlight on undertreatment of risks from diabetes
Studies published in the past month looked at statin prescriptions for patients with diabetes and osteoporotic fracture risk in women with diabetes.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2016/09/16/9.htm
16 Sep 2016
Spotlight on diabetes prevalence and control
Diabetes became significantly more common from 1999 to 2018, but control of associated risk factors did not, especially in rural areas of the U.S., according to data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2021/07/09/5.htm
9 Jul 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 demographic trends in diabetes
Recent studies looked at prevalence of diagnosed diabetes in the U.S.; trends in hospitalization for diabetic ketoacidosis; and the prevalence of obesity, metabolic syndrome, and diabetes.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2018/04/13/5.htm
13 Apr 2018
Spotlight on cardiovascular disease
The American Heart Association and American Diabetes Association recently released a joint scientific statement on prevention of cardiovascular disease in adults with type 2 diabetes.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2015/08/14/9.htm
14 Aug 2015
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 renal side effects
Renal side effects of diabetes drugs were in the news in the past month, with one industry-funded study finding an association between empagliflozin and slower progression of kidney disease and the FDA strengthening an existing warning on risk of acute kidney injury with canagliflozin and dapagliflozin.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2016/07/15/8.htm
15 Jul 2016