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Spotlight on diabetic eye disease
The prevalence and treatment of diabetes complications affecting the eye were analyzed by multiple studies published in the past month.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2014/01/10/8.htm
10 Jan 2014
No ‘obesity paradox’ for mortality found in diabetics
A new study found no evidence of a mortality benefit for diabetics in being obese or overweight and thus did not support the so-called “obesity paradox.”
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2014/02/14/2.htm
14 Feb 2014
Spousal diabetes associated with personal increase in diabetes risk
Having a spouse with diabetes was associated with a 26% increase in personal diabetes risk, according to a recent study.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2014/02/14/3.htm
14 Feb 2014
Herbal capsule may lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes in prediabetes patients
Patients with impaired glucose tolerance who were treated with Chinese herbs for a year were significantly less likely to develop diabetes than matched patients who didn't take the herbs, a study found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2014/02/14/1.htm
14 Feb 2014
Sulfonylurea as second-line therapy appeared to lower cost in a population-based model
Sulfonylurea as second-line therapy for glycemic control in type 2 diabetes appeared to yield similar outcomes and quality-adjusted life-years but led to lower costs and longer time to insulin dependence compared with a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist, and insulin, according to a recent study.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2014/03/14/2.htm
14 Mar 2014
Elderly patients most likely to land in ED, get admitted for insulin-related hypoglycemia
Elderly patients are more likely than younger patients to land in the ED and be hospitalized for insulin-related hypoglycemia and errors, a new study found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2014/03/14/3.htm
14 Mar 2014
FDA finds no link between incretin-based drugs, pancreatic complications
Data do not support a causal association between incretin-based drugs and pancreatitis or pancreatic cancer, concluded a review by U.S. and European regulatory agencies.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2014/03/14/1.htm
14 Mar 2014
Studies suggest no elevated risk of pancreatitis with incretin-based drugs
A study and a meta-analysis suggest incretin-based drugs don't increase the risk of pancreatitis in patients with type 2 diabetes.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2014/05/09/2.htm
9 May 2014
Novel algorithms could help individualize HbA1c goals
Two novel algorithms to individualize glycemic control targets would allow clinicians to set HbA1c goals, reclassify from one-quarter to one-third of patients as controlled instead of uncontrolled, and possibly improve treatment of certain patient populations, a study found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2014/05/09/3.htm
9 May 2014
ACE inhibitors improved all-cause mortality, cardiovascular outcomes versus ARBs
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors improved all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality, and major cardiovascular events compared with angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) in patients with diabetes, a new study found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2014/05/09/1.htm
9 May 2014