Search results for "From ACP Internist"
Antihypertensives associated with worse outcomes in diabetic patients with lower SBP
Blood pressure treatment goals should be less aggressive in people with diabetes than without diabetes, study authors said, because if systolic blood pressure (SBP) is already less than 140 mm Hg, additional agents might be harmful.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2016/03/11/7.htm
11 Mar 2016
Score may help predict which patients are likely to achieve type 2 diabetes cure after bariatric surgery
DiaRem, a weighted score ranging from 0 to 22 points, is based on age, insulin dependence, diabetes medication use, and HbA1c level.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2016/05/13/6.htm
13 May 2016
Group-based lifestyle intervention reduced risk of type 2 diabetes
Participants in the Norfolk Diabetes Prevention Study who underwent multiple educational group sessions that included 50-minute sessions of supervised physical activity had significantly lower odds of type 2 diabetes during a mean follow-up of two years compared to those who received usual care.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2020/11/13/9.htm
13 Nov 2020
Weight loss, improvement in comorbid conditions after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy appear to decline with time, study finds
Bariatric surgery with laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) improves weight loss and comorbid conditions related to obesity in the short term, but its effects decline over the long term, according to a new study.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2015/08/14/7.htm
14 Aug 2015
Gastric bypass benefits persist over long-term follow-up, study finds
At 12 years, patients who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass had significantly greater weight loss and lower risk of diabetes than those who didn't receive surgery.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2017/10/13/7.htm
13 Oct 2017
Physicians may overtreat blood pressure, glucose in older patients with diabetes
A retrospective cohort study used data from the Department of Veterans Affairs to assess both hypertension and blood glucose medication deintensification (i.e., dosage reduction or withdrawal of a drug).
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2015/11/13/7.htm
13 Nov 2015
Task Force releases systematic review about diabetes screening
A systematic evidence review by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force suggests that screening asymptomatic adults for elevated glucose levels could help delay progression to diabetes but has not been shown to improve mortality rates.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2015/06/12/6.htm
12 Jun 2015
ACE inhibitors, ARBs most effective against ESRD in patients with diabetes, kidney disease
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin-receptor blockers (ARBs) appear most effective in preventing end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in patients with diabetes and kidney disease, although no regimen to lower blood pressure seems to prolong survival, a recent analysis has found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2015/06/12/7.htm
12 Jun 2015
System-wide changes improve diabetes care
A Success Story in the latest issue of ACP Internist describes a primary care intervention to improve HbA1c testing.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2016/09/16/7.htm
16 Sep 2016
No clear-cut choice among once-weekly GLP-1 receptor agonists
All once-weekly GLP-1 receptor agonists reduced HbA1c and fasting plasma glucose levels, and either no differences or clinically marginal differences were found among the drugs for blood pressure, blood lipid levels, and C-reactive protein levels, according to the systematic review and network meta-analysis.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2015/12/11/6.htm
11 Dec 2015