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Spotlight on older diabetes patients
Recent studies of older patients with diabetes described the effectiveness of a lifestyle intervention, low use of continuous glucose monitoring, and high risk of falls with hypoglycemia.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/12/5.htm
12 Aug 2022
Spotlight on SGLT-2 inhibitors and heart failure
The effects of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors on heart failure, in patients with and without diabetes, were the focus of three analyses published in the past month, two on dapagliflozin and one on canagliflozin.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2019/10/11/5.htm
11 Oct 2019
Spotlight on gestational diabetes and CVD
Having gestational diabetes, or even elevated glucose levels during pregnancy, may be associated with increased risk of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease (CVD) later, according to three recent studies.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2019/04/05/5.htm
5 Apr 2019
Spotlight on type 1 diabetes
A couple of significant studies in type 1 diabetes came out last month.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2014/12/12/8.htm
12 Dec 2014
Spotlight on insulin costs
A study compared patients' HbA1c levels on human and analogue insulins, a report analyzed insulin price changes between 2012 and 2016, and politicians asked pharma companies for answers.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2019/02/08/5.htm
8 Feb 2019
Spotlight on lifestyle change
The effects of lifestyle interventions on patients with diabetes were analyzed by several recent studies.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/11/08/10.htm
8 Nov 2013
Spotlight on COVID-19 and new type 1 diabetes
A few case reports suggested a link between SARS-CoV-2 and development of insulin-dependent diabetes, but recent analyses of type 1 diabetes incidence during the pandemic have shown mixed results.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2020/09/11/5.htm
11 Sep 2020
Spotlight on treatment of COVID-19 in diabetes patients
Experts addressed minimizing cardiovascular risk, managing diabetes in the ICU, altering protocols, and monitoring glucose levels, while studies looked at insulin infusion and other interventions for patients with COVID-19.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2020/06/12/6.htm
12 Jun 2020
Spotlight on diabetes and memory
One recent study found that many patients with diabetes frequently forget to take their medications, while another analyzed the association between diabetes and brain volume and cognitive performance among older people.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2019/01/11/5.htm
11 Jan 2019
Spotlight on amputations
Recent studies analyzed data on lower-extremity amputations among patients with diabetes, including recent trends in this complication and its associated mortality, effects of the pandemic, and relationships with diabetes drugs.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2020/08/14/5.htm
14 Aug 2020