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Intensive lifestyle intervention associated with partial remission of type 2 diabetes
An intensive lifestyle intervention was associated with partial remission of type 2 diabetes when compared with diabetes support and education, according to a new study.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/01/11/3.htm
11 Jan 2013
Clinicians' communication skills may affect medication refill adherence
Patients with diabetes who rated their clinicians as poor communicators were less likely to refill cardiometabolic medications in a timely manner, a study found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/01/11/2.htm
11 Jan 2013
Retinopathy may predict nephropathy, be predicted by nonhealing ulcers
The presence of diabetic retinopathy was associated with the risk of other complications, two recent studies concluded.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/01/11/1.htm
11 Jan 2013
New pediatric guidelines for type 2 diabetes emphasize starting drugs, lifestyle changes simultaneously
Guidelines for treating type 2 diabetes in children and teenagers suggest integrating diet and exercise with medication, as well as offering advice on frequency of hemoglobin A1c and fingerstick blood glucose monitoring.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/02/08/3.htm
8 Feb 2013
Nearly 17% of newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients have silent MI
About one in six patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes had evidence of a silent myocardial infarction, a new study found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/02/08/2.htm
8 Feb 2013
Review: Intensive blood pressure control reduces stroke, but not mortality or MI, in type 2 diabetes
A meta-analysis compared five studies (including the ACCORD trial) that treated adults with type 2 diabetes with antihypertensive therapies to achieve prespecified blood pressure targets.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/02/08/8.htm
8 Feb 2013
Variable systolic blood pressure could be associated with nephropathy risk
Variations in systolic blood pressure could be associated with increased risk for diabetic nephropathy, according to a recent study.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/02/08/1.htm
8 Feb 2013
Study examines heterogeneity of type 2 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes appears to have different subtypes based on how it is diagnosed, according to a recent study.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/03/08/3.htm
8 Mar 2013
Hyperbaric oxygen fails to improve wound healing or prevent amputation
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy didn't improve the likelihood that a wound would heal or prevent amputation in diabetes patients compared to other conventional therapies, a new study found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/03/08/2.htm
8 Mar 2013
GLP-1 drugs associated with hospitalizations for pancreatitis
Sitagliptin and exenatide were associated with increased risk of hospitalization for acute pancreatitis, according to a recent study of patients with type 2 diabetes.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/03/08/1.htm
8 Mar 2013