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Insulin pumps can treat poorly controlled type 2 diabetes, trial finds
Insulin pumps may be a useful treatment in patients who have poorly controlled type 2 diabetes despite multiple daily insulin injections, a new trial indicates.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2014/07/11/1.htm
11 Jul 2014
Spotlight on screening
New data on who to screen for diabetes and how to screen them were offered by a few studies published in the past month.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/01/11/8.htm
11 Jan 2013
Diabetes raises coronary artery disease risk more in women under 60
Young and middle-aged women with diabetes have about 4 times the risk of coronary artery disease as same-age women without diabetes and similar risk to same-age diabetic men, an analysis found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/11/08/1.htm
8 Nov 2013
Self-monitoring of blood glucose may improve control
Structured self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) improves control and prompts more medication changes in patients with non-insulin-treated type 2 diabetes, a study found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/06/14/1.htm
14 Jun 2013
Self-monitoring of blood glucose reduced HbA1c in noninsulin-treated patients
Self-monitoring of blood glucose 8 to 11 times a week was more effective than doing so more or less frequently, according to a new meta-analysis.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2022/12/09/1.htm
9 Dec 2022
Spotlight on statins in diabetes
Recent studies looked at how statins negatively affect glycemic control but improve cardiovascular mortality, as well as the reasons patients with diabetes don't receive prescriptions for statins despite recommendations.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2023/04/14/5.htm
14 Apr 2023
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
Targeting social needs may help improve type 2 diabetes outcomes, review finds
A systematic review found that HbA1c levels were improved significantly by food supplementation with referral and diabetes support, financial incentives with education and skills training, housing relocation with counseling support, and the integration of nonmedical interventions into medical care.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2022/07/08/6.htm
8 Jul 2022
Recent articles address federal diabetes programs, type 1 diabetes care
The National Clinical Care Commission made 39 recommendations for improving federal diabetes programs, and the latest In the Clinic article offered advice on diagnosing and treating type 1 diabetes.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/11/6.htm
11 Mar 2022
Spotlight on diabetes and chronic kidney disease
A study showed that chronic kidney disease has declined among U.S. adults with diabetes. A meta-analysis found that sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors prevented kidney decline similarly in those with and without diabetes. A survey identified knowledge gaps among prescribers on this topic.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2022/11/11/5.htm
11 Nov 2022