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New insulins present benefits, challenges
The July/August ACP Internist summarizes expert advice on treating diabetes with new types of insulin.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2016/07/15/7.htm
15 Jul 2016
GLP-1 analogues may be associated with bile duct, gallbladder disease
Current use of DPP-4 inhibitors was not associated with increased risk for bile duct and gallbladder disease versus current use of at least 2 oral antidiabetic drugs, but an increased risk was seen with use of GLP-1 analogues.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2016/08/12/7.htm
12 Aug 2016
Preoperative factors may help predict long-term weight outcomes after gastric bypass, study finds
Only 3 factors were associated with greater long-term weight loss: preoperative insulin use, history of smoking, and use of 12 or more medications before surgery.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2016/09/16/6.htm
16 Sep 2016
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
Ischemic heart disease linked to worse prognosis in heart failure patients with type 2 diabetes
Mortality risk was highest in patients who had both type 2 diabetes and ischemic heart disease and had not had previous revascularization.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2016/10/07/7.htm
7 Oct 2016
Weight loss program may improve HbA1c more than typical diabetes nutrition counseling, study finds
Patients participating in Weight Watchers program supplemented with diabetes education lost more weight than a control group by 3, 6, 9, and 12 months of follow-up.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2016/11/11/8.htm
11 Nov 2016
Physician volume linked to diabetes care quality, study finds
The researchers found that higher ambulatory volume overall was associated with lower rates of appropriate eye exams, HbA1c testing, and LDL cholesterol testing, but higher diabetes-specific volume was associated with better care according to quality indicators.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2017/01/13/7.htm
13 Jan 2017
Exercise tips for type 1 diabetes offered by consensus statement
The consensus statement advises physicians about ways to manage people with type 1 diabetes who exercise regularly, including glucose targets for safe and effective exercise and nutritional and insulin dose adjustments to protect against exercise-related glucose excursions.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2017/02/10/8.htm
10 Feb 2017
Study suggests less frequent retinopathy screening in low-risk patients with type 1 diabetes
Researchers modeled the effects of individualizing screening based on current retinal status and mean glycated hemoglobin level, finding that the overall number of exams could be reduced.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2017/05/12/8.htm
12 May 2017
HbA1c levels may overestimate mean glucose in black type 1 diabetes patients, study finds
Editorialists cautioned that the study does not suggest that HbA1c has limited utility in black patients, adding that there is a need to better understand the subgroups that may be vulnerable to discordant HbA1c and glucose measures.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2017/07/14/6.htm
14 Jul 2017