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More than one in five patients with well-controlled diabetes were receiving more medications than recommended, many of them elderly or with multiple comorbidities, a recent study found.
September 2019
SGLT2 inhibitors associated with increased risk of amputations, diabetic ketoacidosis
Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists had similar rates of other adverse events, including bone fracture, acute kidney injury, serious urinary tract infection, venous thromboembolism, and
December 2018
New equation with five variables helps predict hip fracture risk in type 2 diabetes
Age, sex, body mass index, peripheral sensory neuropathy, and estimated glomerular filtration rate were the included variables.
December 2018
Impaired glucose tolerance at 1 hour may be more predictive than at 2 hours, study finds
The results highlight the potential benefit of targeting individuals with an elevated one-hour blood glucose level and, if supported by additional evidence, eventually replacing the two-hour test with a ... Our results highlight the potential benefit of
December 2017
Incretin-based drugs not associated with any increase in risk for pancreatic diseases
The findings may reassure prescribers of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors that the drug class does not significantly increase the risk of adverse pancreatic outcomes compared with other second-line therapies, study authors said.
November 2018
Diabetes patients without other risk factors may have near-normal mortality risks
The studied risk factors were HbA1c level, LDL cholesterol level, presence of albuminuria, smoking status, and blood pressure.
September 2018
Integrated care model offers noninferior diabetes care to gold-standard specialist clinics
A study conducted in Australia found that general practitioners with specialization in diabetes care and subspecialist-led clinics reduced HbA1c levels by similar amounts in patients with complex type 2 diabetes.
October 2018
Intensive glucose control soon after diagnosis may improve diabetes outcomes, study indicates
The findings underscore the urgency of early diagnosis of diabetes and the consequences of failing to achieve near-normal glycemia soon after patients are diagnosed, according to the study authors.
September 2018
Treatment based on physiologic assessment may help prevent diabetes
In a retrospective observational study, patients with prediabetes were assigned to a risk category for diabetes based on presence and severity of insulin resistance, impaired beta-cell function, and hyperglycemia, then treated accordingly.
October 2018
Hypoglycemia may be associated with myocardial damage
Among patients with coronary artery disease, severity and frequency of hypoglycemia were associated with increased levels of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T, although the association was attenuated in adjusted analyses.
October 2018