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Individualized nutrition therapy recommended for diabetes, prediabetes
Adults with diabetes should be referred to individualized, diabetes-focused medical nutrition therapy, while overweight or obese adults with prediabetes should be referred to an intensive lifestyle intervention program and/or medical nutritional
May 2019
Metformin associated with B-vitamin deficiency, cognitive dysfunction in older patients
This observational study suggests that metformin use in hyperglycemic older patients is associated with vitamin B12 and B6 (pyridoxine) deficiency and poorer cognitive performance.
April 2019
Preoperative glucose levels may predict postoperative cardiac outcomes regardless of whether patients have diabetes
For patients without diabetes, predictors of myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery included a casual glucose level of more than 6.86 mmol/L (124 mg/dL) and a fasting glucose level of more than 6.41 mmol/L (116 mg/dL).
August 2018
Intermittent fasting appears effective for HbA1c reduction in type 2 diabetes
Patients on the intermittent energy restriction diet ate 500 to 600 kcal/d on two nonconsecutive days each week and followed their usual diet on the other days. They were compared to a group eating 1,200 to 1,500 kcal/d.
August 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 ... The generalizability of the results to patients
December 2017
Review: Evidence is inconclusive on metabolic surgery vs. medical treatment for microvascular complications in T2DM
They also highlight the need for further RCTs assessing the effect of metabolic surgery on microvascular diabetes outcomes.
August 2018
Self-management of diabetes during hospitalization may be beneficial, guideline says
The guideline, developed by the Joint British Diabetes Societies for Inpatient Care, noted that many patients taking insulin will know more about their usual regimen than the medical and nursing staff responsible for their care.
July 2018
ADA suggests ways to improve insulin affordability
The American Diabetes Association calls for increasing transparency across the entire supply chain, streamlining the approval process for biosimilars, lowering or removing patient cost-sharing, and increasing access to health care coverage for
June 2018
Basal insulin analogs and NPH insulin had similar rates of hypoglycemia hospital visits, glycemic control in type 2 diabetes
Researchers used data from Kaiser Permanente of Northern California to retrospectively assess patients with type 2 diabetes who initiated a long-acting insulin analog or NPH insulin between Jan. 1, 2006, and Sept. 30, 2015.
July 2018
SGLT2 inhibitors, GLP-1 agonists associated with lower mortality compared to DPP-4 inhibitors, analysis finds
Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists were associated with a higher risk of adverse events than sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors or dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4) inhibitors, according to the meta-analysis.
May 2018