Search results for "Keeping tabs"
Spotlight on new technologies for type 1 diabetes
Two recent studies and FDA approval of the first “artificial pancreas” highlight new technological advances in type 1 diabetes care.
October 2016
Spotlight on bariatric surgery
Treatment of type 2 diabetes with bariatric surgery was discussed by several recent publications, including updated guidelines from a group of medical specialty organizations.
May 2013
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.
January 2013
Spotlight on intensive glycemic control
Three recent studies reanalyzed past data about the effects of intensive glycemic control and published new findings about how and which patients may benefit.
June 2015
Spotlight on ethnic differences in diabetes
Two recent studies highlighted some differences among ethnic groups in risk and incidence of diabetes.
October 2014
Spotlight on self-management
One study found that personalized text messaging improved patients' self-management while another looked at the potential value of providing social comparisons to other patients' diabetes control.
June 2018
Spotlight on trends in diabetes prevalence and outcomes
Several recent analyses of national health care data assessed the prevalence of diabetes and its complications in the U.S.
May 2014
Spotlight on renal side effects
Renal side effects of diabetes drugs were in the news in the past month, with one industry-funded study finding an association between empagliflozin and slower progression of kidney disease and the FDA strengthening an existing warning on risk of
July 2016
Spotlight on blood pressure control
Intensive blood pressure control may increase diabetic patients' risk of stroke or coronary heart disease, a group of researchers recently concluded in two separate publications.
June 2013
Spotlight on diabetes knowledge and practice
Knowledge among U.S. patients and clinicians about recommended care for diabetes is good but could still use improvement, one can conclude from studies published this month.
March 2013