Search results for "Keeping tabs"
Spotlight on glycemic variability
Studies published in July looked at factors and conditions associated with variation in glycemic control between clinic visits, including diabetes treatment intensity and Alzheimer's disease.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2017/08/11/5.htm
11 Aug 2017
Spotlight on tirzepatide
The first glucagon-like peptide-1 and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide receptor agonist was approved by the FDA and analyzed by a number of recent studies.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2022/06/10/5.htm
10 Jun 2022
Spotlight on young-onset type 2 diabetes
Some recent studies investigated cardiovascular disease, mortality risk, kidney disease, and the evidence base among patients who develop type 2 diabetes before age 40 or 50 years.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2020/07/10/5.htm
10 Jul 2020
Spotlight on diabetes and sleep disorders
One review looked at rates of sleep disorders in patients with diabetes, another study found that the combination of impaired glucose tolerance and a sleep disorder increases mortality risk, and patient interviews revealed benefits and barriers to use of continuous positive airway pressure.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2021/09/10/5.htm
10 Sep 2021
Spotlight on the gut microbiome
A Finnish study found that certain gut bacteria were more common in people who later developed type 2 diabetes, while an Israeli study identified a distinct microbial signature in adults with type 1 diabetes compared with healthy controls.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2022/02/11/5.htm
11 Feb 2022
Spotlight on youth-onset type 2 diabetes
One study found that patients who developed type 2 diabetes as children had high rates of diabetes complications, while another used genetic analysis to identify patients who actually had maturity-onset diabetes of the young but had been diagnosed with youth-onset type 2 diabetes.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2021/08/13/5.htm
13 Aug 2021
Spotlight on inpatient hyperglycemia
A new guideline offered recommendations on managing hyperglycemia in hospital patients with or without diabetes. Recent studies looked at the effects of elevated blood glucose levels after surgery and in the ICU.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2022/07/08/5.htm
8 Jul 2022
Spotlight on response to hypoglycemia
Recent studies looked at how low serum glucose levels in ambulatory patients are handled, what happens after a hospital visit for hypoglycemia, and the state of research on deprescribing in patients with diabetes.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2020/10/09/5.htm
9 Oct 2020
Spotlight on the value of care
One recent study found overtreatment of type 2 diabetes among elderly patients, while another looked at how many patients with diabetes would be referred to a liver specialist under proposed European guidelines.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2018/02/09/5.htm
9 Feb 2018
Spotlight on the effects of exercise in diabetes
Studies published in the past month looked at how exercise and indicators of fitness among patients with diabetes are associated with mortality risk, vascular health, and medication use.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2020/02/14/5.htm
14 Feb 2020