Search results for "Keeping tabs"
Spotlight on SGLT-2 inhibitors and heart failure
The effects of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors on heart failure, in patients with and without diabetes, were the focus of three analyses published in the past month, two on dapagliflozin and one on canagliflozin.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2019/10/11/5.htm
11 Oct 2019
Spotlight on COVID-19 and new type 1 diabetes
A few case reports suggested a link between SARS-CoV-2 and development of insulin-dependent diabetes, but recent analyses of type 1 diabetes incidence during the pandemic have shown mixed results.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2020/09/11/5.htm
11 Sep 2020
Spotlight on depression in diabetes
Recent studies analyzed depression in diabetes, including associated causes of death, the potential benefits of peer support and a plant-based diet, and strategies for screening and treatment.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2018/11/09/5.htm
9 Nov 2018
Spotlight on diabetes, drugs, and dementia
Low-dose aspirin was associated with reduced risk of dementia in women but not men with diabetes, and long-term use of metformin was associated with lower risk of Alzheimer's disease among patients with diabetes.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2019/12/13/5.htm
13 Dec 2019
Spotlight on geriatrics
Older patients with diabetes were the focus of several recent studies, including one that looked at associations between glycemic control and mortality and two that compared second-line medication options.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2017/03/10/5.htm
10 Mar 2017
Spotlight on COVID-19 and diabetes
Experts gave advice on which diabetes drugs should be stopped in patients with COVID-19, and studies highlighted associations between the two diseases.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2020/05/08/5.htm
8 May 2020
Spotlight on bone density
Recent research quantified vertebral fractures in patients with type 2 diabetes, compared fracture risks of starting sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors or dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors, and measured bone mineral density in patients with type 1 diabetes.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2019/11/08/5.htm
8 Nov 2019
Spotlight on older diabetes patients
Recent studies of older patients with diabetes described the effectiveness of a lifestyle intervention, low use of continuous glucose monitoring, and high risk of falls with hypoglycemia.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/12/5.htm
12 Aug 2022
Spotlight on hypoglycemia
Two recent studies looked at the incidence of hypoglycemia among patients with diabetes around the world, while another offered an intervention to reduce hypoglycemia in patients with impaired awareness of it.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2018/05/11/5.htm
11 May 2018
Spotlight on diabetes incidence and complications
Mortality and cardiovascular complications from diabetes have gone down, but incidence rates among youth are up, according to recent studies of Swedish and American patients, respectively.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2017/04/14/5.htm
14 Apr 2017