Current Issue
ADA's Standards of Care for 2026 released
New recommendations from the American Diabetes Association (ADA) do away with treatment prerequisites for automated insulin delivery and provide guidance on using obesity medications in people with diabetes, among other topics.
Diabetes associated with heightened risk of sudden cardiac death, Danish study finds
Sudden cardiac death was an important contributing factor to shortened life expectancy for patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, attributable to losses of 3.4 years and 2.7 years, respectively.
Corticosteroid use during pregnancy not associated with gestational diabetes risk overall
Gestational diabetes risk was only increased if oral corticosteroid exposure occurred during the fourth to sixth week of pregnancy, not during other time periods, according to an analysis of more than one million pregnancies in Korea.
MKSAP quiz: Diabetes diagnosis
This month's quiz asks readers to evaluate a 22-year-old man admitted 2 days ago for severe hyperglycemia associated with diabetic ketoacidosis.
Spotlight on GLP-1s and cancer
Recent observational studies have indicated that glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists may be associated with a lower risk of obesity-related cancers, but a new systematic review of randomized controlled trials did not find evidence of significant effects.
Preadmission GLP-1 receptor agonist use not linked with adverse ICU outcomes
There were no significant differences in mortality or length of stay between ICU patients with and without prior glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist use, according to a retrospective single-center study.
Case report of diabetic muscle infarction
A recent case described a complicated instance of this rare complication of diabetes.
Alert on continuous glucose monitors
Certain FreeStyle Libre 3 and FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus sensors are being recalled because they can provide incorrectly low glucose readings.