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EHR-based tool may help predict life expectancy in older patients with diabetes
The tool uses sex, body mass index, serum creatinine level, dementia, metastatic cancer, peripheral vascular disease, albuminuria, home oxygen use, wheelchair use, current smoking, and the interaction between age and heart failure to generate a risk score.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/09/3.htm
9 Jun 2023
NSAID use linked to risk of heart failure hospitalization in type 2 diabetes
Danish patients with type 2 diabetes who took prescription NSAIDs had increased risk of first-time heart failure hospitalization, particularly if they were new users of the drugs or age 65 years or older, a recent study found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2023/04/14/2.htm
14 Apr 2023
Social, medical intervention improved glycemic control in rural patients with diabetes
A population health team assessed patients' medical, behavioral, and social needs with annual health risk assessments and partnered with community organizations to improve their access to food, transportation, and medicine.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/10/3.htm
10 Mar 2023
Younger patients often ration insulin due to cost, study finds
Data from the 2021 National Health Interview Survey indicate that one in five patients younger than age 65 years, who would not be eligible for the $35 monthly Medicare price cap, have skipped or reduced insulin doses or put off buying the drug to save money.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2023/04/14/3.htm
14 Apr 2023
Overnight glucose associated with next-day functioning in adults with type 1 diabetes
More variation in overnight glucose levels and time spent above and below glucose targets were associated with adverse changes in measures of next-day function, including attention, sedentary time, and engagement in demanding activities, a study found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/10/2.htm
10 Mar 2023
Insulin prices drop, may spur long-term trend
A major manufacturer announced a cut in the prices of its insulins and instituted a $35 out-of-pocket monthly cap for commercially insured patients.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/10/1.htm
10 Mar 2023
ACP Journal Club: SGLT-2 inhibitors reduce adverse renal and CV outcomes in patients with or without diabetes
The results of this meta-analysis of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors highlight the opportunity for internists, nephrologists, endocrinologists, and cardiologists to collaborate to expand use of the drug class, an ACP Journal Club commentary said.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/10/7.htm
10 Mar 2023
Diabetes and prior CVD may no longer carry equivalent cardiovascular risk
In a population-based Canadian study, the magnitude of the association between diabetes and risk of cardiovascular events decreased while that between cardiovascular disease (CVD) and such events remained stable.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2022/11/11/3.htm
11 Nov 2022
Annual screening for albuminuria may not be necessary in all patients with type 1 diabetes
A recent study found that personalizing the timing of testing based on patients' albumin excretion rate and HbA1c level could reduce time with undetected kidney disease as well as testing frequency.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2022/11/11/2.htm
11 Nov 2022
Fiber-enriched formula linked to improved health-related quality of life, HbA1c in type 2 diabetes
Participants who consumed prebiotic fiber-enriched nutritional shakes had improved measures of health-related quality of life and reduced HbA1c level at 12 weeks compared to those who consumed placebo shakes, an industry-funded trial found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/13/3.htm
13 Jan 2023