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Project ECHO may improve outcomes in underserved rural patients with diabetes
Adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes had lower HbA1c levels, body mass index, and diastolic blood pressure when their caregivers received weekly remote diabetes training from subspecialists, a recent study found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2024/08/09/3.htm
9 Aug 2024
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Spotlight on perceptions of glycemic control
Patients' perceptions of their glycemic control may have more effect on their psychological well-being than actual glycemic measurements, according to two new studies.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2024/08/09/5.htm
9 Aug 2024
Postmeal, rather than premeal, insulin linked with less hypoglycemia among inpatients
An intervention that shifted nutritional insulin administration from before meals to after halved the risk of severe hypoglycemia among hospitalized patients, a single-center study found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2024/08/09/2.htm
9 Aug 2024
Report and study highlight risk of heart failure in patients with diabetes
The American Diabetes Association made recommendations on diagnosing and treating heart failure in patients with diabetes, and a study found increased risk of progression to clinical heart failure in those with an HbA1c level of 7% or above.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2022/06/10/1.htm
10 Jun 2022
Spotlight on gut microbiota in diabetes
A forum and a narrative review summarized current knowledge about the connections between diabetes and gut microbiota, while a new study identified certain species within patients' microbiomes that could relate to diabetes.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2024/07/12/5.htm
12 Jul 2024
Fish oil consumption associated with fewer vascular diabetes complications, study finds
Researchers studied 20,338 patients with diabetes from the U.K. Biobank, assessing habitual fish oil use by asking at baseline about supplement use and micro- and macrovascular complications by reviewing hospital inpatient records.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2024/08/09/1.htm
9 Aug 2024
Semaglutide associated with increased cases of optic neuropathy, study finds
An observational study suggests a potential risk of nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy associated with semaglutide, but more research is needed to assess causality, the study authors said.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2024/07/12/2.htm
12 Jul 2024
SGLT-2s, GLP-1s linked with lower hyperkalemia rate than DPP-4s
Initiating therapy with sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors was associated with the lowest risk of hyperkalemia in a retrospective comparison with glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2024/07/12/3.htm
12 Jul 2024
Spotlight on hypoglycemia in older patients
One recent study highlighted the problem of physical food insecurity and another identified predictors of impaired hypoglycemia awareness, both in older diabetes patients. A review suggested varying continuous glucose monitoring targets for older patients by their health status.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2024/06/14/5.htm
14 Jun 2024