Search results for "Keeping tabs"
Spotlight on diabetes after COVID-19
A cohort study in U.S. veterans and a retrospective analysis in Germany found higher risk for incident diabetes in patients who had had COVID-19.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/08/5.htm
8 Apr 2022
Spotlight on diabetes prevention
Recent studies looked at vitamin D supplementation, peer mentoring, and physician referrals to diabetes prevention programs among patients with prediabetes.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2019/06/14/5.htm
14 Jun 2019
Spotlight on gestational diabetes and CVD
Having gestational diabetes, or even elevated glucose levels during pregnancy, may be associated with increased risk of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease (CVD) later, according to three recent studies.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2019/04/05/5.htm
5 Apr 2019
Spotlight on glycemic variability
Recent research quantified the association between visit-to-visit variability in HbA1c levels and risk of cardiovascular disease and death.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2020/04/10/5.htm
10 Apr 2020
Spotlight on efficacy of SGLT-2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists
One recent study compared sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists to each other, a meta-analysis tried to quantify their benefits compared to placebo, and a third study looked at their effects relative to insulin.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2022/05/13/5.htm
13 May 2022
Spotlight on GLP-1 receptor agonists and the lungs
The theory that glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists may have beneficial effects on the lungs gained support from recent analyses of patients with asthma, chronic lower respiratory diseases, and all types of respiratory diseases.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2021/05/14/5.htm
14 May 2021
Spotlight on diabetes incidence in the pandemic
Two studies tried to determine whether COVID-19 infection leads to a subsequent increase in the risk of developing diabetes, while another highlighted how type 2 diabetes has risen among youth since the start of the pandemic.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2023/02/10/5.htm
10 Feb 2023
Spotlight on cost-related nonadherence
Recent studies looked at how often patients underuse insulin due to cost, whether Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participation reduces cost-related nonadherence, and how high deductibles affect the timing of care for macrovascular complications.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2018/12/14/5.htm
14 Dec 2018
Spotlight on diabetes and memory
One recent study found that many patients with diabetes frequently forget to take their medications, while another analyzed the association between diabetes and brain volume and cognitive performance among older people.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2019/01/11/5.htm
11 Jan 2019
Spotlight on heart failure and diabetes
A new study validated a score for predicting risk of heart failure in patients with type 2 diabetes, while another looked at historical trends in heart failure hospitalizations in U.S. diabetes patients.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2020/12/11/5.htm
11 Dec 2020