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Self-management of diabetes during hospitalization may be beneficial, guideline says
The guideline, developed by the Joint British Diabetes Societies for Inpatient Care, noted that many patients taking insulin will know more about their usual regimen than the medical and nursing staff responsible for their care.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2018/07/13/2.htm
13 Jul 2018
Systolic BP variability associated with increased risk of death, CV events in patients with type 2 diabetes, meta-analysis finds
While current guidelines use only the absolute value of blood pressure (BP) to stratify a patient's cardiovascular (CV) risk, the results suggest that variability in systolic BP may also contribute to risk stratification in this high-risk population, the authors concluded.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2019/07/12/1.htm
12 Jul 2019
Basal insulin analogs and NPH insulin had similar rates of hypoglycemia hospital visits, glycemic control in type 2 diabetes
Researchers used data from Kaiser Permanente of Northern California to retrospectively assess patients with type 2 diabetes who initiated a long-acting insulin analog or NPH insulin between Jan. 1, 2006, and Sept. 30, 2015.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2018/07/13/3.htm
13 Jul 2018
Expert panel recommends target ranges for continuous glucose monitoring data
Adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes should aim to spend more than 70% of each day in the target range of 70 to 180 mg/dL (3.9 to 10.0 mmol/L), which corresponds to an HbA1c level of about 7%, the consensus report said.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2019/06/14/1.htm
14 Jun 2019
ADA suggests ways to improve insulin affordability
The American Diabetes Association calls for increasing transparency across the entire supply chain, streamlining the approval process for biosimilars, lowering or removing patient cost-sharing, and increasing access to health care coverage for people with diabetes.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2018/06/08/3.htm
8 Jun 2018
Study finds potential early indicators of myocardial dysfunction in asymptomatic elderly patients with type 2 diabetes
Researchers examined asymptomatic patients 65 years of age and older with type 2 diabetes and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction to look for impaired global longitudinal strain, diastolic dysfunction, or left atrial enlargement.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2018/06/08/2.htm
8 Jun 2018
Individualized nutrition therapy recommended for diabetes, prediabetes
Adults with diabetes should be referred to individualized, diabetes-focused medical nutrition therapy, while overweight or obese adults with prediabetes should be referred to an intensive lifestyle intervention program and/or medical nutritional therapy, according to the consensus report from the American Diabetes Association.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2019/05/10/1.htm
10 May 2019
SGLT2 inhibitors, GLP-1 agonists associated with lower mortality compared to DPP-4 inhibitors, analysis finds
Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists were associated with a higher risk of adverse events than sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors or dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4) inhibitors, according to the meta-analysis.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2018/05/11/1.htm
11 May 2018
Hypoglycemia reduced with continuous glucose monitoring in small trial of ICU patients
Adults who were expected to have an ICU stay of at least three days and who had persistent hyperglycemia for up to six hours after admission, were receiving insulin, or both had a peripheral venous catheter placed and connected to a continuous glucose monitoring sensor.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2018/05/11/2.htm
11 May 2018
Very low-carb diet may improve glycemic control in type 1 diabetes with few adverse events, study finds
Researchers conducted an online survey of an international social media group of people with type 1 diabetes who follow a very low-carb diet (up to 30 g/d derived from fibrous vegetables and nuts).
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2018/05/11/3.htm
11 May 2018