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Metformin associated with B-vitamin deficiency, cognitive dysfunction in older patients
This observational study suggests that metformin use in hyperglycemic older patients is associated with vitamin B12 and B6 (pyridoxine) deficiency and poorer cognitive performance.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2019/04/05/1.htm
5 Apr 2019
Beta-blockers associated with mortality risk in patients with diabetes, study finds
Patients with diabetes who were taking any beta-blocker, a beta-1 selective beta-blocker, or a specific beta-blocker had significantly higher risk for all-cause mortality versus patients with diabetes who were not taking a beta-blocker.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2018/04/13/2.htm
13 Apr 2018
Inpatient management by a diabetes team associated with improved readmissions, reduced cost
The retrospective study at a single tertiary care referral medical center compared cost-effectiveness of care from a specialized diabetes team with care from a primary service team.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2018/04/13/3.htm
13 Apr 2018
Behavioral intervention to increase physical activity led to lasting results at 3 years
At three outpatient diabetes clinics in Rome, Italy, participants who received specialized behavioral counseling sessions had greater increases in physical activity and decreases in sedentary time than those who received general physician recommendations.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2019/03/08/1.htm
8 Mar 2019
Diabetes treatment in the elderly has improved, but complex regimens still common, study finds
Between 2007 and 2014, more Medicare beneficiaries were newly prescribed metformin, dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors, and sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors, while fewer received long-acting sulfonylureas or thiazolidinediones.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2018/03/09/3.htm
9 Mar 2018
Intensive BP control reduced long-term CV risk, new ACCORD follow-up finds
After four years of follow-up, patients who had received intensive treatment during the trial had similar systolic blood pressure (BP) to those who had been on standard treatment but lower rates of cardiovascular (CV) events.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2018/03/09/2.htm
9 Mar 2018
Minority of patients with type 1 diabetes achieve ADA goals for glycemic control, study finds
Despite increasing adoption of insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors, control of HbA1c hasn't necessarily improved, the authors noted.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2019/02/08/1.htm
8 Feb 2019
Benefits of gastric bypass may diminish after 5 years
Patients with type 2 diabetes who had Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery maintained significant, although shrinking, improvements in HbA1c compared to those receiving lifestyle and medical management.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2018/02/09/2.htm
9 Feb 2018
Sociodemographic, clinical factors may influence insulin initiation in type 2 diabetes
The researchers found an inverse association between insulin initiation and age, and black and Hispanic participants were less likely to have insulin initiated compared with white participants.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2018/02/09/3.htm
9 Feb 2018
Impaired glucose tolerance at 1 hour may be more predictive than at 2 hours, study finds
The results highlight the potential benefit of targeting individuals with an elevated one-hour blood glucose level and, if supported by additional evidence, eventually replacing the two-hour test with a one-hour measure, the authors said.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2017/12/08/2.htm
8 Dec 2017