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In overweight or obese patients with diabetes, a lifestyle intervention increased weight loss at 8 years
Receiving an intensive lifestyle intervention (ILI) rather than traditional diabetes support and education (DSE) increased weight loss in about 5,000 middle-aged adults with type 2 diabetes.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2014/07/11/5.htm
11 Jul 2014
Adding lisinopril to losartan increased hyperkalemia and acute kidney injury in type 2 diabetes and proteinuria
In a trial of more than 1,000 diabetic patients with proteinuria, adding an ACE inhibitor to an ARB didn't improve estimated glomerular filtration rate and increased risk for hyperkalemia and acute kidney injury, so the trial was halted early.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2014/05/09/6.htm
9 May 2014
Review: In type 1 or type 2 diabetes, group medical visits improve HbA1c levels compared with usual care
A meta-analysis of 13 randomized, controlled trials of adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes found that group medical visits improved HbA1c levels but not the other factors studied, which included blood pressure, body mass index, weight, cholesterol, triglycerides, and quality of life.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2014/03/14/6.htm
14 Mar 2014
Review: Bariatric surgery increases weight loss and diabetes remission more than nonsurgical treatment
A meta-analysis of 11 randomized, controlled trials found that bariatric surgery improved several health and diabetes outcomes more than nonsurgical treatment.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2014/02/14/6.htm
14 Feb 2014
Safety of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors analyzed in 2 studies
A meta-analysis of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors showed no increase in pancreatic adverse events, while a trial of saxagliptin found no effect on the overall rate of cardiovascular events.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2014/02/14/7.htm
14 Feb 2014
Review: Bariatric surgery improves weight and glycemia in nonmorbidly obese adults with diabetes
A review of 3 randomized controlled trials found that surgical treatment increased weight loss and improved diabetes-related outcomes more than nonsurgical treatment in moderately obese patients.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/11/08/7.htm
8 Nov 2013
A lifestyle intervention did not reduce cardiovascular outcomes in overweight or obese patients with type 2 diabetes
The Look AHEAD trial randomized more than 5,000 overweight and obese type 2 diabetics to intensive lifestyle intervention or diabetes support and education and found that the intensive group reduced several risk factors, but not the primary outcome.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/11/08/8.htm
8 Nov 2013
Insulin pumps with a sensor and threshold-suspend reduced nocturnal hypoglycemia in type 1 diabetes
Patients with type 1 diabetes and documented nocturnal hypoglycemia who were randomized to receive sensor-enhanced insulin pump therapy with a threshold-suspend feature had reduced nocturnal hypoglycemia and no difference in glycated hemoglobin levels compared to those on sensor-augmented insulin pump therapy alone, a recent study found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/10/11/8.htm
11 Oct 2013
Review: In patients with chronic diabetic foot ulcers, hyperbaric oxygen reduces major amputations
According to a review of treating chronic diabetic foot ulcers with hyperbaric oxygen (HBO), HBO resulted in more healed ulcers and fewer major amputations, but no difference in minor amputations.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/09/13/9.htm
13 Sep 2013
Meta-analysis: Atorvastatin reduces CV events and increases new-onset diabetes in patients with coronary disease
In a meta-analysis, patients with two to four risk factors for diabetes were more likely to have new-onset diabetes if they took higher doses of statins.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/08/09/6.htm
9 Aug 2013