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New guideline from Endocrine Society offers guidance on lipid management
The guideline includes recommendations on the use of statins and lipid testing in type 1 and 2 diabetes, as well as other endocrine-related diseases and conditions.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2020/11/13/1.htm
13 Nov 2020
Diabetes apps require additional validation, education on their use, consensus report finds
Clinicians should be aware of the strengths and weaknesses of diabetes apps and be able to advise patients on their use, according to the European Association for the Study of Diabetes and the American Diabetes Association.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2019/12/13/3.htm
13 Dec 2019
Frequency of outpatient visits for diabetes not associated with glycemic control
The frequency of diabetes visits varied across health systems, but within most of the studied organizations, patients with high HbA1c levels were not seen any more often than those with lower levels.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2019/12/13/2.htm
13 Dec 2019
SGLT-2 inhibitors linked to lower risk of cardiac events compared with DPP-4 inhibitors
A retrospective study of Canadian and British patients with type 2 diabetes found lower rates of cardiovascular death among those taking sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors than in matched patients who took dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2020/10/09/1.htm
9 Oct 2020
Adding weight management to group visits didn't change HbA1c, but improved weight loss, hypoglycemia
Incorporating intensive weight management with a low-carb diet into standard group medical visits for patients with diabetes “should be considered as an alternative, noninferior approach for glycemic management that has additional clinical advantages,” study authors concluded.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2019/11/08/3.htm
8 Nov 2019
Closed-loop system offers better control than pump with sensor, six-month trial finds
Patients with type 1 diabetes who were randomly assigned to insulin treatment with a closed-loop system spent more time in the target glycemic range than those assigned to a sensor-augmented pump.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2019/11/08/2.htm
8 Nov 2019
Weight loss through gastric bypass or diet improved insulin sensitivity in patients with type 2 diabetes
Results from this small study suggest that reducing adipose tissue volume, by whatever means, will improve blood glucose control in patients with type 2 diabetes, an accompanying editorial noted.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2020/09/11/1.htm
11 Sep 2020
CGM improved glycemic control in type 1 diabetes with or without pump
Real-time continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), with either an insulin pump or multiple daily injections, was associated with sustained improvements in HbA1c levels compared to self-monitoring of blood glucose, according to a small randomized trial.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2019/10/11/2.htm
11 Oct 2019
Among older adults with type 2 diabetes, insulin use most prevalent in those with poor health
In a longitudinal study of 21,531 patients, those in poor or intermediate health at age 75 years were more likely to use insulin than those in good health (29.4% and 27.5% versus 10.5%, respectively) and less likely to discontinue it during follow-up.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2019/10/11/3.htm
11 Oct 2019
Spotlight on the diabetic foot
Recent diabetes research analyzed trends in lower-extremity amputations in Ontario, Canada, as well as how health literacy, procalcitonin, and mortality risk relate to diabetic foot infection outcomes.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2019/09/13/5.htm
13 Sep 2019