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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
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
Metformin associated with fewer cardiovascular events than sulfonylureas after decline in kidney function
The findings from this retrospective study further support metformin as the first-line treatment to which other diabetes medications are added, even in patients who are in the early stages of chronic kidney disease, an editorial noted.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2019/10/11/1.htm
11 Oct 2019
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
Cardiovascular benefits of adding ezetimibe to statin therapy may be greater in patients with diabetes, study finds
Participants were randomized to receive either ezetimibe or placebo in addition to background simvastatin, and the subgroup of patients with diabetes was compared to those without the disease.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2018/01/12/2.htm
12 Jan 2018
Individualizing glycemic control could reduce costs, increase quality-adjusted life-years
A cost-effectiveness analysis found that individualized control saved $13,547 per patient compared with uniform intensive control, primarily due to lower medication costs, and increased quality-adjusted life-years by 0.10.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2018/01/12/3.htm
12 Jan 2018
Insulin pump didn't improve glycemic control compared to training on injections
British patients with type 1 diabetes were enrolled in group training courses that taught flexible intensive insulin treatment and then randomized to an insulin pump or multiple daily injections and followed for two years.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2017/04/14/3.htm
14 Apr 2017
Screening recommended to detect metabolic risk for ASCVD, type 2 diabetes
The Endocrine Society recently updated its guidance on primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and type 2 diabetes in those at metabolic risk.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2019/08/09/1.htm
9 Aug 2019
Cardiovascular event rates similar between once-weekly exenatide and placebo in patients with type 2 diabetes
A limitation of the industry-funded randomized trial was the high rate of early discontinuation: 43.0% of patients on exenatide and 45.2% of those on placebo.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2017/10/13/1.htm
13 Oct 2017
Rates of diabetes-related ESRD appear to decrease in U.S., Puerto Rico
From 2000 to 2014, the age-standardized incidence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) attributed to diabetes decreased from 260.2 to 173.9 per 100,000 diabetic population.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2017/11/10/3.htm
10 Nov 2017