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Preoperative glucose levels may predict postoperative cardiac outcomes regardless of whether patients have diabetes
For patients without diabetes, predictors of myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery included a casual glucose level of more than 6.86 mmol/L (124 mg/dL) and a fasting glucose level of more than 6.41 mmol/L (116 mg/dL).
August 2018
Intermittent fasting appears effective for HbA1c reduction in type 2 diabetes
Patients on the intermittent energy restriction diet ate 500 to 600 kcal/d on two nonconsecutive days each week and followed their usual diet on the other days. They were compared to a group eating 1,200 to 1,500 kcal/d.
August 2018
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.
July 2018
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.
May 2018
Spotlight on depression in diabetes
The results highlight the importance of psychosocial interventions for at-risk patients, they concluded.
November 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.
June 2018
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.
April 2018
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.
March 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.
April 2018
Review: Evidence is inconclusive on metabolic surgery vs. medical treatment for microvascular complications in T2DM
They also highlight the need for further RCTs assessing the effect of metabolic surgery on microvascular diabetes outcomes.
August 2018