Search results for "Keeping tabs"
Spotlight on diet
Diet and diabetes were the focus of two recent large studies—one an umbrella review of the impact of diet patterns on diabetes incidence and the other a prospective study of fat intake and mortality among patients with type 2 diabetes.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2019/07/12/5.htm
12 Jul 2019
Spotlight on genetic risks
One study found that counseling about genetic risk for diabetes does not lead at-risk patients to lose weight, while another determined that advice on fat consumption does not need to be individualized based on genetic risk.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2019/08/09/5.htm
9 Aug 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
Spotlight on SGLT-2 inhibitors and heart failure
The effects of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors on heart failure, in patients with and without diabetes, were the focus of three analyses published in the past month, two on dapagliflozin and one on canagliflozin.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2019/10/11/5.htm
11 Oct 2019
Spotlight on bone density
Recent research quantified vertebral fractures in patients with type 2 diabetes, compared fracture risks of starting sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors or dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors, and measured bone mineral density in patients with type 1 diabetes.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2019/11/08/5.htm
8 Nov 2019
Spotlight on diabetes, drugs, and dementia
Low-dose aspirin was associated with reduced risk of dementia in women but not men with diabetes, and long-term use of metformin was associated with lower risk of Alzheimer's disease among patients with diabetes.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2019/12/13/5.htm
13 Dec 2019
Spotlight on type 1 diabetes in older adults
One recent study in older patients with type 1 diabetes found an association between a recent history of severe hypoglycemia and impaired cognition, while another suggested that continuous subcutaneous insulin infusions are safe and effective in this population.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2020/01/10/5.htm
10 Jan 2020
Spotlight on the effects of exercise in diabetes
Studies published in the past month looked at how exercise and indicators of fitness among patients with diabetes are associated with mortality risk, vascular health, and medication use.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2020/02/14/5.htm
14 Feb 2020
Spotlight on glycemic control and patient age
Recent studies found higher HbA1c levels in younger patients with diabetes compared to older ones, as well as differences in medication therapy by age.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2020/03/13/5.htm
13 Mar 2020
Spotlight on glycemic variability
Recent research quantified the association between visit-to-visit variability in HbA1c levels and risk of cardiovascular disease and death.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2020/04/10/5.htm
10 Apr 2020