Search results for "Keeping tabs"
Spotlight on hypoglycemia
Two recent studies looked at the incidence of hypoglycemia among patients with diabetes around the world, while another offered an intervention to reduce hypoglycemia in patients with impaired awareness of it.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2018/05/11/5.htm
11 May 2018
Spotlight on demographic trends in diabetes
Recent studies looked at prevalence of diagnosed diabetes in the U.S.; trends in hospitalization for diabetic ketoacidosis; and the prevalence of obesity, metabolic syndrome, and diabetes.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2018/04/13/5.htm
13 Apr 2018
Spotlight on fenofibrate
Recent analyses of the Fenofibrate Intervention and Event Lowering in Diabetes (FIELD) trial looked at the effects of fenofibrate on gout and cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2018/03/09/5.htm
9 Mar 2018
Spotlight on the value of care
One recent study found overtreatment of type 2 diabetes among elderly patients, while another looked at how many patients with diabetes would be referred to a liver specialist under proposed European guidelines.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2018/02/09/5.htm
9 Feb 2018
Spotlight on wound healing for diabetic foot ulcers
Recent trials examined the potential effects of probiotic supplements and sucrose octasulfate dressings.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2018/01/12/5.htm
12 Jan 2018
Spotlight on genetic risk for diabetes
Recent studies looked at biomarkers to predict diabetes, characteristics of patients who developed type 1 diabetes during adulthood, and use of oral insulin to try to prevent type 1 diabetes.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2017/12/08/5.htm
8 Dec 2017
Spotlight on second-line therapies
Two recent studies considered whether initiation of second-line therapies in patients already taking metformin for type 2 diabetes occurs too soon or too late.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2017/10/13/5.htm
13 Oct 2017
Spotlight on the kidneys
Two recent studies analyzed the renal effects of medications for type 2 diabetes, one finding lower rates of acute kidney injury with sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors and the other finding reduced onset of macroalbuminuria with liraglutide.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2017/09/08/5.htm
8 Sep 2017
Spotlight on glycemic variability
Studies published in July looked at factors and conditions associated with variation in glycemic control between clinic visits, including diabetes treatment intensity and Alzheimer's disease.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2017/08/11/5.htm
11 Aug 2017
Spotlight on insulins degludec and glargine
Recent industry-funded studies compared degludec, an ultralong-acting, once-daily basal insulin, to basal insulin glargine on outcomes including hypoglycemia, glucose control, and cardiovascular events.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2017/07/14/5.htm
14 Jul 2017