Search results for "Keeping tabs"
Spotlight on telehealth for diabetes management
Two recent studies analyzed telehealth interventions to improve glycemic control among patients with type 2 diabetes and high HbA1c levels.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2016/08/12/9.htm
12 Aug 2016
Spotlight on renal side effects
Renal side effects of diabetes drugs were in the news in the past month, with one industry-funded study finding an association between empagliflozin and slower progression of kidney disease and the FDA strengthening an existing warning on risk of acute kidney injury with canagliflozin and dapagliflozin.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2016/07/15/8.htm
15 Jul 2016
Spotlight on predicting cardiovascular events
Predicting cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes was the focus of multiple recent studies.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2016/06/10/7.htm
10 Jun 2016
Spotlight on metformin
In the past month, a new meta-analysis compared metformin to other diabetes drugs, and the FDA expanded metformin's indications in patients with reduced kidney function.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2016/05/13/7.htm
13 May 2016
Spotlight on drug comparisons
Outcomes and costs of different classes of diabetes drugs were compared by studies published in the past month.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2016/04/08/7.htm
8 Apr 2016
Spotlight on potential risks of DPP-4 inhibitors
Recent studies examined potential associations of the drugs with heart failure, pancreatic cancer, and fractures.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2016/03/11/9.htm
11 Mar 2016
Spotlight on guidelines
The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and the American College of Endocrinology updated their algorithm for treatment of type 2 diabetes, while the American Diabetes Association released a position statement on management of diabetes in long-term care and skilled nursing facilities.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2016/02/12/7.htm
12 Feb 2016
Spotlight on hypoglycemia
Three studies published in December looked at hypoglycemia, focusing on rates of severe hypoglycemia in the U.S., patients at high risk for hypoglycemia, and potential use of intranasal glucagon to treat the condition.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2016/01/08/7.htm
8 Jan 2016
Spotlight on gender differences
The differences in outcomes between men and women with diabetes were the focus of a scientific statement from the American Heart Association and a study from Diabetologia, both published this month.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2015/12/11/8.htm
11 Dec 2015
Spotlight on liraglutide and insulin
The effects of adding liraglutide to insulin treatment were assessed by multiple studies published in the past month.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2015/11/13/9.htm
13 Nov 2015