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Physician, practice characteristics may affect diabetes care quality
A systematic review and meta-analysis found that physicians who were female, treated diabetes more often, and used electronic health records were associated with higher-quality care in adults with diabetes.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2020/02/14/1.htm
14 Feb 2020
Mortality benefit of tighter glycemic control may vary by diabetes duration, study finds
Mortality risk increased with worse glycemic control among patients who had had diabetes for less than five years, while a mean HbA1c level between 6.5% to 7.9% was associated with the lowest mortality risk in those who had had the disease longer.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2019/11/08/1.htm
8 Nov 2019
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.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2018/07/13/3.htm
13 Jul 2018
No link between vitamin D, omega-3 fatty acid supplements and improved kidney function
An ancillary analysis of the Vitamin D and Omega-3 Trial (VITAL) included 1,312 adult patients with type 2 diabetes who agreed to additional testing of kidney function and urinary albumin excretion at baseline and two and five years after randomization.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2019/12/13/1.htm
13 Dec 2019
Self-management of diabetes during hospitalization may be beneficial, guideline says
The guideline, developed by the Joint British Diabetes Societies for Inpatient Care, noted that many patients taking insulin will know more about their usual regimen than the medical and nursing staff responsible for their care.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2018/07/13/2.htm
13 Jul 2018
Overtreatment and hospital visits for hypoglycemia common among diabetes patients
More than one in five patients with well-controlled diabetes were receiving more medications than recommended, many of them elderly or with multiple comorbidities, a recent study found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2019/09/13/1.htm
13 Sep 2019
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.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2018/06/08/2.htm
8 Jun 2018
Review: Evidence is inconclusive on metabolic surgery vs. medical treatment for microvascular complications in T2DM
A meta-analysis from earlier this year that compared the effects of metabolic surgery and medical treatment found 10 studies to include, only three of them randomized controlled trials.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2018/08/10/7.htm
10 Aug 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.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2018/05/11/1.htm
11 May 2018
Very low-carb diet may improve glycemic control in type 1 diabetes with few adverse events, study finds
Researchers conducted an online survey of an international social media group of people with type 1 diabetes who follow a very low-carb diet (up to 30 g/d derived from fibrous vegetables and nuts).
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2018/05/11/3.htm
11 May 2018