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Diabetes patients without other risk factors may have near-normal mortality risks
The studied risk factors were HbA1c level, LDL cholesterol level, presence of albuminuria, smoking status, and blood pressure.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2018/09/14/3.htm
14 Sep 2018
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).
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2018/08/10/3.htm
10 Aug 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.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2018/08/10/2.htm
10 Aug 2018
Consensus report updates evidence on managing hyperglycemia in patients with type 2 diabetes
The American Diabetes Association and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes updated their 2018 recommendations based on trials published in 2019.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2020/01/10/1.htm
10 Jan 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
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
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
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
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
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