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Aspirin therapy not associated with cardiovascular benefit in type 2 diabetes
Aspirin showed no cardiovascular benefit and may have been associated with worse outcomes in a recent study of patients with type 2 diabetes.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/05/10/3.htm
10 May 2013
New calculator predicts two-year mortality risk in type 2 diabetes
Researchers have developed a new Web-based calculator that predicts short-term mortality risk in patients with type 2 diabetes.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/05/10/2.htm
10 May 2013
Half of diabetics do not meet recommended care goals
Almost half of U.S. adults with diabetes did not meet recommended goals for diabetes care, despite improvements in controlling risk factors and adhering to preventive practices from 1999 to 2010, a study concluded.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/05/10/1.htm
10 May 2013
Adding gastric bypass to traditional management may help control comorbidities of diabetes
Adding gastric bypass surgery to intensive lifestyle-medical management may increase the chances of controlling comorbid risk factors in mild to moderately obese patients with type 2 diabetes, a recent study suggested.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/06/14/2.htm
14 Jun 2013
NIH begins recruitment for long-term study of diabetes drug efficacy
Newly diagnosed diabetic patients are being recruited for a large national study to compare benefits and risks of four type 2 diabetes drug classes in combination with metformin.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/06/14/3.htm
14 Jun 2013
Self-monitoring of blood glucose may improve control
Structured self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) improves control and prompts more medication changes in patients with non-insulin-treated type 2 diabetes, a study found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/06/14/1.htm
14 Jun 2013
Scores may help predict renal risk in type 2 diabetes
Five-year models were useful in predicting renal risk among patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a recent study.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/07/12/3.htm
12 Jul 2013
Automatic insulin pump interruption reduced nocturnal hypoglycemia
Patients who used a pump that suspended insulin delivery when it sensed a low glucose threshold were less likely to experience hypoglycemia at night than those who used a pump without a threshold sensor, an industry-funded study found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/07/12/2.htm
12 Jul 2013
Hypoglycemia may be increased by inpatient meal timing
Most episodes of inpatient hypoglycemia occurred between 9 p.m. and 9 a.m., one British hospital found in an analysis of hospitalized patients with diabetes.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/07/12/1.htm
12 Jul 2013
Patients report emotional factors play big role in glucose self-monitoring, survey suggests
For patients with type 2 diabetes, emotional factors may influence glucose self-monitoring behavior as much or more than practical factors, a new study suggests.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/08/09/2.htm
9 Aug 2013