Low-carbohydrate diet yields greater decrease in HbA1c
Oct 27, 2022
Reductions in HbA1c, fasting plasma glucose and body weight at six months was greater with a low-carbohydrate diet versus usual diet in individuals with elevated untreated HbA1c.
Exercise intensity, duration can affect CKD risk in obesity, type 2 diabetes
Feb 07, 2024
An inverse link was seen for total moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and MVPA accumulated in bouts of ≥10 minutes with progression to chronic kidney disease in overweight/obese adults with type...
But there was no indication of protection against all-cause death, kidney disease progression or kidney failure, and there was increased risk of genital infection.
Racial disparity seen in initiation of newer diabetes meds
Feb 01, 2022
Significantly lower rates of initiation were seen in Black and American Indian or Alaskan Native individuals.
Diabetes patients less often perceive atrial fibrillation symptoms
Nov 10, 2021
“Our findings raise the question of whether patients with diabetes should be routinely screened for atrial fibrillation,” a study coauthor said.
Recent decline seen in diabetes control among U.S. adults
Jun 10, 2021
After a long period of progress, glycemic and blood pressure control declined while lipid control plateaued in adults with diabetes
Early-onset HTN, type 2 diabetes linked to early-onset glaucoma
Sep 09, 2022
Age at hypertension and type 2 diabetes diagnoses were linked to age at the onset of primary open-angle glaucoma. No link was found for obstructive sleep apnea or migraine.
Total hip arthroplasty can be performed safely in 90-year-olds
Aug 31, 2023
Comorbidities were tied to higher rates of complications and postoperative morbidity.
2011 to 2020 saw increase in annual prescription meds expenditures
Apr 15, 2024
Metabolic agents were the most costly category; antidiabetic agents were the mostly costly therapeutic area.
Universal, age-based diabetes screening IDs most cases
Apr 07, 2023
The method identifies the greatest proportion of adults with prediabetes and diabetes compared with USPSTF recommendations and BMI-based screening.