ASN: Chlorthalidone aids BP control in patients with CKD and HTN
Nov 12, 2021
For patients with stage 4 chronic kidney disease and poorly controlled hypertension, the addition of low dose of chlorthalidone improves blood pressure control.
Rehospitalization increased with delayed home healthcare in diabetes
Sep 09, 2021
Racial/ethnic-minority patients are less likely to receive services within 14 days after discharge to home healthcare.
ADA: Diabetes may quadruple risk for long COVID
Jun 08, 2022
The authors say that the review findings are limited by heterogenous definitions of long COVID in published studies.
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.
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
Genetics, diet quality independently linked to T2DM risk
Apr 28, 2022
Low diet quality versus high diet quality was linked to about a 30% increase in risk for type 2 diabetes regardless of genetic risk.
Statin initiation linked to greater progression of diabetes
Oct 04, 2021
Each individual component of the composite outcome was significantly higher among statin users.
Insulin resistance linked to risk for stroke, death in type 2 diabetes
Sep 28, 2021
Those with the lowest insulin resistance, as measured by highest estimated glucose disposal rate, had the lowest risk for stroke death.
GLP-1 RA use may up risk for gallbladder, biliary diseases
Mar 31, 2022
Treatment with GLP-1 RA, used for diabetes and weight loss, was linked to an increased risk, especially in trials for weight loss, and with higher doses and longer duration of use.