Diabetes News Roundup: June 2018
Three new studies in diabetes include vitamin D deficiency; eliminating racial disparities in diabetes care; and the link between emotions and insulin resistance.
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Lyme Arthritis: 3 Things to Know
What’s new: advances in serodiagnostic testing, role of T cell activation in Lyme arthritis, and post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome.
High-intensity Exercise Improves Blood Sugar Control in Type 2 Diabetes
How can less exercise yield better blood sugar and decrease risk of heart disease in diabetes patients? A new study has answers.
Follow-on Biologics May Reduce Costs of Insulin Therapy
Follow-on biologics could reduce insulin therapy costs for diabetes patients, but how? This new study reveals.
What’s New in Lupus: 3 Potential Targets for Therapy
Researchers have set their sights on macrophage activation syndrome, pathways identified in renal cells, and mechanistic target of rapamycin.
Juvenile Arthritis: 3 New Things
Role of Epstein-Barr virus in autoimmune diseases, impact of consensus treatment plans, and the search for biomarkers for juvenile arthritis.
Continuous Glucose Monitor Cost Effective for Type 1 Diabetes
New research also found that continuous glucose monitoring by type 1 diabetes patients improved overall glucose control and enhanced quality of life.
Diabetes News Roundup: May 2018
New diabetes studies find SGLT2i may reduce all-cause mortality; that telemedicine can improve T2DM care; and that broader screening criteria are better.
Fibromyalgia Pain: New Insights, New Hope
Which type of physical activity best relieves symptoms? What underlies the hypersensitivity of fibromyalgia? Recent studies offer answers.
High-Energy Breakfast Diet Reduces Daily Insulin Dose for Type 2 Diabetes
Endo News Roundup: Hypoglycemia Research
A patch that can detect early symptoms of hypoglycemia is one of three studies discussed in this month's endocrinology news roundup.
Update on Pain Management: 3 New Things
What’s new: cognitive behavioral therapy can combat opioid misuse, virtual reality provides an escape from pain, and an app helps prevent painful sports injuries.
Update on Psoriatic Arthritis: 3 New Things
What's new: reliable outcome measures, overlap in treatment targets, and immune checkpoint inhibitors.
Rheumatology and Women's Health: 3 Key Findings
Among the highlights of 3 recent studies: insights into hormonal risk factors for rheumatoid arthritis.
Endo News Roundup for February 2018
Three new diabetes studies highlight one risk, one potential prevention, and one possible new treatment.
Rheumatology News Roundup: 3 Things to Know
Highlights of 3 recent studies that can affect your practice: a novel procedure for knee pain, cardiovascular risk in RA, and febuxostat in early gout.
What's New in Psoriatic Arthritis
An expanded role for MRI and 2 recently approved treatment options.
Rheumatoid Arthritis: 3 New Risk and Exacerbating Factors
Menopause, obesity, and bacterial infection all have a negative impact on RA, according to 3 recent studies.
Pediatric Rheumatology: 3 New Studies
An online tool for juvenile arthritis, guidelines on childhood lupus, and good news about the response to treatment for ANCA-associated vasculitis
100 Percent Fruit Juice Does Not Affect Blood Sugar Levels
Juice is good food and does not contribute to disruption of glucose-insulin homeostasis, as long as its 100% real fruit juice, according to a new study.
How Does Metformin Prevent Insulin-associated Weight Gain?
One theory is that metformin taken during insulin treatment impacts energy intake and so supports weight loss. A quick look at a new study suggests something else.
Statins Up Risk for Diabetes in High-Risk Patients
Data from the DPP Outcomes Study reveal a greater than 25% increase in risk for diabetes in this already vulnerable population.
Diet Rich in Omega-6 Fat May Prevent Diabetes
A large international study found people with highest blood levels of linoleic acid were 35% less likely to develop T2DM than those with the lowest levels.
Low-carbohydrate Diet Controls Glucose Levels in Type 2 Diabetes
The early impact of carbohydrate restriction was clinically significant but not sustained, according to authors of a new meta-analysis.
Type 2 Diabetes Patients Show No Increased CV Risk with Once-Weekly Exenatide
The extended-release GLP-1 agonist was added to usual care in T2DM patients with and without previous cardiac disease.
Lifestyle Intervention Reduces Need for Diabetes Medications
In a new study, an intensive lifestyle intervention did not markedly decrease A1c but had significant impact on need for medication.
Stress Reduction Lowers Glucose Levels in Obese Women
Mindfulness: a potential intervention for T2DM?
Can Weight Loss in Youth Reduce Risk of Type 2 Diabetes?
New research suggests it’s possible to reverse the metabolic impact of childhood obesity and avert T2DM in adulthood.
DPP: Lifestyle Change Reduces Risk of Progression to Diabetes
Weight loss achieved through improved diet and increased physical activity is the key--but how much?
Diabetes News Roundup: New Thoughts on Standard Thinking
Find research on diabetes patients that could shift your thinking on home blood glucose monitoring; metformin efficacy in T1DM; and race and A1c.