Type 2 Diabetes

Hospitalization rates decrease 52% for patients with type 1 diabetes and 47% for patients with type 2 diabetes.

The intervention model can be used to help manage a variety of chronic diseases.

Discussing the effect of canagliflozin in patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease with Meg Jardine, MBBS, PhD.

Survey findings highlight the psychological and psychosocial distress related to having diabetes.

More patients achieve international time in range consensus target of greater than 70% with the Advanced system.

A recent analysis is examining potential factors associated with adverse gastrointestinal events in patients using semaglutide and whether it mitigates benefit.

Discussing data from ADA 2020 with a professor of medicine at University of Texas Southwestern.

A study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism has found that eating a late may be a contributing factor to weight gain and hyperglycemia -- factors that may also exaccerbate heart disease.

A study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism has found that eating a late may be a contributing factor to weight gain and hyperglycemia.

According to the report, more than 20 percent of COVID patients in the ICU are patients with diabetes, presenting challenges for the clinicians managing their care.  Diabetic patients with COVID-19 in the ICU need both complex medical management of their COVID disease, along with blood sugar control to minimize complications and mortality risk- and that can require multiple patient interactions that put the provider at risk.

According to the report, more than 20 percent of COVID patients in the ICU are patients with diabetes, presenting challenges for the clinicians managing their care.  Diabetic patients with COVID-19 in the ICU need both complex medical management of their COVID disease, along with blood sugar control to minimize complications and mortality risk- and that can require multiple patient interactions that put the provider at risk.

The oral antiplatelet drug Ticagrelor (Brilinta, Astra Zeneca), was approved this week by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) who are at high risk for a first heart attack or stroke.  The change adds new treatment options to diabetic pateints at high risk for cardiac events.

New research from Nutrition Live Online 2020 is diving into the impact of high and low quality carbohydrates on diabetes risk.

A common problem among diabetic patients is adherence to medications.  A new study has found that colorectal cancer patients who are compliant in taking oral diabetes drugs fare better than those who do not.

The oral antiplatelet drug Ticagrelor (Brilinta, Astra Zeneca), was approved this week by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) who are at high risk for a first heart attack or stroke.

An analysis of claims data from 2018 finds spending on diabetes-related supplies is greater than that of insulin, which accounts for nearly 20% of out-of-pocket healthcare spending.

The latest scientific statement from the American Heart Association examines disparities in risk factors, social determinants of health, and management approaches for these patients.

The findings emphasize the need to have a healthy diet and lifestyle before pregnancy.

Scientists at the University of Bonn and Sankara Eye Hospital Bangalore (India) have jointly developed an inexpensive method of screening for vascular changes in the eyes of diabetics- using a smartphone.

Scientists have discovered metabolites in the blood that accurately predict whether a woman who has experienced gestational diabetes during pregnancy will go on to develop type 2 diabetes (T2D) later.  The researchers believe that this simple test could lead to early diagnosis of woman at risk, and interventional treatment.

There is a significant and consistent association between pregnancy loss and later type 2 diabetes.

Patients with OSA during REM sleep experience lower oxygen saturation and longer times with oxygen saturation.

Individuals with obstructive sleep apnea were more frequently male, obese, and had more coronary heart disease when compared to those without OSA.

Two colleagues from the Lewis Katz School of Medicine discuss the promise of AI to detect diabetic retinopathy.

New research suggests there may be a link between elevated fasting blood glucose levels and cognitive decline after a stroke.