Diabetes Education News

Women who reported experiencing homelessness during the year before giving birth were more likely to have delayed prenatal care and develop hypertension, diabetes and postpartum depression vs. women who reported adequate housing, data show.

Time-restricted eating can improve the health of individuals with metabolic syndrome, who are on the precipice of type 2 diabetes, heart disease and other health complications, according to an expert.

SAN ANTONIO — Tirzepatide demonstrated long-term weight-loss benefits and prevention of diabetes progression in patients with obesity and prediabetes, but only so long as they continued the weight-loss medication, a speaker reported.

SAN DIEGO — Semaglutide was associated with lower risk for major kidney complications for adults with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease without regard to baseline kidney function, data show.

SAN ANTONIO — Dysregulated amino and fatty acid metabolism during late pregnancy was tied to elevated incidence of type 2 diabetes among women with a history of gestational diabetes, according to a presentation at ObesityWeek.

The FDA’s Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee recommended not approving sotagliflozin for glucose control as an adjunct to insulin in adults with type 1 diabetes and CKD.

Women with frequent and persistent hot flashes and night sweats during the menopause transition are at increased risk for developing diabetes compared with women who do not experience vasomotor symptoms, researchers reported.

Five years after receiving a complete response letter from the agency, Lexicon Pharmaceuticals brought sotagliflozin back before an FDA advisory panel to seek an indication to treat patients with type 1 diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Abbott announced that the FDA has removed the contraindication for its continuous glucose monitoring sensors to be used during imaging procedures.

BOSTON — Behavioral modification with diet and exercise demonstrated similar weight-loss benefits vs. other pharmaceutical and surgical approaches to obesity management, but patients must remain adherent, a speaker reported.