Diabetes Education News

A program geared toward diabetes management in the primary care setting helped to reduce patients’ risk for dementia — including Alzheimer’s disease — according to researchers.

The FDA has issued warning letters to two companies for offering unapproved and misbranded versions of semaglutide and tirzepatide on their websites, according to a press release.

Most adults with type 2 diabetes and obesity who undergo gastric bypass achieve continued diabetes remission, even after weight regain, according to study findings published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

Women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, gestational diabetes or both had higher likelihood of having children with worse CV health 10 to 14 years after delivery, according to a presenter at The Pregnancy Meeting.

Low-value care can result in significant harm and costs to patients, although interventions involving patient and clinician education could help reduce these services, an expert said.

A new direct-to-consumer health care program launched by Eli Lilly has the potential to improve access to diabetes, obesity and migraine medications in the United States.

High weekly averages of moderate to vigorous physical activity, or MVPA, were associated with a reduced risk for progression to chronic kidney disease, according to researchers.

Most studies found increases in diabetes-related mortality for adults and diabetes ketoacidosis incidence among youths during the COVID-19 pandemic compared with before the pandemic, according to a systematic review.

Adults with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease derive similar cardiovascular and kidney benefits from finerenone, regardless of their level of insulin resistance, according to findings published in Diabetes Care.

The dual incretin agonist tirzepatide reduced 24-hour ambulatory BP for adults with obesity-related hypertension, with the effects potentially independent of weight loss, according to data from a planned substudy of the SURMOUNT-1 trial.