Diabetes Education News

Women with fetal overgrowth or hypertensive disorders of pregnancy have notable continuous glucose monitor-derived glycemic patterns detected during early pregnancy, sometimes without a gestational diabetes diagnosis, researchers reported.

Care partners of deaf and hard-of-hearing people with diabetes face several communication-related challenges that could be addressed through a specialized training program, according to two presenters.

Primary care practices can successfully implement continuous glucose monitoring for patients with diabetes by using American Academy of Family Physicians resources or a virtual CGM initiation service, according to two speakers.

Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, or AA and NH/PI, communities continue to face significant racial disparities in health care access and outcomes across the United States, according to an expert.

The FDA has cleared an automated insulin delivery system for adults aged 18 years and older with type 2 diabetes, Insulet Corp. announced.

SGLT2 inhibitors and dulaglutide confer a similar risk for dementia among adults aged 60 years and older with type 2 diabetes, according to findings published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

High BMI eligibility for semaglutide could cost Medicare up to $145 billion annually, a brief report published in the Annals of Internal Medicine revealed.

A change to hospital policy allowing patients to use their own continuous glucose monitors instead of finger-stick blood glucose monitoring was met favorably by a majority of patients and nurses, according to study findings.

Adults who take semaglutide may have increased risk for developing suicidal thoughts, according to results from a case-control study published in JAMA Network Open.

States that approved caps to limit out-of-pocket costs for insulin did not have increased uptake in insulin use among people with diabetes and commercial insurance, according to findings published in Health Affairs.