Diabetes News

The new continuous glucose monitoring metric Glycemia Risk Index better assesses hypoglycemia risk than time in range, according to study data.

Five obesity advocacy organization have issued a joint statement asking the FDA to mandate that all drug approval trials include people with obesity.

Walking at a faster speed may decrease the risk for developing type 2 diabetes, though more studies are needed to confirm the association, according to findings from a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Pregnant women with type 2 diabetes who used continuous glucose monitoring only had improvements in CGM metrics if they used the device more than 50% of the time, according to data published in Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics.

Free weekly deliveries of fresh fruits and vegetables alongside nutritional counseling significantly reduced blood sugar among adults with type 2 diabetes, a speaker reported.

Statin therapy is a first-line recommendation for all adults with established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease or at high atherosclerotic CVD risk, yet reports show many patients cannot — or will not — take statins as prescribed.

A study published in Annals of Internal Medicine revealed income-based disparities in diabetes, smoking and hypertension — findings that one expert called worrying.

Children and adults using a hybrid closed-loop insulin delivery system had fewer cases of severe hypoglycemia and diabetic ketoacidosis than what was previously observed in historical data, according to study findings.

Diabetes in pregnancy is associated with a higher likelihood of common neonatal comorbidities in babies born moderately or late-preterm, such as a need for respiratory support, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

Greater salt consumption was linked to an increased risk for type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.