Diabetes News

SAN DIEGO — Genetic data gleaned from an ongoing “-omics” revolution are providing new insights for the prevention and treatment of diabetes that will dramatically change clinical care within the next 10 years, according to a speaker.

SAN DIEGO — In this video exclusive, Rodica Pop-Busui, MD, PhD, American Diabetes Association president, describes initiatives for her term, including an end to amputations and improved access to care.

The keys to scientific achievement are perseverance and collaboration, according to Raghavendra G. Mirmira, MD, PhD, who said those qualities combined to make the moon landing “perhaps the greatest” human accomplishment.

Findings from several pivotal trials, including SUMOUNT-2, OASIS-1 and PIONEER PLUS, will be among the many highlights at the American Diabetes Association’s 83rd Scientific Sessions beginning Friday.

People with type 2 diabetes who spend more time in glycemic range have lower risks for major adverse cardiovascular events, severe hypoglycemia and microvascular events, according to a post hoc analysis of the DEVOTE trial.

The FDA has approved two forms of empagliflozin as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in children with type 2 diabetes, according to a press release.

Boston Children’s Hospital and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center have both been named co-No. 1 hospitals for pediatric diabetes and endocrinology, according to the U.S. News & World Report.

CHICAGO — Children with type 1 diabetes using closed-loop insulin delivery systems spend more time in range than those receiving insulin injections or using a sensor-augmented pump or continuous glucose monitor, according to study data.

SGLT2 inhibitors reduce risk for CV death and HF events in patients with any or multiple of HF, type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease, according to a meta-analysis published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Patients with diabetes who received care that did not adhere to the American Diabetes Association, or ADA, guidelines spent an extra $4,031 in annual health care costs compared with the prior year, a recent study found.