Diabetes News

Young people with type 1 diabetes enrolled in a digital health program with early initiation of continuous glucose monitoring plus remote patient monitoring had better glycemic outcomes than historical controls, according to study data.

FDA approved Medtronic’s next-generation continuous glucose monitor for people with diabetes, according to an industry press release.

Algorithms for initiating insulin among noncritically ill adults varied widely across 20 U.S. academic hospitals, according to a brief report published in Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics.

Worse physical function may be the factor contributing to an increased fracture risk for women aged 75 to 80 years with type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

Older adults with diabetes who spend less time within their individualized HbA1c target range have a higher risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease and dementias, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

Bayer announced positive top-line results for the FINEARTS-HF trial of finerenone, in which the drug reduced risk for cardiovascular death and heart failure events in patients with HF with preserved or mildly reduced ejection fraction.

Quality testing of three counterfeit semaglutide products found low purity and more measured semaglutide than what was on the label, according to a research letter published in JAMA Network Open.

The number of monthly prescription fills for semaglutide increased by 442% from 2021 to 2023, according to a research letter published in JAMA Health Forum.

Adults using a GLP-1 receptor agonist do not have increased risk for nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, according to data from a retrospective analysis published in Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology.

In the U.S., diabetic ketoacidosis frequency at prenatal and delivery hospitalizations increased from 2010 to 2020 for mothers with pregestational diabetes, according to study results published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.