Diabetes News

Adults with type 2 diabetes may be able to reduce their liver fat and improve their liver fibrosis stage with reductions in HbA1c, according to a study published in Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases.

Adults who eat more foods that include added nitrites or nitrates have a higher risk for developing type 2 diabetes than those exposed to fewer of these compounds, according to findings published in PLOS Medicine.

Switching to intermittent-scanned continuous glucose monitors with low glucose alarms reduced hypoglycemia frequency among middle-aged adults with type 1 diabetes, researchers reported.

Prior metformin use was associated with better survival rates among people with diabetes within 3 months of being hospitalized with pneumonia, a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases found.

The FDA has approved a label update to permit an oral GLP-1 receptor agonist to be used as a first-line medication for adults with type 2 diabetes, according to a company press release.

Researchers observed a positive dose-response association between dietary cholesterol and type 2 diabetes incidence, particularly in Western countries, according to a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.

Data from previous HbA1c levels, fasting plasma glucose, duration of type 2 diabetes and diabetes medication use may predict long-term glycemic profile, researchers reported in Clinical Epidemiology.

Consuming at least 20% of daily calories from fast food correlated with an increased risk for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, with more damaging effects among individuals with underlying metabolic comorbidities.

A school-based nutrition, gardening and cooking intervention was associated with reductions in LDL and HbA1c in children who participated, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.

Via deep learning modeling, researchers in the U.K. observed a monotonic relationship between elevated BP and CV events in patients with diabetes, and not a J-shaped relationship as observed in prior studies.