Diabetes News

Mexican American and non-Hispanic Black adults were diagnosed with diabetes at a significantly younger age, 4 to 7 years earlier on average, than non-Hispanic white adults, according to findings published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

The nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist finerenone reduced CV event risk by 13% for adults with diabetic kidney disease compared with placebo, primarily driven by a 29% reduction in HF hospitalizations.

The SGLT2 inhibitor empagliflozin decreased risk for major renal outcomes in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction but not preserved ejection fraction, according to an analysis of two large randomized controlled trials.

The estimated prevalence of type 1 and type 2 diabetes increased significantly among children and adolescents in the U.S. from 2001 to 2017, according to findings published in JAMA.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has published its final guidance on prediabetes and type 2 diabetes screening, lowering the recommended age in asymptomatic, nonpregnant adults who are overweight or obese to 35 years.

Elevated concentrations of serum oxalate were associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular mortality, most notably from sudden cardiac death, according to a post-hoc analysis of the German Diabetes Dialysis Study.

In the United States, the rate of gestational diabetes in pregnant patients aged 15 to 44 years with a singleton first live birth increased across all racial and ethnic subgroups during a recent 8-year period, data showed.

For patients with chronic kidney disease, lower values of the hormone serum irisin were associated with a greater likelihood of experiencing cardiovascular events during a follow-up of 3 years, study results showed.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said it recommends screening for gestational diabetes in asymptomatic women who have been pregnant for 24 weeks or more.

A joint study conducted by the National Kidney Foundation and Labcorp revealed that 80.3% of patients who should have been tested for chronic kidney disease according to clinical practice guidelines did not receive appropriate testing.