Diabetes News

Random plasma glucose tests helped clinicians identify which Veterans Affairs patients should be further tested for diabetes, according to findings recently published in PLoS One.

Extreme heat events were associated with an increased risk for hospital admissions and mortality among patients with end-stage renal disease, according to a recently published study. Researchers also found these risks may vary by geographic location, race/ethnicity and comorbidities.

The ketogenic diet lowered blood glucose and HbA1c levels in patients with diabetes, according to study findings presented at the American Association for Clinical Chemistry Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo.

Pregnant women who consumed a Mediterranean-style diet had a lower risk for gestational diabetes and reported less weight gain, according to findings recently published in PLoS One.

PHILADELPHIA — In this video exclusive, Mikhail N. Kosiborod, MD, FACC, FAHA, co-chair of the third annual Heart in Diabetes conference, highlights recent breakthroughs in the fields of cardiology, endocrinology and nephrology.

PHILADELPHIA — In this video exclusive, Yehuda Handelsman, MD, FACP, FNLA, FASPC, MACE, co-chair of the third annual Heart in Diabetes conference, discusses the importance of bringing together clinicians in the fields of cardiology, endocrinology and nephrology to further the management of cardiometabolic diseases.

PHILADELPHIA — Leading experts from a range of specialties will once again come together to address the relationship between type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular and renal disease along with the latest research demonstrating their interconnectedness, according to organizers behind the third annual Heart in Diabetes conference.

Recently published findings suggest that participants in randomized clinical trials have significantly different characteristics, comorbidities and outcomes than patients with ESKD in the general population.

African Americans within the Veterans Affairs health system who were older than 50 years and treated with metformin for their diabetes had a much lower risk for dementia vs. similar patients treated with sulfonylureas, according to findings recently published in Annals of Family Medicine.

Among adults with type 1 diabetes, those with higher HbA1c and blood pressure levels may be more likely to develop diabetic kidney disease, according to findings published in the Journal of Diabetes and its Complications.