Diabetes research: What you need to know

The most recent American Diabetes Association guidelines addressed topics including prediabetes, prevention, treatment options and lifestyle management. Healio Family Medicine compiled research related to those topics. Here’s what you need to know:

CDC task force recommends engagement with community health workers for diabetes prevention

Interventions that utilize community health workers for diabetes prevention, typically implemented in underserved communities, can improve health and reduce health disparities for adults with diabetes, according to a recent report released by a CDC task force. Read more

In-home hybrid closed-loop insulin system safe, effective in adolescents, adults

Adolescents and adults with type 1 diabetes using a hybrid closed-loop insulin-delivery system safely and effectively increased time in target and reduced HbA1c, hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia at home, according to findings published in Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics. Read more

Incident diabetes risk tied to weight gain in adulthood

Weight gain in adulthood is associated with the risk for incident diabetes, whereas weight maintenance may decrease that risk, study data show. Read more

Sugar-sweetened beverages tied to overall sugar intake, poor cardiometabolic measures

Children who consume sugar-sweetened beverages have an overall increased sugar intake, and those who consume sugar-sweetened or artificially sweetened beverages had a worse cardiometabolic measures compared with children who do not consume sweetened beverages, researchers reported. Read more

Aloe vera may improve glycemic control in prediabetes, type 2 diabetes

Adults with prediabetes assigned aloe vera supplements saw improvement in fasting plasma glucose, and those with type 2 diabetes saw improvement in HbA1c, according to a recent meta-analysis. Read more