Diabetes News

Children with presymptomatic type 1 diabetes progressed more quickly to type 1 diabetes after having COVID-19, according to a research letter published in JAMA.

People who delayed diabetes through diet and exercise for at least 4 years after their prediabetes diagnosis had a lower risk for death and other adverse outcomes vs. those who were diagnosed with diabetes during that time, a study showed.

Adults with obstructive sleep apnea had elevated odds of developing various heart-related health conditions compared with those without it, and the association was strongest in younger individuals, researchers reported.

Semaglutide was associated with an increased risk for nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy — a form of optic neuropathy that can cause blindness — in adults with type 2 diabetes or obesity, recent data show.

People with type 2 diabetes who use a GLP-1 receptor agonist have a lower risk for 10 types of obesity-associated cancer compared with those who use insulin, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.

Teva Pharmaceuticals launched the first generic GLP-1 receptor agonist, liraglutide 1.8 mg, for patients aged 10 years or older with type 2 diabetes.

CHICAGO — A greater intake of ultraprocessed foods, or UPFs, did not significantly increase the risk for type 2 diabetes in middle-aged adults, according to a study presented at NUTRITION.

CHICAGO — Middle-aged and older adults who consumed greater amounts of ultraprocessed foods, or UPFs, had an approximately 10% increased risk for death over a median follow-up period of 23 years, according to a study presented at NUTRITION.

CHICAGO — For adults with type 1 diabetes, the Mediterranean and DASH diets could help reduce the risk for CVD, according to research presented at NUTRITION.

Exposure to workplace sexual harassment was associated with elevated risk for developing CVD and type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.