Diabetes

Susan Weiner, MS, RDN, CDN, CDCES, FADCES, talks with Isabel C. Betancourt, MS, RDN, CDCES, about nutrition insecurity and how a model designed to combat its effects on people with HIV can improve the lives of people with diabetes.

Researchers purchased prefilled semaglutide pens from six online vendors, of which three were nondelivery scams, according to findings from a research letter published in JAMA Network Open.

Medicine was an interesting thought as I was growing up with no medical people in my family.

The progression of vision loss among patients with neovascular glaucoma appeared linked to factors such as the disease stage at diagnosis, age, sex, a history of type 2 diabetes and insurance status, according to study results.

A multifaceted intervention implemented at a U.S. hospital reduced insulin pen waste by 18.3% in inpatient adult areas, according to a presenter at the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists annual meeting.

SGLT2 inhibitors were associated with similar renal and CV outcomes vs. GLP-1 receptor agonists for patients with diabetes, regardless of chronic kidney disease status, researchers reported.

In an analysis of more than 3 million U.S. adults, most patients with a class 1a recommendation for SGLT2 inhibitors were not prescribed them, researchers reported in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Ambient air pollution was associated with an increased risk for adverse events among Medicare beneficiaries with preexisting HF, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.