Diabetes

ORLANDO — The U.S. health care community must focus on getting diabetes therapies, technology and tools into the hands of all people with diabetes, especially those with low incomes and living in rural communities, according to a speaker.

Fidelma Dunne, MD, PhD, FRCP, FRCPI, describes herself as a wife, mother, grandmother, sister and daughter who draws satisfaction from her family and from her career in endocrinology.

SEATTLE — A study on progression of dry age-related macular degeneration found that smoking did not affect the likelihood of developing wet AMD, but smokers had worse visual acuity than nonsmokers.

PHILADELPHIA — In the cardiovascular outcomes analysis of the GRADE trial, liraglutide was linked to lower risk for certain CV outcomes compared with other glucose-lowering therapies, researchers reported.

The past 10 years have seen rapid growth in research on how endocrine-disrupting chemicals affect humans.

Presentations on the SURMOUNT-OSA, FLOW, INHALE-3 and TIGHT trials are among the many highlights at the American Diabetes Association’s 84th Scientific Sessions.

Susan Weiner, MS, RDN, CDN, CDCES, FADCES, talks with Melanie Betz, MS, RD, CSR, FNKF, FAND, about preventing kidney stones through diet and nutrition.

Maternal and paternal metformin use during conception did not increase the risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes, two studies in Annals of Internal Medicine showed.

Greater adherence to the planetary health diet was associated with a lower risk for an early death from several causes and produced a significantly lower environmental impact, a study showed.

Young women who consistently missed their period due to intense exercise, disordered eating or stress — a condition known as functional hypothalamic amenorrhea, or FHA — had a greater risk for endothelial dysfunction and CVD, data show.