Diabetes

BOSTON — Interventions that prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes are critically important, and early diagnosis and treatment intensification can improve outcomes and increase lifespan, according to a speaker.

Researchers observed an inverse association between diabetes severity and survival outcomes among patients who underwent curative resection for colorectal cancer, according to study results.

BOSTON — In this Healio video exclusive, Anne L. Peters, MD, delineates how the diagnosis of diabetes is heterogeneous and requires clinicians to “individualize our assessment of patients, and therefore our treatment of patients.”

BOSTON — After years of failed clinical trials with agents to lower severely elevated triglycerides, emerging therapeutics hold promise for effectively addressing hypertriglyceridemia and reducing associated CV risks, a speaker reported.

BOSTON — Simple steps to optimize poor sleep habits can translate to large gains in cardiometabolic health, including improvements in BP, insulin resistance and even appetite regulation, according to a speaker.

BOSTON — Continuous glucose monitoring is becoming a mainstay of care for people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, yet providers should be cautious about the technology’s application for people without diabetes looking for a “wellness” tool.

BOSTON — In this Healio video exclusive, Viral Shah, MD, discusses insulin delivery systems for patients with type 2 diabetes.

Study data suggest that children and adolescents with a high polygenic risk score for polycystic ovary syndrome tend to have a higher BMI and are more likely to develop obesity.

HONOLULU — Patients with pulmonary hypertension who also had diabetes showed increased likelihood for mortality compared with patients without diabetes, according to a systemic review presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

The majority of adults with diabetes say their diabetes team has never discussed the topic of mental health with them, even though most self-reported feelings of emotional distress, according to survey data published in Diabetic Medicine.