Diabetes

Women with ESKD are more likely than men to face kidney transplant-related disparities, according to a recently published study conducted in the southeast U.S.

Low-dose aspirin may help lower the risk for developing diabetes among older adults, according to data that will be presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes annual meeting.

Middle-aged women with an evening chronotype were more likely to report unhealthy lifestyle behaviors and faced an increased risk for diabetes, researchers found.

SGLT2 inhibitors and hydrochlorothiazide both reduced muscle sympathetic nerve activity in patients with diabetes, but recent data show one of the therapies could lead to more weight loss and better glycemic control.

Testosterone undecanoate therapy may not confer long-term benefits for men with impaired glucose tolerance and normal testosterone levels, according to a follow-up survey of participants in the T4DM trial.

Analysis of the online conversation among health care professionals on social media in July revealed significant online discussion and support for the first-ever nonprescription daily oral contraceptive, norgestrel 0.075 mg.

Fewer than 40% of adults with diabetes received the clinically recommended testing for chronic kidney disease in 2017, according to a recently published study from the National Kidney Foundation and National Committee for Quality Assurance.

Adults with vitamin D deficiency had lower COVID-19 vaccine antibody titers than adults with normal vitamin D levels 9 months after vaccination, according to a brief report in Endocrine.

An implanted 10 kHz spinal cord stimulator plus conventional management was associated with pain relief and quality of life improvements at 2 years for adults with painful diabetic neuropathy, according to study findings.

The FDA in August cleared a tubeless insulin pump for use by people with diabetes who use insulin, according to a press release.