Diabetes

After pooling individual-level data from 112 cohort studies, researchers determined that more than 50% of cases of CVD can be attributed to five modifiable risk factors — BMI, systolic BP, non-HDL, current smoking and diabetes.

HbA1c may overestimate blood glucose values among Black patients with diabetes, according to study results published in Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics.

Individuals with type 2 diabetes treated with semaglutide saw greater reductions in HbA1c and body weight than those treated with other GLP-1 agonists, a systematic review and meta-analysis has found.

In a new study, a diagnostic strategy utilizing tools readily available in primary care successfully identified new diagnoses of atrial fibrillation, CAD and HF among patients with type 2 diabetes or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Adults with type 2 diabetes using a fully closed-loop automated insulin delivery system have a higher time in range than those receiving conventional insulin therapy, according to findings published in Diabetic Medicine.

After age 70 years, researchers found that having a higher BMI and the presence of certain conditions such as diabetes and cancer were associated with lower testosterone concentrations.

Cardiometabolic comorbidities, such as hypertension, cardiac arrythmias and diabetes, are more common in adults with acromegaly than those without the condition, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published in Pituitary.

Asymptomatic metabolic syndrome at midlife was associated with increased risk and earlier occurrence of CV events and mortality later in life, researchers reported.

Diabetes has emerged as a worldwide health crisis, affecting a diverse set of demographically distinct patients with varying levels of severity. Balancing norms and evidence-based practices with sensitivity is key to culturally competent diabetes care.

Blood tests showed that canagliflozin plus standard care lowered biomarkers levels associated with chronic kidney disease and CVD events in patients with diabetes and albuminuria vs. placebo, researchers reported.