Diabetes

SEATTLE — Among men aged at least 40 years who experienced a fracture, most with subsequent fractures in the next 2 years had cardiometabolic comorbidities and used medications linked to increased fall risk, according to researchers.

In this video exclusive, Jonathan D. Leffert, MD, talks with Alyson K. Myers, MD, about disparities people with diabetes face and how those social determinants of health impact outcomes.

Although visual prognosis after cataract surgery is usually favorable, factors such as diabetic retinopathy may still limit visual potential in those with type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.

Type 2 diabetes and atherosclerotic CVD risk varies considerably among Asian American subgroups and clinical trials assessing interventions must reflect the disparities within the Asian American population, researchers reported.

SEATTLE — Adults with diabetes who used a GLP-1 receptor agonist after undergoing kidney transplantation had a decline in BMI and more stable measures of kidney function than those who did not use a GLP-1, according to a speaker.

SEATTLE — Higher post-dexamethasone cortisol was associated with lower estimated glomerular filtration rate independent of cardiovascular risk factors, researchers reported at the AACE Annual Scientific and Clinical Conference.

SEATTLE — Providers treating people with type 2 diabetes should take a complication-centric approach for determining first-line pharmacotherapy, according to a consensus statement.

SEATTLE — The rate of deaths attributed to vascular complications increased from 2001 to 2020 for adults with diabetes in the U.S., with the rise mainly due to an increase in deaths from diabetic nephropathy, according to a speaker.

SEATTLE — In this video exclusive, Jonathan D. Leffert, MD, talks with Karl Nadolsky, DO, FACE, DABOM, about the drawbacks of using BMI and the importance of addressing weight stigma and bias when diagnosing and treating obesity.

Obesity-related cancer mortality rates tended to be higher in counties with limited access to grocery stores or greater access to fast food, according to data published in JAMA Oncology.