Glycemic Management

Adults who eat more foods associated with a Mediterranean diet have lower blood pressure, BMI and reduced cardiovascular risk, according to study findings published in Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases.

Metformin may lengthen the time until insulin initiation, lower fasting glucose and improve neonatal outcomes for pregnant women with gestational diabetes, according to data from a randomized trial.

Spending more time in natural light may help improve metabolism for adults with type 2 diabetes, according to data from a small study presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes annual meeting.

Pregnant women with gestational diabetes had similar glycemic, maternal and neonatal outcomes with weekly remote glycemic monitoring as women who attended in-person appointments, according to data from a small study.

Automated insulin delivery with remote real-time continuous glucose monitoring may be feasible for managing glucose among hospitalized adults with diabetes, according to findings from a small study.

Adults diagnosed with latent autoimmune diabetes have similar morality risk and a higher risk for diabetic retinopathy than adults with type 2 diabetes, according to findings published in Diabetes Care.

Adults with type 1 diabetes may have transient increases in glucose levels in the days after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine booster, according to a study published in Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice.

PHILADELPHIA — A higher dietary glycemic index through diet modification was associated with both slower functional decline and longer survival in a cohort of individuals with ALS, according to a poster presentation.

HOUSTON — Toothbrushing two times per day may improve glycemic control for people with type 2 diabetes, but more studies on the link between oral health and type 2 diabetes are needed, according to presenters.

Women who have gestational diabetes during pregnancy have a more than 11 times higher risk for developing diabetes than women who did not have gestational diabetes, according to a study published in Diabetes Care.