Hyperglycemia

Adults with type 2 diabetes who drank a low-dose premeal shot of whey protein before each meal spent less time in hyperglycemia and more time in range compared with placebo, according to study findings.

NEW ORLEANS — A novel “counterintuitive” intervention that reduces glucokinase activity and limits the buildup of metabolites may enhance insulin secretion and ultimately prevent or even reverse type 2 diabetes, according to a speaker.

Tirzepatide, new hyperglycemia recommendations and mental health for people with diabetes are among the key topics that will be highlighted for the first in-person American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions in 3 years.

Presence of hyperglycemia at hospital admission for stroke was linked with elevated risk for subsequent stroke by 90 days, an increase that dual antiplatelet therapy seemingly failed to curtail, researchers reported.

A presenter at the Heart in Diabetes meeting explained how continuous positive airway pressure therapy may not improve the metabolic consequences of obstructive sleep apnea in some patients. It was the top story in endocrinology last week.

Long-term follow-up of a cohort of children and adolescents diagnosed with type 2 diabetes showed most developed complications, including microvascular disease, in early adulthood that progressed steadily over time.

Severe hypoglycemic and hyperglycemic events correlated with increased risk for dementia among older adults with type 1 diabetes, according to a longitudinal cohort study of more than 2,800 patients published in Neurology.

Among adults with type 2 diabetes hospitalized with COVID-19, men, older adults and those with hyperglycemia had increased risks for mortality, but no link was found between mortality and HbA1c, race or ethnicity, according to data from New York.

Risks for diabetes complications vary according to subgroups related to age of onset, HbA1c, obesity and insulin use, and there are racial and ethnic disparities in the composition of each subgroup, according to study data.

A study showed that adults with obesity who were diagnosed with COVID-19 were less likely to suffer severe disease complications if they previously had bariatric surgery. It was one of the top stories in endocrinology last week.