Insulin Resistance

Susan Weiner, MS, RDN, CDN, CDCES, FADCES, talks with Judy Simon, MS, RDN, CD, CHES, FAND, about nutrition and other lifestyle considerations for women with polycystic ovary syndrome seeking to conceive.

Gestational diabetes led to an increased risk for asthma exacerbations during pregnancy among a cohort of women with pre-existing asthma, according to results of a retrospective cohort study.

Presentations on the latest cardiometabolic research, panel discussions and meet-the-expert sessions are among this year’s highlights of the World Congress on Insulin Resistance, Diabetes & Cardiovascular Disease.

Women are living, on average, 5 years longer than men with an improved overall quality of life, but with an increased lifespan comes greater risk for multimorbidity, particularly after the menopause transition.

Results of a randomized study revealed that adults with obesity assigned to a low-energy diet with low-, medium- or high-carbohydrate intake all achieved ketosis and weight loss without the expected increase in hunger.

Hyperinsulinemia and/or insulin resistance biomarkers, such as fasting, plasma insulin and proinsulin, predicted aortic stenosis, independent of other cardiovascular risk factors, according to study results published in Annals of Medicine.

Healthy adults who fasted for the entirety of simulated night-shift work displayed compensatory hyperinsulinemia and maintained glucose tolerance compared with participants who consumed a meal or snack, study results showed.

SAN ANTONIO — A swallowable hydrogel capsule that expands in the stomach demonstrated significant weight-loss, cardiovascular, glycemic and quality of life benefits for patients with overweight or obesity, a speaker reported.

ORLANDO — A first-ever clinical practice guideline from the American College of Lifestyle Medicine outlines practical recommendations for lifestyle interventions as first-line therapy for people with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes.

DENVER — Women with type 2 diabetes prescribed any GLP-1 receptor agonist were less likely to develop any new-onset uterine fibroids over 5 years compared with those who used metformin or insulin, researchers reported.