Insulin Resistance

Adults with type 1 diabetes who play sports have less insulin resistance and are less likely to develop metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, according to study findings.

Susan Weiner, MS, RDN, CDCES, FADCES, talks with Lauren Plunkett, RDN, LD, CDCES, about benefits of plant-based nutrition for people with diabetes and strategies for incorporating whole foods and plants into eating plans.

Adults who drank at least 2 L per week of sugar- or artificially sweetened beverages per week were more likely to develop atrial fibrillation during nearly 10 years of follow-up, independent of other traditional CV risk factors, data show.

Adults with type 1 diabetes who have greater insulin sensitivity as measured by estimated glucose disposal rate are more likely to have better glycemic control, according to study data.

Adolescents who have an increase in fat mass are more likely to have worse insulin resistance as young adults, according to study findings published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

For most of us doctors, it’s the last thing we look at before bed and the first thing when we wake up: the screen of our smartphone or tablet.

Adults with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease derive similar cardiovascular and kidney benefits from finerenone, regardless of their level of insulin resistance, according to findings published in Diabetes Care.

In this video exclusive, Caroline T. Nguyen, MD, talks with Kenneth K. Chen, MD, FACP, about preconception and pregnancy considerations for women with obesity.

High consumption of foods and beverages with added sugars such as syrups and caloric sweeteners was associated with increased risk for metabolic syndrome, according to data published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

Compared with men, women with prediabetes may benefit from earlier intervention to prevent cardiovascular disease, according to a presenter at the World Congress Insulin Resistance Diabetes & Cardiovascular Disease Conference.