Prediabetes
Debate: Race-based medicine promotes stereotypes, harms health equity in diabetes
ORLANDO — Race-conscious medicine can help to identify those at higher risk for prediabetes and diabetes; however, this method can exacerbate racism and impede health equity, according to two speakers.
Q&A: Samuel Dagogo-Jack, MD, DSc, discusses the past, present and future of endocrinology
“I’ve always wanted to be a doctor,” Samuel Dagogo-Jack, MD, DSc, this year’s recipient of the American Diabetes Association’s Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Diabetes Research Award, told Healio.
Making an impact on chronic disease and physician health, with Sharon Horesh-Bergquist, MD
In this episode, host Hansa Bhargava, MD, chats with Sharon Horesh-Bergquist, MD, about chronic disease, screenings and lifestyle and preventive medicine, as well as discussing physician wellness and burnout.
Diabetes rates on the rise for women aged 50 years and older with osteoporosis
BOSTON — The percentage of women with osteoporosis who also had diabetes increased from 2009-2010 to 2017-2018, despite a decline in overall diabetes rates for women aged 50 years and older, according to data presented at ENDO 2024.
High HbA1c levels associated with poor asthma control in children
SAN DIEGO — High HbA1c levels consistent with prediabetes were associated with worse asthma control in a population of urban children, according to a presentation at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.
Noninvasive radiofrequency sensor with machine learning may accurately measure glucose
NEW ORLEANS —A noninvasive device using a radiofrequency sensor may be able to measure glucose levels for people with diabetes in the future, according to a speaker at the AACE Annual Meeting.
Caloric intake may be more important for weight loss than meal timing, study suggests
BOSTON — Time-restricted eating did not result in more weight loss vs. a usual eating pattern, suggesting that overall caloric intake may have a larger effect on weight loss than meal timing, researchers reported.
Q&A: People with diabetes can benefit from whole foods, plant-based eating plan
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.
Testosterone therapy does not slow progression to diabetes, increase odds for remission
Testosterone replacement therapy alone did not lower risk for progression from prediabetes to diabetes or increase the likelihood of type 2 diabetes remission among men with hypogonadism, according to study data.
VIDEO: Prediabetes in pregnancy distinct from gestational diabetes
In this video exclusive, Caroline T. Nguyen, MD, talks with Nicole Gomez, MD, about implications of prediabetes in pregnancy.