Prediabetes
With little evidence, CGM benefits for people without diabetes ‘largely hypothetical’
BOSTON — Continuous glucose monitoring is becoming a mainstay of care for people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, yet providers should be cautious about the technology’s application for people without diabetes looking for a “wellness” tool.
Baseline glucose, increasing BMI predict progression to type 2 diabetes for children
Higher initial glucose levels and increasing BMI over time could serve as predictors of progression from prediabetes to type 2 diabetes for children and adolescents, according to findings published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society.
Beyond diabetes, metformin may prove to be a ‘wonder drug’
In the past 2 decades, metformin has become a mainstay of type 2 diabetes management and is now the recommended first-line drug for treating the disease in the United States and worldwide.
Intermittent fasting improves weight loss in adults with type 2 diabetes, prediabetes
BOSTON — Intermittent fasting was associated with weight loss and improved markers of glycemic control and anthropometric measures in adults with type 2 diabetes or prediabetes and overweight or obesity, data presented at NUTRITION showed.
Eating early in the day may limit blood glucose elevation, time above range
CHICAGO — A small cohort of adults with obesity and prediabetes had lower glucose elevations and spent less time above range when they ate most of their calories before 1 p.m. compared with a more typical, later eating pattern.
Imperfect prediabetes diagnosis provides opportunity to identify, prevent diabetes
PHILADELPHIA — Prediabetes is a high-risk state associated with substantial morbidity and mortality, yet consensus is needed regarding an “optimal” definition to better identify who could benefit from interventions, according to a speaker.
Younger age at diabetes diagnosis linked to higher risk for developing dementia
Adults who are diagnosed with diabetes at a younger age have an increased risk for developing dementia, but researchers found no association between prediabetes and dementia risk, according to study data published in Diabetologia.
Women with prediabetes before menopause may have increased risk for fractures
Women who have prediabetes before transition to menopause have a higher risk for sustaining a fracture later in life than women without prediabetes, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.
Lifestyle modification necessary to lower mortality risk for adults with prediabetes
Adults who improve from prediabetes to normoglycemia do not have a lower risk for death compared with those with persistent prediabetes, but lifestyle modification can help reduce mortality risk, according to study data.
Low sex hormones may increase likelihood for transition to diabetes among Hispanic adults
Low testosterone among men and low sex hormone-binding globulin among women are associated with progression from prediabetes to diabetes, according to a study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.