Prediabetes
Intermittent fasting could benefit patients with obesity, insulin resistance
Intermittent fasting might benefit patients with overweight, obesity, prediabetes or insulin resistance, according to a presentation at the virtual meeting of the American Society of Nutrition.
Prediabetes raises odds of myocardial infarction, coronary procedures
ATLANTA — Prediabetes, with HbA1c below the diagnostic level for type 2 diabetes, may be an independent risk factor for myocardial infarction, percutaneous coronary intervention and coronary artery bypass grafting, according to study data.
Top in cardiology: Metformin use in prediabetes; sleep apnea and CVD
In a recent study, researchers found no between-group differences in myocardial infarction, stroke or cardiovascular death among patients with prediabetes who received metformin, a lifestyle intervention or placebo.
No CV benefit with metformin, lifestyle intervention, despite diabetes prevention
In adults with prediabetes, metformin and lifestyle interventions decreased the likelihood of type 2 diabetes development but did not reduce risk for major adverse CV events compared with placebo during 21 years of follow-up, data show.
Screening updates for prediabetes, diabetes may increase detection
Implementing new guidelines would increase screening eligibility and detection of diabetes and prediabetes, according to an analysis published in JAMA.
Prediabetes in young adulthood drives risk for MI-related hospitalization
Young adults with prediabetes are nearly twice as likely to be hospitalized for MI compared with young adults without impaired glucose tolerance, suggesting more screening and awareness is needed, researchers reported.
Prediabetes more than doubled among US youths from 1999 through 2018
The prevalence of prediabetes more than doubled among U.S. youths from 1999 through 2018, according to findings published this week in JAMA Pediatrics.
E-cigarettes linked to greater odds for prediabetes
E-cigarette use was associated with greater odds for prediabetes among U.S. adults, according to findings published in the American Journal of Preventive Health.
Prediabetes more likely for adolescent boys with low birth weight
Adolescents with low birth weight had higher odds of having prediabetes compared with their peers with normal or high birth weight, according to results of a nationally representative cross-sectional study in Clinical Obesity.
Q&A: Updated diabetes guidelines focus on screening, treating comorbidities
The American Diabetes Association recently published its annual Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes report. It provides new and updated practice guidelines, including recommendations for screening and treatment based on comorbidities.