Type 2 Diabetes

Use of continuous glucose monitoring was associated with improved glycemic control and a lower risk for hospitalization in adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes attending Veterans Affairs clinics in the U.S., according to a speaker.

Adding exercise to a lifestyle intervention program substantially improved reductions in abdominal fat depots among children with overweight or obesity, according to clinical trial results published in JAMA Network Open.

Loss of beta cell function serves as the basis for progression from normal glucose tolerance to impaired glucose tolerance, but insulin clearance may not be a major factor in the development of dysglycemia, according to a speaker.

Recent findings from the Women’s Health Initiative revealed that greater adherence to a plant-based Portfolio diet was associated with a lower risk for incident type 2 diabetes.

Risk factors for type 2 diabetes and factors related to pancreatic disease were independent risk factors for diabetes development among adults with chronic pancreatitis, according to a cross-sectional study published in Diabetes Care.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tobacco use, type 2 diabetes and advanced chronic kidney disease increased the risk for acute pancreatitis after initiation of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists for weight loss, noted a presenter at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting.

Among young people with youth-onset type 2 diabetes, household food insecurity was linked to increased odds of diabetic ketoacidosis, but not glycemic control or severe hypoglycemia, according to results of a cross-sectional study.

Women who adhered more to a plant-based Portfolio diet lowered their risk for developing type 2 diabetes, according to findings from the Women’s Health Initiative published in Diabetes Care.

Young people with youth-onset type 2 diabetes are more likely to have comorbidities if they have a higher HbA1c and greater glucose variability after diagnosis, according to findings from the TODAY study.

Habitual coffee drinking may lower type 2 diabetes risk for women with a history of gestational diabetes, according to experts.