Type 2 Diabetes

Adults with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease using the nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist finerenone have lower risks for pneumonia and COVID-19, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Women with polycystic ovary syndrome are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes and may develop hypertension, diabetes and hyperlipidemia earlier than those without PCOS, according to a speaker.

BOSTON — Continuous glucose monitoring is a well-established therapy for type 2 diabetes on intensive and less intensive therapy, but education, training and infrastructure in the clinic are crucial to its success, according to a speaker.

BOSTON — In this Healio video exclusive, Juan P. Frias, MD, discusses his presentation on newer treatment options for type 2 diabetes at the Cardiometabolic Health Congress.

Anji Pharmaceuticals and Population Health Partners announced a strategic collaboration to accelerate the development of two clinical assets the Anji pipeline, one of which addresses kidney disease, according to the press release.

The American Diabetes Association and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes released an updated consensus statement on the management of hyperglycemia among adults with type 2 diabetes.

Women diagnosed with type 1 diabetes before age 30 years or type 2 diabetes at age 30 to 39 years are more likely to reach menopause earlier than women without diabetes, according to study results.

Type 2 diabetes risk was more than twice as high among adults who reported feeling most lonely compared with those who reported no loneliness, according to study results published in Diabetologia.

SGLT2 inhibition in older patients with type 2 diabetes was associated with lower risk for incident atrial fibrillation compared with dipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibition or GLP-1 receptor agonist treatment, researchers reported.

The American Association of Clinical Endocrinology has issued a grade-A recommendation to use Kerendia for certain patients with chronic kidney disease associated with type 2 diabetes.