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March 09, 2022
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E-cigarettes linked to greater odds for prediabetes

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.

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March 03, 2022
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Moderate wine consumption with meals may help reduce type 2 diabetes risk

Moderate wine consumption with meals may help reduce type 2 diabetes risk

Moderate consumption of alcohol, particularly wine, was associated with reduced risk for type 2 diabetes, but only if consumption occurred with meals, researchers reported.

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March 01, 2022
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20% of girls with type 2 diabetes have PCOS, meta-analysis finds

20% of girls with type 2 diabetes have PCOS, meta-analysis finds

Approximately one in five girls with type 2 diabetes have polycystic ovary syndrome, according to findings of a meta-analysis in JAMA Network Open.

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February 28, 2022
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Online education may ease insulin fears of adults with type 2 diabetes

Online education may ease insulin fears of adults with type 2 diabetes

Adults with type 2 diabetes viewing a web-based psychoeducational resource reported feeling less negatively about insulin at 2 weeks compared with baseline, according to study data published in Diabetic Medicine.

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February 22, 2022
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Obesity may increase diabetic kidney disease risk, especially in women

Obesity may increase diabetic kidney disease risk, especially in women

Adults with type 2 diabetes and a higher BMI may have an increased risk for diabetic kidney disease, according to study findings published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

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February 16, 2022
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Pulmonary function may signal cardiometabolic disease

Pulmonary function may signal cardiometabolic disease

Pulmonary function levels may be used to predict risk for cardiometabolic diseases and cardiometabolic multimorbidity, researchers reported in Chest.

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February 08, 2022
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SURPASS-5: Tirzepatide lowers HbA1c in adults with type 2 diabetes on insulin glargine

SURPASS-5: Tirzepatide lowers HbA1c in adults with type 2 diabetes on insulin glargine

Adults with type 2 diabetes assigned tirzepatide alongside insulin glargine had greater reductions in HbA1c and body weight compared with placebo, according to data from the SURPASS trial program.

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February 02, 2022
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Geographic disparities in CKD rate found among patients with, without type 2 diabetes

Geographic disparities in CKD rate found among patients with, without type 2 diabetes

Between 2013 and 2018, geographic disparities in the prevalence of chronic kidney disease increased in the Southeastern region of the U.S., according to data published in Kidney Medicine.

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January 31, 2022
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Link between leptin, type 2 diabetes risk differs by gestational diabetes history

Link between leptin, type 2 diabetes risk differs by gestational diabetes history

Four body fat-related biomarkers are linked to risk for type 2 diabetes for parous women; for one of these, the association differs by gestational diabetes status, researchers found.

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January 26, 2022
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Increasing obesity rates in type 1 diabetes associated with chronic kidney disease risk

Increasing obesity rates in type 1 diabetes associated with chronic kidney disease risk

Adults with type 1 diabetes are seeing increasing rates of obesity and now have a higher age-adjusted risk for chronic kidney disease than people with type 2 diabetes, according to researchers.

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