Type 2 Diabetes

Patients with type 2 diabetes who receive sodium-glucose transport protein 2 inhibitors may have a lower risk for gout compared with those using dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.

Children with obesity and a high level of liver fat content are more likely to have impaired glucose tolerance, prediabetes and type 2 diabetes compared with those with normal liver fat content, according to a speaker

The initiation of SGLT-2 inhibitors correlated with a reduced risk of AKI in older adults with type 2 diabetes compared with other glucose-lowering medications.

The thiazolidinedione pioglitazone and GLP-1 receptor agonists are the only two diabetes drugs proved to increase and maintain beta-cell function, and both should be first-line therapies for patients, according to a speaker.

Nearly one-quarter of men reporting low libido and a total testosterone measurement indicating likely hypogonadism did not receive a prescription for testosterone replacement therapy, according to a U.K. database analysis.

BMI is widely used to classify patients into weight groups and to identify those at higher risk for a variety of conditions, including type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and certain cancers.

Transgender people prescribed gender-affirming hormone therapy were no more likely to develop type 2 diabetes compared with cisgender adults, according to an analysis of electronic health records data.

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy are equally effective at reducing hepatic steatosis, with an almost complete clearance of liver fat 1 year after the surgical procedures, according to data from a single-center study.

Patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease saw improvements in blood pressure, self-reported sodium intake and diet quality after using a smartphone nutrition app and attending telehealth counseling.

Adults with type 2 diabetes who previously had bariatric surgery for obesity were less likely to need mechanical ventilation or die after hospitalization for COVID-19 compared with those who did not have surgery, according to study data.