Type 2 Diabetes

Older adults with type 2 diabetes in Brazil using an insulin pen had a lower HbA1c after 24 weeks than those using syringes, according to findings published in Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome.

The Nash-FibroTest non-invasive panel successfully diagnosed the stage of fibrosis as well as graded nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and steatosis among patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a recent study.

Fetal and infant environments do not cause type 2 diabetes or obesity. Instead, these environments make type 2 diabetes and obesity much more likely because they change the sensitivity of the individual to the obesogenic and metabolic milieu after birth.

Adults with type 2 diabetes had reductions in both body weight and HbA1c after 1 year on semaglutide similar to the reductions observed in clinical studies, according to data from a real-world study published in Diabetic Medicine.

Women in the United Kingdom who had gestational diabetes were not often screened for type 2 diabetes in accordance with national guidelines, a recent analysis showed.

Long-term follow-up of a cohort of children and adolescents diagnosed with type 2 diabetes showed most developed complications, including microvascular disease, in early adulthood that progressed steadily over time.

The FDA approved the GLP-1 receptor agonist exenatide for children aged 10 to 17 years with type 2 diabetes, the first once-weekly injectable approved for pediatric use in the United States, according to an industry press release.

The FDA approved Kerendia for reducing the risk for kidney and heart complications among adults with chronic kidney disease associated with type 2 diabetes.

The FDA approved Kerendia for reducing the risk for kidney and heart complications among adults with chronic kidney disease associated with type 2 diabetes.

Adolescents with type 2 diabetes were more likely to achieve HbA1c targets after 24 weeks of once-weekly exenatide compared with placebo, with trends observed toward decreased fasting plasma glucose and reduced body weight, data show.