Search results for "Diabetes"
ACP observes National Diabetes Month, offers resources
ACP's patient guidebook, “Living with Diabetes: An Everyday Guide for You and Your Family,” was recently updated with new visuals and a redesigned layout that is easier for patients to read.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/11/21/5.htm
21 Nov 2017
Group-based lifestyle intervention reduced risk of type 2 diabetes
Participants in the Norfolk Diabetes Prevention Study who underwent multiple educational group sessions that included 50-minute sessions of supervised physical activity had significantly lower odds of type 2 diabetes during a mean follow-up of two years compared to those who received usual care.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/11/10/5.htm
10 Nov 2020
Screening for latent TB may miss higher-risk patients
A study of one large U.S. health system found that risk factors for latent tuberculosis (TB) were not associated with greater likelihood of screening.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/01/23/4.htm
23 Jan 2024
ACP updates “Living with Diabetes” patient guidebook
An award-winning guidebook helps patients learn about diet, exercise, blood glucose monitoring, the importance of foot exams, and management of insulin and other medicines.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/10/24/5.htm
24 Oct 2017
Tailoring diabetes screening by race, ethnicity may lead to earlier diagnosis
Researchers used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to determine the body mass index and age thresholds for diabetes screening in major racial/ethnic minority populations.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/05/10/1.htm
10 May 2022
Testosterone may not decrease fracture risk in hypogonadism
A substudy of an industry-funded randomized trial in men with hypogonadism found that 3.50% of those assigned to testosterone and 2.46% assigned to placebo had a clinical fracture after 3.19 years of follow-up.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/01/23/2.htm
23 Jan 2024
CGM decreased HbA1c levels, hypoglycemia in patients with type 2 diabetes
Two industry-supported studies of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) found encouraging results in patients with type 2 diabetes, leading editorialists to call for broadened access to the technology in this population, particularly in primary care.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/06/08/4.htm
8 Jun 2021
Once-weekly insulin had similar effects to daily insulin in type 2 diabetes, industry-funded trial finds
HbA1c levels improved by more than a point in insulin-naive patients with inadequately controlled type 2 diabetes who were randomized to a weekly 70-U dose of an investigational insulin.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/09/29/4.htm
29 Sep 2020
Produce prescriptions associated with improved social, medical outcomes
A diverse set of programs providing financial incentives for adults and children to consume produce led to improvements in food insecurity, self-reported health status, and glycemic and blood pressure control, according to a recent study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/09/05/2.htm
5 Sep 2023
New guideline offers recommendations for older patients with diabetes or prediabetes
The Endocrine Society's new clinical practice guideline recommends lifestyle therapy, then metformin, then second-line drugs (but not sulfonylureas and glinides) or insulin for diabetes patients ages 65 years and older, among other advice.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/04/02/1.htm
2 Apr 2019