Minimally Invasive Bariatric Procedure Effective for Milder Obesity Big weight loss seen in patients with mild and moderate levels of obesity Aug 02, 2022
Dear Insurers: It's Time to Cover Weight Loss Drugs Universal coverage can increase medication access and improve population health Jul 27, 2022
Keto Versus Mediterranean Diet: Which Is Better for Diabetes? Crossover study looked at cardiometabolic outcomes for each popular diet Jul 08, 2022
Bye-Bye, 'Life's Simple 7': AHA Redefines Cardiovascular Health by Adding Sleep New metrics and scoring algorithm for heart health in children and adults Jun 29, 2022
Primary Care Screening Flops in Detecting Diabetic Eye Disease Fundoscopy screening had low sensitivity, accuracy in primary care setting Jun 28, 2022
Prediabetes May Be an Independent Risk Factor for MI Findings reinforce importance of early screening and intervention, researchers says Jun 12, 2022
ADA 2022: Racial Residential Segregation, DKA During COVID, and More Noteworthy research presented at the American Diabetes Association annual meeting Jun 08, 2022
Concerning Trends in Vision Impairment for Adults With Diabetes? Steady decreases in the prevalence of patients with eye problems may be over Jun 07, 2022
Tirzepatide Reduced Albuminuria in T2D Patients With Heart Risk Subanalysis of SURPASS-4 trial compared the GLP-1/GIP agonist against insulin glargine Jun 06, 2022
Is Diabetes a Risk Factor for Long COVID? Possibly. Mixed results in seven-study scoping review Jun 05, 2022
Dulaglutide Improves HbA1c for Youth With Type 2 Diabetes Safety profile consistent with that reported in adults Jun 05, 2022
Tirzepatide Serves Up Major Weight-Loss Win in Patients With Obesity SURMOUNT-1 trial tested GIP/GLP-1 receptor agonist in people without diabetes Jun 05, 2022
No Cardioprotection Seen With Long-Term Metformin or Lifestyle Intervention Both approaches "highly effective" in T2D, but not for preventing CV disease, expert says May 24, 2022
Diabetic Pain Relief Lasts With High Frequency Spinal Cord Stimulation Trial followed patients with Senza System for 18 months May 16, 2022
Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and CKD Face Poor COVID Outcomes Severity of kidney disease ups risk of ICU time, in-hospital mortality, and more May 15, 2022
First GLP-1/GIP Receptor Agonist OK'd for Type 2 Diabetes Injectable tirzepatide lands approval as an adjunct to diet and exercise May 13, 2022
How Often Does Prediabetes in Seniors Escalate to Full-Blown Disease? Study finds estimated annual progression rate to diabetes of 5.3% Apr 20, 2022
Who Is Really Driving Up Insulin Costs? More attention needs to focus on pharmaceutical middlemen Apr 18, 2022
In Type 2 Diabetes, Metabolic Control Could Add Years to Life Controlling four biomarkers could add as much as a decade to life expectancy Apr 18, 2022
The Winners and Losers of the Proposed Insulin Cost Cap While it benefits some, the $35 cap is only a stopgap measure Apr 08, 2022
Which Anticonvulsant Mood Stabilizer Upped Diabetes Risk? Observational study looked at 5-year risk differences between four agents Apr 06, 2022
GLP-1 Receptor Agonists: How Safe Are They for the Gallbladder? Link with gallbladder, biliary diseases could be due to weight loss associated with class of drug Mar 28, 2022
E-Cig Use Tied to Higher Odds of Prediabetes As in regular cigarettes, nicotine may play a role, researcher says Mar 03, 2022
Gastric Bypass Most Cost-Effective for Severe Obesity, T2D? Modeling study compares Roux-en-Y, conventional medical therapy, and sleeve gastrectomy Feb 14, 2022
FDA OKs 180-Day Implantable Continuous Glucose Monitor Senseonics' Eversense E3 System approved for adults with diabetes Feb 11, 2022
Obesity More Common in Type 1 Diabetes Than Expected And this is putting the population at a higher risk for chronic kidney disease, researchers say Jan 26, 2022
Weight-Loss Drug Wegovy Exceeded Expectations, and Supply Since its June approval, the injectable flew off shelves and into short supply Dec 29, 2021
Use of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Scarce in Type 2 Diabetes Particularly so for racial/ethnic minority populations Dec 17, 2021
Wide Racial Gap for Diabetes Tech Use Among Medicare Patients Insulin pump and CGM use significantly lower among black patients Dec 15, 2021
Digital HTN, Diabetes Monitoring Program a Boon for Patients Program reports growth and better outcomes Dec 09, 2021
Another Study Confirms Gout Benefit With SGLT2 Inhibitors Gout risk reduction was significantly better than with DPP-4 inhibitors Nov 19, 2021
More Good News for Empagliflozin in Patients With Heart Failure Slower renal function decline with SGLT-2 inhibitor in EMPEROR-Preserved trial Nov 06, 2021
Diuretic Bolstered Blood Pressure Control in Advanced CKD But some safety signals did arise in 12-week trial Nov 05, 2021
Liraglutide After Gastric Bypass Helped Stave Off Weight Regain The GLP-1 receptor agonist kept patients closer to nadir weight versus lifestyle management alone Nov 04, 2021
No Benefit to Intensifying Diabetes Meds at Hospital Discharge Older adults discharged with intensified regimen had higher risk of severe hypoglycemia Oct 21, 2021
FDA Nudges Restaurants, Food Manufacturers to Cut Sodium Voluntary guidance aims to reduce Americans' sodium intake by 12% Oct 13, 2021
Insulins: Out With the Old, In With the New Patients with diabetes embraced insulin analogs, pen-based delivery over 5-year period Oct 12, 2021
Early Steroid Switch May Improve Visual Acuity for Some DME Patients Significant improvement in vision, retinal thickening after inadequate response to anti-VEGF Oct 11, 2021
Back-to-Back Recalls for Medtronic Insulin Pumps Class I recalls on 600 series pumps and 500 series remotes Oct 06, 2021
Fewer Deaths After Sleeve Gastrectomy Versus Gastric Bypass Authors estimate about 540 fewer deaths at 5 years if all patients chose sleeve Oct 06, 2021
