September 18th 2024
The FDA has approved the Eversense 365, the world’s first 1-year continuous glucose monitor, with US availability expected in late 2024.
Short- and Long-Term Effects of Intensive Diabetes and Blood Pressure Control
February 8th 2015Several trials have been conducted, and many more are yet to be completed, that have the goal of addressing whether intensive blood glucose control and intensive blood pressure (BP) control have any long-term benefit on all-cause mortality and major cardiovascular events. Contradictory data have been published with respect to the short- and long-term benefits of aggressive BP and blood glucose control versus conventional treatments for BP and glucose control. This review presents the main points of some of the important trials to date on this subject.
PTSD May Elevate Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Women
January 27th 2015JAMA Psychiatry has published a study ahead of print examining the relationship between PTSD and T2DM in Nurses' Health Study II participants. The study questioned whether PTSD increased the risk of T2DM among civilians, and the magnitude of change. The findings indicated a positive association.
Fasting Blood Glucose and Pancreatic Cancer: Possible Link
January 19th 2015The incidence and mortality of pancreatic adenocarcinoma, the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, are both on the rise. Globally, the disease is responsible for 227,000 deaths annually. Researchers from the National Taiwan University College of Medicine recently published a meta-analysis that demonstrated a dose-response relationship between fasting blood glucose levels and pancreatic cancer risk. They also examined the link between prediabetes and pancreatic cancer risk.
Exercise Timing in Patients with Diabetes: Maximizing Metabolic Benefit
January 19th 2015Researchers at the University of Missouri and the National Research Council in Padova, Italy, recently investigated the role that timing of resistance exercise plays in lowering cardiovascular risk. They wondered if the time of day when diabetics exercise could explain the lower-than-expected exercise-derived benefits seen in some diabetics.
Exercise Won't Erase Sitting Risks
Prolonged sitting is a health hazard even when people exercise regularly, a new Canadian study has found. Writing in Annals of Internal Medicine, David Alter, MD, PhD, and colleagues quantified the association between sedentary time and negative health outcomes. Those included hospitalizations, mortality, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer in adults.