Type 2 Diabetes

Texts, phone reminders are good medicine in diabetes.

Diabetes: trained dogs monitor glucose levels.

The device, initialized using only body mass, with no required data on usual insulin regimens, was compared to standard care with insulin pump and CGM.

Suliqua was approved to treat adults with type 2 diabetes.

Cognitive assessment is not improved by lifestyle interventions in diabetes. Health is.

Our January list includes new care guidelines for neuropathy, updates to oral medication recommendations, and long-term RYGB outcomes for adolescents.

The frequency of hypoglycemic episodes affects carotid atherosclerosis in patients with type 1 diabetes.

This month’s roundup covers hip fracture risk, improvements in diabetes-associated risk assessment, and a model to calculate gestational diabetes risk.

Public health initiatives backed by federal spending have dramatically reduced end-stage renal disease related to diabetes in Native Americans.

Our blogger discusses potential issues your patients may face with self-monitoring of blood glucose and offers troubleshooting tips.

Is LADA a separate disease entity or does it lie on an autoimmune continuum as a slowly progressive form of T1DM?

From observations about butter and questions about acne to findings about flu shots and platypus venom, dozens of fascinating studies came out in 2016 regarding the disease.

How do you treat patients with type 2 diabetes unable to achieve glycemic control with either oral treatment or basal insulin?

Past studies have linked nut consumption to decreased risk of CVD & all-cause mortality, but have not systematically evaluated less common causes of death.

The FDA expands indication for a glucose monitoring system to replace finger-stick blood glucose testing for patients at least 2 years old who are being treated for diabetes.

SGLT2 inhibitors, GLP-1 receptor agonists, insulin, and more – we’ve compiled a list of this year’s most popular articles on Endocrinology Network.

Being overweight worsens osteoarthritis and diabetics often have extra weight. But a new study found that it is not weight alone that puts these patients at risk of the joint ailment.

Baseline glycemic control can help individuals with type 2 diabetes achieve more significant body-composition results from their exercise regimens.

Our December list includes pharmaceutical company responses to soaring insulin costs, delayed PCOS diagnosis, and dementia risk with ADT.

The incidence of diabetes in the US continues to grow – 11.5% in 2016. Dr. Lazzara looks at a state-by-state breakdown.

USA & Australian studies suggest young-onset T2DM may have a more aggressive disease course than T1DM, but data on non-European populations is scarce.

Maryland researchers found that even mild hypoglycemia can pose a cardiovascular risk in obese people with diabetes.

Creating a better understanding of how race and ethnicity impact social determinants of health can improve culturally tailored diabetes interventions.

Our December list includes new care guidelines from the ADA, a new indication for an SGLT2i, and effects of PCI on CV, DM risk.

Results of a 10-year study on bladder cancer risk with pioglitazone might be better than the five-year results led the US Food and Drug Administration to re-affirm that the danger is real--though slightly less than the preliminary data showed.

Extracorporeal shock therapy helped patients with diabetes improve their range of motion when suffering from "frozen shoulder" a study in Italy found.

Synjardy XR, a combination of empagliflozin and metformin hydrochloride, was approved this afternoon by the FDA for glucose management in type 2 diabetics. The drug is a collaboration between Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals and Eli Lilly and Company.

Sitagliptin tablets proved more convenient and equally safe and effective as insulin injections in achieving glycemic control for people with diabetes admitted to hospitals for medical care or surgery, a five-center study found.

Though all obese women are treated as though they are at high risk of getting diabetes during pregnancy, that's not true. Only a quarter of them do. A UK team has figured out how to assess risk.

The risk of developing diabetes in ICU survivors with stress hyperglycemia is similar to the risk in women with gestational diabetes.