WhatsApp nudges linked to more steps in Delhi type 2 diabetes trial
A four-month randomized trial in Delhi found that personalized WhatsApp nudges accompanied greater gains in daily steps and within-group reductions ...
Tag: glycemic control
Free Healthy Food Access May Reduce Food Insecurity, Not Significantly Improve HbA1c
A living systematic review of seven trials found that free healthy-food programs may reduce food insecurity among people with prediabetes ...
Malaysian Experts Issue Consensus on Detecting and Treating Diabetic Nerve Damage
A panel of 11 Malaysian endocrinologists has issued 61 consensus statements recommending annual screening, multi-test bedside sensory examination, and non-opioid ...
Glucose Monitors Linked to Slower Kidney Decline in Diabetes and CKD
A three-year retrospective analysis of US electronic health records found that people with insulin-treated diabetes and chronic kidney disease or ...
High blood sugar doubles risk of preterm eye disease, dose-response study finds
A multicenter retrospective cohort study of 308 infants born before 32 weeks found that neonatal hyperglycemia was an independent, dose-dependent ...
Artificial Pancreas Delivers Mixed Results in Year-Long Diabetes Trial
A 12-month randomized trial in the Netherlands shows a dual-hormone artificial pancreas improves glucose control over injections but offers no ...
Does Intensive Therapy Targeting Modifiable Risk Factors Prevent Diabetic Neuropathy in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials
A systematic review and meta-analysis found little to no difference in diabetic peripheral neuropathy risk from intensive glycemic control, with ...
Fasting on Insulin: Landmark Meta-Analysis Finds Ramadan Is Safer for Type 2 Diabetes Than Feared
A new systematic review and meta-analysis of twenty studies finds that insulin-treated patients with type 2 diabetes show modest HbA1c ...
Four Years of Pandemic Diabetes Care Reveal a Lasting Shift Toward Virtual Medicine
A four-year cohort study found that diabetes care during the COVID-19 pandemic shifted durably toward telemedicine and intensified drug therapy ...
Blood Sugar Control, Not Weight Loss, Reversed Liver Fibrosis Risk in Diabetic Patients
A 24-week clinical trial in patients with type 2 diabetes and fatty liver disease found that optimal glycemic control, but ...
Type 2 Diabetes Now Outpaces Type 1 Among India’s Youth, Major Study Finds
A 14-year study of over 10,000 young patients at a South Indian diabetes centre shows type 2 diabetes is now ...
Age and Sex Drive Diabetic Foot Risk While Blood Sugar Tells a Surprising Story
A study of 710 patients in Saudi Arabia found that older age and male sex independently predict at-risk diabetic foot ...
When HIV Therapy Meets Diabetes: Ugandan Study Maps Blood Sugar Control on Older Drug Regimens
A cross-sectional study of 54 HIV-positive adults with type 2 diabetes at Uganda's Lira Regional Referral Hospital finds that glycemic ...
Social Vulnerability’s Role in Youth Diabetes Management
The discourse surrounding diabetes management, particularly in youth, has gained momentum in recent years as healthcare professionals and researchers explore ...
Metformin Boosts Insulin in Teens with Type 1 Diabetes
Metformin, a drug traditionally used to treat type 2 diabetes, has garnered increasing attention in recent years for its potential ...
Stress Hyperglycemic Ratio Links to Mortality in Diabetic Heart Failure
The interplay between diabetes and heart failure is an increasingly important area of research, given the rising prevalence of both ...
