Diabetes
From the Journals
Food insecurity a growing problem for many with CVD
The number of Americans with cardiovascular disease who have limited or uncertain access to food has more than doubled over the last 20 years.
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Balanced fat intake links with less type 2 diabetes
Chinese adults whose diet balanced their animal- and vegetable-fat intake had a significantly lower incidence of type 2 diabetes, compared with...
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Strong link found between enterovirus and type 1 diabetes
Relationship is particularly high within 1 month of type 1 diabetes onset, suggesting potential preventive role for vaccination or antivirals.
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How to improve diagnosis of HFpEF, common in diabetes
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction is common in people with type 2 diabetes but is often hard to recognize. Treatments newly proven to...
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Once-weekly insulin promising in phase 3 trial in type 2 diabetes
Novo Nordisk’s insulin icodec was superior in lowering A1c compared with daily degludec without increasing the risk for moderate or severe...
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Ezetimibe-statin combo lowers liver fat in open-label trial
A significant 5.8% decrease in hepatic steatosis was seen after 24 weeks’ treatment with ezetimibe and rosuvastatin comparing baseline with end of...
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Does COVID-19 cause type 1 diabetes in children? Time will tell
Norwegian study finds association of SARS-CoV-2 with type 1 diabetes if diagnosed over 30 days after infection, while Scottish study finds no such...
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The bionic pancreas triumphs in pivotal trial
When it comes to closed-loops systems for insulin delivery for type 1 diabetes, easier might be better. A new report on such a “bionic pancreas”...
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Type 1 diabetes cases poised to double worldwide by 2040
Most people with existing and new-onset type 1 diabetes are adults, and much of the increase is expected in low- and middle-income countries.
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Cre8 EVO stent loses sweet spot in diabetes at 2 years: SUGAR
Outcomes once deemed “almost too good to be true” disappeared with longer follow-up in an all-comer population of patients with diabetes...
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Emphasis on weight loss in new type 2 diabetes guidance
No major changes but several shifts in emphasis since the last update in 2019, including weight loss as a co–primary goal of management.