Once-Weekly Insulin Icodec Bests Daily Insulin Options for Type 2 Diabetes Superior to once-a-day insulin glargine U100 and degludec Jun 25, 2023
Near 15% Weight Loss With Novel Oral GLP-1 RA in Phase II Obesity Trial Daily orforglipron also lowered HbA1c in type 2 diabetes Jun 24, 2023
Novel Agent Leads to Fibrosis Improvement in NASH Phase IIb ENLIVEN trial saw success with various doses of pegozafermin Jun 24, 2023
Expunge Nazi-Era Medical Terms? Off-Brand Wegovy Clinics Sued; Copy and Paste Bloat Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Jun 21, 2023
Wide Variation in CGM Settings for Kids With Diabetes Signals Education Gaps Researcher warns of "alarm fatigue" if thresholds aren't optimized to patient Jun 20, 2023
More Evidence Backs Gout Benefit for Gliflozin Agents New study finds marked risk reduction tied to drugs' urate-lowering effect Jun 02, 2023
FDA Warns on Certain Forms of Compounded Semaglutide Some products may not contain the same active ingredient as the approved drugs Jun 01, 2023
Sotagliflozin Gets FDA's Blessing for Heart Failure SGLT1/SGLT2 inhibitor approved on the basis of SOLOIST-WHF, SCORED trials May 27, 2023
Topical Esmolol Gel Helped Heal Diabetic Foot Ulcers Significantly better than standard of care at 12 and 24 weeks May 15, 2023
Senators Call Out PBMs, Drugmakers for High Prescription Drug Costs This "is a moral issue," Sen. Bernie Sanders said during the hearing May 11, 2023
Adding This New Criteria Drastically Cut 72-Hour Insulinoma Fast Time Beta-hydroxybutyrate-based stopping point reduced burden on patients May 08, 2023
GLP-1 Agonists Come Out on Top in Cardiovascular Comparison of Newer Diabetes Meds Serious limitations noted of attempt to compare GLP-1 agonists, SGLT-2 inhibitors, however May 08, 2023
GLP-1 RAs Safe Months After Kidney Transplant Helped diabetics cut down on daily insulin dose, body weight May 08, 2023
Vascular Complications Big Contributor to Diabetes Deaths Diabetic nephropathy was most common of the fatal complications, study showed May 05, 2023
'Relaxed' A1c OK for Mitigating Dementia Risk in Older Diabetes Patients Keeping most readings under 9% avoided elevated dementia risk Apr 17, 2023
Common Diuretic Pauses Atherosclerosis in CKD, T2D If finerenone isn't available, try spironolactone, said researcher Apr 15, 2023
Certain Painkillers Linked to Heart Failure in Type 2 Diabetes Population-based study shows older patients with poorly controlled diabetes at particular risk Apr 10, 2023
Reversing Prediabetes Alone Doesn't Cut Mortality Risk Reduced risk only seen in physically active patients, Taiwanese study found Mar 28, 2023
Fresh Produce Is an Increasingly Popular Prescription for Chronically Ill Patients But do these initiatives work? Mar 26, 2023
Why Does Insulin Cost So Much? Big Pharma Isn't the Only Player Driving Prices Casting a light on profiteering methods of price mediators Mar 12, 2023
Are High Costs of Newer Diabetes Drugs Deterring Eligible Patients? Data show most eligible patients are not using GLP-1 receptor agonists or SGLT2 inhibitors Feb 27, 2023
Zero-Cal Sweetener Erythritol Disappoints on Cardiovascular Safety Keto-friendly food additive carries unknown long-term health effects Feb 27, 2023
Old Drug May Help Protect People With Diabetes Against Dementia Those with history of ischemic heart disease or stroke saw greatest protection with pioglitazone Feb 15, 2023
Does COVID Vaccine Blunt Elevated Diabetes Risk After Infection? Unvaccinated had a 78% higher risk for new-onset diabetes; no link seen among the vaccinated Feb 14, 2023
Lower Blood Pressure Better in Pregnancy With Diabetes Going even lower on blood pressure appeared to help in a secondary trial analysis Feb 13, 2023
Phthalates Exposure Tied to Higher Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes in White Women But possible selection bias may have negated this risk in women of color, researchers say Feb 08, 2023
No Visual Acuity Benefit With Early Anti-VEGF for Diabetic Retinopathy "May not be worth the risk and inconvenience to the patient," researcher says Feb 07, 2023
Can High-Dose Vitamin D Prevent Diabetes? While three trials found no net benefit, combining them yielded significant risk reduction Feb 06, 2023
ED Screening Program Picks Up Lots of Undiagnosed Diabetes Cases EHR alerts at Chicago ED flagged about three in 10 at-risk patients for HbA1c testing Jan 26, 2023
Over 1 Million Medicare Beneficiaries Will Pocket Savings From Insulin Cap Report uses 2020 claims data to estimate potential effects of IRA's $35 monthly insulin cap Jan 24, 2023
Diabetes Drug for Cats Now Approved in Humans Too Oral SGLT2 inhibitor bexagliflozin indicated for adults with type 2 diabetes Jan 23, 2023
Sodium Nitrite in Food, Water Tied to Type 2 Diabetes Risk Observational study serves up "new piece of evidence" for debate over additives Jan 17, 2023
How Many Times Do You Need to Get Out of Your Chair in an Otherwise Sedentary Day? Trial tested walking break doses to counter ill effects of prolonged sitting Jan 12, 2023
Type 2 Diabetes Patients Can Also Benefit From Fully Closed-Loop System Users spent twice as much time in target glucose range vs standard insulin therapy, study showed Jan 11, 2023
Dementia Accompanying Cardiometabolic Disease: Does It Come Down to Genetics? Twin study suggests special monitoring in some individuals Dec 29, 2022
Competitor Poised to Take on Obesity Treatment Giant Wegovy in 2023 Both Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk scramble to rectify supply shortages Dec 28, 2022
The Year SGLT2 Inhibitors Became Full-Fledged Heart Failure Drugs Treatment no longer limited by ejection fraction Dec 27, 2022
Glycemic Control With Insulin Barely Budged Over the Past 30 Years Rates of hyperglycemia also remained elevated for racial and ethnic minorities Dec 20, 2022
