Diabetes

Pharmacy Times spoke with Robert Schumm, MBA, president of Ascensia Diabetes Care, about the challenges that patients with diabetes are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A phase 2 clinical trial demonstrated that a 2-week course of teplizumab was able to delay the onset of clinical type 1 diabetes by 3 years compared with patients taking a placebo.

Using artificial intelligence (AI) and automated monitoring, researchers and physicians at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) have designed a method to help people with type 1 diabetes better manage their glucose levels.

Ertugliflozin is a relatively new addition to the SGLT2 inhibitor class of medication.

According to a recent study presented at the ADA’s 80th Scientific Sessions, youth and young adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D) in the United States today have worse glycemic control than prior generations.

Treatment of recently diagnosed patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) with anti-IL-21 and liraglutide for 54 weeks was found to be safe and resulted in sustained insulin secretion and lower insulin dose.

The DPPOS is the long-term follow-up of the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), a multicenter trial conducted from 1996 to 2001 that established the success of either an intensive lifestyle program or treatment with metformin to prevent or delay the development of T2D in individuals who were considered at high risk for developing the disease.

Oral insulin (OI) slows insulin decline in those at high risk for type 1 diabetes (T1D), according to a poster session at the American Diabetes Association’s 80th virtual Scientific Sessions.

There have not been many evaluations of the prevalence of, and factors associated with, use of DSME/S and support programs in newly diagnosed patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) in Louisiana, according to the study authors.

The slowed metabolic decline among the OI trial participants at highest risk was assessed and defined by the DPT1 Risk Scores over a 6.75 threshold.

The TEDDY study also aims to identify environmental triggers that cause the immune destruction of beta cells.

The results of the study demonstrated that dapagliflozin was able to reduce new-onset diabetes by 32%.

FreeStyle Libre continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) technology was linked with significant reduction in hemoglobin A1c levels for people living with type 2 diabetes on either long-acting insulin or non-insulin therapy.

The results of the real-world, observational study were presented by Eli Lilly during the American Diabetes Association's 80th Virtual Scientific Sessions.

Humana and PQS are piloting the first diabetes outcomes-based program within the EQuIPP platform that incentivizes improvement across unique diabetes control measures.

Dapagliflozin is typically used as a second line GLM in T2D and often added to metformin.

A study of more than 9000 people finds overall need for better access to psychological and other non-medical diabetes care for people living with diabetes and their caregivers.

Managing diabetes in rural areas is difficult due to limited access to specialty care and self-management programs.

The authors said that it is imperative to increase total fruit and whole fruit consumption in younger populations, especially adolescents.

A new study found that patients treated with percutaneous coronary intervention experience a high prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. Diabetes mellitus was an independent predictor of OSA during REM sleep, according to an American Thoracic Society press release.

According to a recent study, patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D), but not prediabetes, demonstrated poorer cognitive performance 3 to 6 months after a stroke.

A recent study in the UK that estimated the amount of life lost from type 1 and type 2 diabetes in the country’s population found that the loss amounted to approximately 6.4 million years of future life in the current population.

Study shows a significant and consistent association between pregnancy loss and type 2 diabetes, which increased with more losses.

A new study has found that hospitalized patients with COVID-19 and diabetes represent more than 20% of individuals in ICUs.

Substituting calories with high quality carbohydrates, such as those in whole grains, could reduce risk of developing type 2 diabetes

Investigators found that less than a quarter of study participants with colorectal cancer were taking their medications as prescribed, suggesting that many could benefit from improved adherence.

This marks the first regulatory approval for aspirin plus ticagrelor dual antiplatelet therapy in patients with a high cardiovascular risk but without a history of heart attack or stroke.

Some researchers are beginning to explore how early screenings could help catch T1D and similar conditions earlier.

The authors found that telehealth services were facilitated by patients being able to easily share information with providers from equipment that managed CGM for diabetic ketosis and hyperglycemia.

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