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COVID-19 linked to increased diabetes risk in youth
Two large databases indicate significantly increased diabetes risk among those with COVID-19 but not other acute respiratory illnesses.
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SGLT2 inhibitors improve cardiovascular outcomes across groups
A comprehensive meta-analysis finds cardiovascular improvement across age, sex, and race/ethnicity for high-risk individuals with type 2 diabetes...
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Medicare expands coverage of continuous glucose monitoring devices for diabetes
The final CMS rule applies primarily to CGMs that integrate with Medtronic insulin pumps.
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FDA approves levoketoconazole for Cushing syndrome
The drug, which inhibits cortisol synthesis, is seen as addressing an unmet need.
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ADA standards of care 2022: Screen more, personalize, use technology
The ADA’s new standards of care call for screening younger people and pregnant women earlier, along with furthering the trends toward...
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IDF Atlas: 1 in 10 adults worldwide now has diabetes
New edition includes data on prevalence, mortality, and diabetes expenditures, with new sections on adult-onset type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes...
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New single-button blood glucose monitor available in U.S.
It contains a 10-test cartridge, and once loaded with the monitor turned on, the user only has to press a button to activate POGO Automatic.
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Neighborhood fast food restaurants linked to type 2 diabetes
“Neighborhood food environment was associated with type 2 diabetes risk among U.S. veterans in multiple community types, suggesting potential...
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Stem cell transplant seen as major type 1 diabetes advance
In the first human subject, insulin requirement dropped by 91% at 90 days.
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‘Green’ Mediterranean diet benefits may arise from ‘hunger hormone’
Greater increases in fasting ghrelin associated with improved metabolic benefits seen with plant-enhanced Mediterranean diet. But one commentator...
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SGLT2 inhibitors for diabetes: No link to fractures in older adults
Analysis of Medicare data supports findings from younger adults that use of the drug class does not appear to raise fracture risk.
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Low androgen in kidney recipients tied to diabetes
A fourfold increased risk was seen for highest versus lowest tertiles of both dihydrotestosterone and testosterone in male kidney transplant...
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Expensive insulins, pen devices dominate U.S. diabetes care
Analog insulins continue to represent more than 80% of prescriptions for type 2 diabetes in the U.S., despite rising costs and public scrutiny of...
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‘Push the bar higher’: New statement on type 1 diabetes in adults
“The focus on adults is kind of new and it is important. ... I do think it’s a bit of a forgotten population,” says coauthor Dr. M. Sue Kirkman....
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Medtronic expands recall of MiniMed 600 insulin pumps
The company now says it will replace all pumps with clear retainer rings, not just those that appear damaged.