Cross-Sectional Analysis of Protective Foot Sensation and Complications in 387 Type 2 Diabetes Patients
Smoking and kidney disease link to worse diabetes nerve damage in feet.
This retrospective cross-sectional study evaluated 387 patients with Type 2 diabetes and Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy at University Hospit…
Smoking and severe kidney disease greatly increase the risk of losing protective feeling in the feet, leading to dangerous complications for…
Tirzepatide shows greater lean body mass loss than semaglutide in first-episode GLP-1RA users with type 2 diabetes
One Weight-Loss Drug Trims More Muscle Than the Other — Here's Why
An observational study of 670,422 first-episode GLP-1RA users with type 2 diabetes found tirzepatide was associated with greater relative le…
Losing weight with a popular injection drug is not all equal — one drug may chip away at your muscle more than the other, which matters grea…
Mini-review links insulin to worse COVID-19 outcomes in type 2 diabetes patients
Diabetes Meds Do Not Stop COVID-19
A mini-review of observational studies in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus found that insulin was linked to worse COVID-19 outcomes, w…
Recent research proves that common diabetes pills do not protect you from getting sick or dying from a virus infection.
Preprint paired analysis suggests VSG may improve metabolic and renal markers in youth with T2D and obesity
Surgery Stops Kidney Damage in Obese Teens With Diabetes
This preprint paired analysis examined vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG) in youth with type 2 diabetes and obesity over 12 months. The autho…
This new study shows that weight-loss surgery can actually heal early signs of kidney stress in teenagers by turning off harmful chemical si…
Meta-analysis finds high prevalence of adverse outcomes in African women with hyperglycaemia in pregnancy
High Sugar in Pregnancy Risks C-Section in Africa
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 9,742 women with hyperglycaemia in pregnancy in Africa found high prevalence rates of caesarean sec…
High blood sugar during pregnancy in Africa significantly raises the risk of needing a C-section, threatening both mother and baby.
Orforglipron shows superior HbA1c reduction versus oral semaglutide in adults with type 2 diabetes on metformin
A New Diabetes Pill Takes On Ozempic's Oral Cousin
A phase 3 RCT of 1698 adults with type 2 diabetes inadequately controlled on metformin found that once-daily oral orforglipron (12 mg or 36 …
A new once-daily diabetes pill called orforglipron lowered blood sugar better than oral semaglutide in a major head-to-head trial, but at th…
Feijoa powder supplementation did not improve weight or glucose but lowered systolic blood pressure in adults with prediabetes.
Feijoa Powder Helps Lower Blood Pressure
This 6-month randomized controlled trial enrolled 97 adults with overweight and prediabetes. Participants received either 1.15 g/day of whol…
Adding feijoa powder to a diet helped lower blood pressure and keep weight off after a weight-loss program ended.
HALP score and clinical parameters predict time to glycemic stability in hospitalized type 2 diabetes patients
New Tool Predicts When Your Blood Sugar Will Stabilize
This retrospective cohort study evaluated 356 hospitalized patients with type 2 diabetes to assess predictors of glycemic stability. Older a…
A new score using your blood test results can predict exactly how long it will take for your hospital blood sugar to stabilize.
TyG and TyHGB indices predict type 2 diabetes onset in elderly Chinese cohort
Two Simple Blood Tests Predict Diabetes Risk Better Than BMI
A prospective cohort study of 18,251 community-dwelling elderly individuals in Shenzhen, China, found that six obesity- and lipid-related in…
Two calculated scores using routine blood test values may identify older adults heading toward diabetes years before standard screening catc…
PIEZO1 variant rs563555492T associated with lower HbA1c and reduced prediabetes risk in South Asian cohorts.
A Hidden Gene Is Masking Diabetes in South Asians
This observational cohort study examined 62,909 South Asians from India and the UK to assess the impact of the PIEZO1 rs563555492T variant. …
A gene common in South Asians can make standard diabetes blood tests look normal even when blood sugar is high, hiding the disease for years…
GLP1R locus variants associated with higher BMI and Type 2 Diabetes risk in genetically inferred European ancestry participants.
Do your genes make you heavier? New data suggests specific gene variants are linked to higher body weight.
This genetic association study analyzed 431,107 participants from the Million Veteran Program to evaluate GLP1R locus variants rs12213929 an…
Two specific gene variants linked to higher body weight also influence Type 2 diabetes risk, though one marker's connection to diabetes disa…
In older in-patients with type 2 diabetes and cognitive impairment, CGM showed superior glucose metrics compared to point-of-care tests.
The Wearable Glucose Sensor That Catches What Hospital Tests Miss
This observational study evaluated continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) versus point-of-care tests (POCT) in 30 older in-patients with type 2…
A new wearable sensor caught dangerous overnight low blood sugar in older hospitalized patients with dementia that routine hospital tests co…