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.
Narrative review assesses GLP-1 receptor agonists versus insulin for steroid-induced hyperglycemia and diabetes
A Common Medication Side Effect May Have a Surprising New Solution
This narrative review evaluates the efficacy and safety of glucocorticosteroid-induced hyperglycemia (SIH) and steroid-induced diabetes (SID…
Doctors are exploring a new way to protect patients from the dangerous blood sugar spikes caused by essential steroid medications.
Patient-led insulin titration in GDM linked to faster glycemic control and lower macrosomia risk in small RCT
Could letting pregnant women adjust their own insulin lead to healthier babies?
A single-center, nonblinded RCT of 56 individuals with GDM requiring insulin found patient-led titration achieved target fasting glucose fas…
Pregnant women who adjusted their own insulin doses reached target blood sugar faster and had babies far less likely to be born very large t…
Individualized insulin strategies may improve glycemic control in pediatric T1DM with exogenous insulin antibody syndrome
Can personalized insulin plans help kids with a rare, stubborn form of diabetes?
A retrospective case series of 5 pediatric patients with T1DM complicated by exogenous insulin antibody syndrome found that individualized i…
Doctors helped four of five children with rare diabetes stay in a healthy blood sugar range over 70% of the time using personalized treatmen…
Tubeless automated insulin delivery reduces HbA1c more than multiple daily injections in type 1 diabetes
Tubeless insulin pump system helps lower blood sugar better than injections in study
A 13-week randomized controlled trial in 188 children and adults with type 1 diabetes and elevated HbA1c found that tubeless automated insul…
A tubeless insulin pump system lowered average blood sugar better than injections for people with type 1 diabetes in a new study.
Tight glycemic targets in GDM reduce LGA births and cesarean rates but increase insulin use
Can stricter blood sugar targets during pregnancy lead to healthier births?
A single-center, open-label RCT of 650 women with GDM found tight glycemic targets (fasting <5.1 mmol/L, postprandial <7.0 mmol/L) reduced L…
Stricter blood sugar targets for pregnant women with diabetes lower risks of large babies and C-sections but require more insulin therapy.
Game-based education improves treatment compliance and reduces anxiety in adults starting insulin for type 2 diabetes
Could playing a game help people stick with their new insulin treatment?
A randomized controlled trial of 72 adults with type 2 diabetes starting insulin therapy compared a game-based education program to standard…
A game-based education program helped adults with type 2 diabetes stick to their new insulin shots and feel less anxious compared to standar…