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Only 1 in 5 adults with diabetes achieved control over multiple risk factor targets for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
Source: Comprehensive Cardiovascular Risk Factor Control Lacking in Diabetes – Endocrinology Advisor
Diabetes is the most common disease classification for adults aged at least 65 years who are frequently admitted to hospital EDs, according to findings published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine. “The ED’s role in delivering care for a large proportion of the population is expanding, especially for older and sicker patients.”
Source: Frequent ED visits common for older adults with diabetes
Among adults with type 2 diabetes and poor glycemic control, not taking medication as recommended may be linked to depressive symptoms, according to findings published in the Journal of Diabetes and its Complications. “Our results highlight the complex relationship between depressive symptoms and medication nonadherence.”
Source: Depressive symptoms may interfere with diabetes medication adherence in adults with elevated HbA1c
In the print version of the article listed above, Table 1 is missing the n values in row 1 for four categories: “Overweight Nondiabetic” should read “687”; “Overweight Diabetic” should read “135”; “Obese Nondiabetic” should read “489”; and “Obese Diabetic” should read “227.” In addition, the following acknowledgments were missing from the Acknowledgments section: “S.D. is supported by a grant from the American Diabetes Association (10-JF-13) and has received speaker’s honoraria from Solvay Pharmaceuticals. C.L.M. and M.G.M. are employees of Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.” The online version reflects these changes
Source:Nutrition Recommendations and Interventions for Diabetes
Couples who participated in a diabetes intervention together had less distress than those who went at it alone, researchers said.
Source: Emotional Benefit for Involving Partner in Diabetes Intervention
A research seeks to understand whether or not the composition of gut bacteria directly influences the efficacy of certain diabetes medications.
Source: The Influence of Gut Bacteria on Diabetes Drugs • CMHC PULSE
The use of targeted massively parallel sequencing to screen children with diabetes for maturity-onset diabetes of the young is more effective and less costly than the current standard care and may improve patient quality of life.
The field of diabetes care is rapidly changing as new research, technology, and treatments that can improve the health and well-being of people with diabetes continue to emerge. With annual updates since 1989, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) has long been a leader in producing guidelines that capture the most current state of the field.
Source: Summary of Revisions: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes—2019
Nearly one-quarter of adults with diabetes forget to take medication at least once every 2 weeks, and prospective memory slips are one of the primary causes, according to findings published in Diabetic Medicine. “Several studies have shown the importance of cognition for effective diabetes self-management.”
Source: Prospective memory lapses cause missed medication in adults with diabetes
An individual’s gut microbiota affects the function and absorption of type 2 diabetes drugs “by making them pharmacologically active, inactive, or even toxic,” said lead study author Hariom Yadav.
Source: Research links effectiveness of diabetes drugs to gut microbiota
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