July 6, 2020

Diabetes-related lower-extremity complications (DRLECs) are a large and increasing contributor to the global burden of disability, according to a study published online March 5 in Diabetes Care. Yuqi Zhang, from the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia, and colleagues examined global disability burden estimates for DRLECs using Global Burden of Disease 2016 data. The prevalence...

Higher levels of stressful life events are associated with a higher risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) among postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes, according to a study published online June 4 in Diabetes Care. Junmei Miao Jonasson, Ph.D., from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, and colleagues used data from the Women’s Health Initiative to...

Obesity in adolescence significantly increases the risk for incidence of type 2 diabetes in early adulthood in both sexes, according to a study published online April 22 in Diabetes Care. Gilad Twig, M.D., Ph.D., from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and colleagues investigated the association of adolescent obesity with incident type 2 diabetes at early adulthood...

Changes in total lean body mass with aging are associated with the development of diabetes among men and women, according to a study published online April 30 in the Journal of the Endocrine Society. Rita R. Kalyani, M.D., from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, and colleagues examined the association of lean body mass with aging...

Persons with HIV (PWH) hospitalized with COVID-19 have similar outcomes to demographically-matched patients without HIV, according to a study published online June 28 in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Keith Sigel, M.D., Ph.D., from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, and colleagues compared outcomes for PWH and COVID-19 with a matched comparison...