Diabetes

MONDAY, Sept. 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Intrauterine exposure to maternal gestational diabetes is associated with increased cardiovascular disease risk and risk factors in offspring up to age 35 years, according to a study published online Sept. 28 in CMAJ, the journal of the Canadian Medical Association. Laetitia Guillemette, Ph.D., from the Children’s Hospital Research...

FRIDAY, Sept. 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For patients with type 2 diabetes, once-weekly insulin icodec has glucose-lowering efficacy comparable to once-daily insulin glargine, according to a study published online Sept. 22 in the New England Journal of Medicine to coincide with the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, held virtually from Sept. 21...

FRIDAY, Sept. 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with an increased risk for diabetes mellitus (DM) incidence, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, held virtually from Sept. 21 to 25. Zixing Tian, from the University of Manchester in the United...

FRIDAY, Sept. 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Diagnoses of common conditions decreased substantially between March and May 2020, according to a study published online Sept. 23 in The Lancet Public Health. The research was published to coincide with the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Conference on Coronavirus Diseases, held virtually from Sept....

THURSDAY, Sept. 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Insomnia may be a risk factor for type 2 diabetes, according to a study published online Sept. 8 in Diabetologia. Shuai Yuan and Susanna C. Larsson, both from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, conducted a systematic review to identify causal risk factors for type 2 diabetes. The Mendelian...

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Diabetes & Endocrinology for August 2020. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal articles, as well as the FDA approvals and regulatory changes that are the most likely to affect clinical practice. Lung-Specific Risk Factors Linked to Hip...

Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is the leading glomerular cause of  nephrotic syndrome among African Americans and is typically associated with edema, proteinuria, hypertension, microscopic hematuria, and renal insufficiency. MD Newsline recently interviewed nephrologist Dr. Frita Mcrae about FSGS and kidney disease in Black patient populations. MD Newsline: Dr. Frita, in regard to FSGS why is...

There is growing evidence for health disparities in various sections of our society. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one such condition that shows signs of disparity in terms of its management among minorities in the USA. DM disproportionately affects Americans along racial/ethnic lines. According to one study, the risk of a DM diagnosis is 77% higher...

Prediabetes is associated with an increased risk for all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease among the general population and individuals with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, according to a meta-analysis published online July 15 in The BMJ. Xiaoyan Cai, from Southern Medical University in Foshan, China, and colleagues conducted an updated meta-analysis to assess the associations between prediabetes and...