Diabetes

Key opinion leaders in the management of diabetes define and discuss the impact and complexities of geriatric syndromes in older adults with T2D. They shed light on challenges like cognitive impairment, urinary incontinence, and neuropathy, offering insights into effective diabetes management strategies for this demographic.

Drs Medha Munshi and James Bailey discuss the definition of older adult patients, considering both chronological age and mental and physical state. They underscore the significance of customizing diabetes treatment to accommodate individual patient abilities, rather than solely basing decisions on age

Medha Munshi, MD, and James Bailey, III, MD, FACE, ECNU, delve into the management and burden of type 2 diabetes (T2D). They shed light on the prevalence of the disease in older adults and its potential health impacts as patients age, while also addressing risk factors and considerations for younger patients as they progress in age.

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DDW 24. New research shows patients with MASLD and T2D who used GLP-1 agonists had a reduced risk of progression to cirrhosis and HCC vs non-users.

Men with diabetes had a greater risk of CVD, lower limb and kidney complications, and diabetic retinopathy compared to women with diabetes.

In the phase 1b trial, treatment with once-weekly subcutaneous CT-388 led to a statistically significant mean placebo-adjusted weight loss of nearly 20%.

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Safety and HbA1c reduction with efsitora alfa dosed once weekly was comparable to both daily insulin degludec and daily insulin glargine, announced Lilly.

There have been 224 reported injuries as of April 15, 2024, the CDC said, but no reports of death related to the app intermittently crashing and rebooting.

Results also showed that older adults, men, and Black adults face an increased risk of advanced stages of CKM syndrome.

Diagnoses of diabetes increased the most in South Dakota between 2018 and 2021 at 18.45%; diagnoses decreased the most in Hawaii at 15.61%. More, here.

Naim Alkhouri, MD, a transplant hepatologist and a resmetirom investigator, talks here about the life-changing impact the drug will have for all touched by MASH.

Primary care is where early detection and treatment of liver disease should begin and as Dr Alkhouri highlights here, all the right tools are already at hand.

The national study on the true prevalence of metabolic dysfunction-associated liver disease is essential to screening, prevention, and treatment efforts, says AFL CEO Stiehl.

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Based on the classes' cardio- and renoprotective benefits, the ACP recommends SGLT2i and GLP1RA as second-line therapy in adults with T2D who are most likely to benefit.

Elevated lipoprotein(a) was independently associated with increased ASCVD risk across primary prevention subgroups including among those with LDL-C of 70 mg/dL.

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ACC.24: Results of STEP HFpEF DM showed significant improvement in quality of life measures among adults with obesity-related HFpEF and type 2 diabetes.

In a population cohort of adults with T2D, a BMI above "normal" range appeared more likely to protect against CV death in those older than age 65 years than those younger.

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Longer duration of remission was associated with a greater reduction in CKD and CVD risk, according to a post hoc analysis of the Look AHEAD study.

LEGEND phase 2 interim analysis findings include significant decreases in HbA1c in poorly controlled T2D and positive effects on several markers of liver injury.

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Primary care plays an essential role in identifying CKD, monitoring and slowing disease progression, and providing timely referral, when indicated, to nephrology.

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Higher time in optimal glycemic range was associated with reduced risk for preeclampsia and for birth weight larger than gestational age, new research found.

One study showed a significant 1.5% decrease in HbA1c 6 months after participants taking a GLP-1 RA started using the Freestyle Libre system.