HbA1c, BMI Linked to Stillbirth Risk in Women With Diabetes
About one-third of stillbirths occur at term, with highest rates at week 38 and 39 for T1DM and T2DM.
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Children With Type 1 Diabetes Have Poorer Educational Outcomes
Findings more pronounced in children with higher mean HbA1c.
Mediterranean Eating Plan May Help Keep T2DM Patients Off Meds
Med-EatPlan plus extra virgin olive oil linked to lower risk for starting first glucose-lowering medication.
Depression Increases Risk for Diabetic Macrovascular, Microvascular Complications
The relationship between depression and diabetes complications appears to be bidirectional, although depression was associated with an increased risk for incident macrovascular and microvascular disease.
Metformin Use Associated With Lower Death Risk in Type 2 Diabetes
In a study of patients with type 2 diabetes at high cardiovascular (CV) risk, metformin use decrease the risk of all-cause mortality but had no significant effect on a composite end point of CV death, MI, or ischemic stroke.
Metformin May Lower Dementia Risk in Black Patients With T2DM
Findings strongest in younger African-American patients aged 50 to 64 years
SGLT-2 Inhibitors Do Not Increase Risk for UTI in Type 2 Diabetes
Study finds no increased risks for severe or nonsevere urinary tract infections with SGLT-2 inhibitor use compared with other second-line antidiabetic drugs in type 2 diabetes patients.
T2DM Increases Gastric Cancer Risk After H. Pylori Eradication
Targeted screening should be considered in high-risk patients following H. pylori eradication therapy
Vitamin D Supplementation Beneficial for Glucose Metabolism
Benefits on peripheral insulin sensitivity, disposition index for those at-risk or newly-diagnosed with T2DM
Plant-Based Diets Inversely Linked to Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
Association was strengthened when healthy plant-based foods such as nuts and legumes were included
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