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CGM Use Linked to Improved Diabetic Retinopathy Outcomes in T1D

Drug Topics

MAY 2, 2024

The current study highlights the potential benefit of incorporating continuous glucose monitor (CGM) data into eye care assessments for patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D).

CGM Education Needed to Promote Equitable Diabetes Care

Drug Topics

APRIL 26, 2024

Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) empower patients with diabetes to take a more active role in managing their condition, but without proper training, many of these advantages become limited.

Dexcom Submits New CGM For Non-Insulin Type 2 Diabetes for FDA Clearance

Drug Topics

JANUARY 30, 2024

Although continous glucose monitors (CGMs) have often been tailored to patients with type 1 diabetes, data elicited by these technologies add value to the management of type 2 diabetes by offering insights into patients’ unique responses to food, activity, medications, and more.

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Diabetes Can Serve as Traumatic Stressor for Adolescents, Young Adults

Drug Topics

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

A new study found that over a quarter of participants with type 1 daiebets exhibited clinically relevant levels of posttraumatic stress symptoms related to a diabetes event that they experienced.

Heparanase Inhibitors May Reduce Risk of Diabetic Kidney Disease, Diabetic Retinopathy in Patients with Diabetes

Pharmacy Times

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

This agent can prevent the depletion of heparan sulphate in the endothelial glycocalyx layer of endothelial cells, ultimately protecting against vision loss and renal failure caused by diabetes.

Diabetes Mortality Trends Remained Steady in the Americas Over 20-Year Period

Drug Topics

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Although diabetes mortality rates were stable in the Americas over the past 2 decades, the actual number of diabetes-related deaths is rising.

COVID-19 Pandemic Exacerbated Functional Limitations Among Older Adults With Diabetes

Drug Topics

APRIL 17, 2024

Overall, older adults with diabetes faced a 53% higher risk of developing at least 1 functional limitation during the pandemic compared to older adults without diabetes.

Does diabetes cause dizziness?

The Checkup by Singlecare

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

If you’ve been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus , dizziness may be an uncomfortably familiar experience. That’s because diabetes can cause blood sugar swings and dehydration—common causes of dizziness or lightheadedness. If you have diabetes and are feeling dizzy, it’s important to tell your healthcare provider.

What is Type 3 diabetes? Understanding the diabetes-dementia link

The Checkup by Singlecare

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

You’ve likely heard of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, but you may not have heard of this third type. Type 3 diabetes is a term used by some researchers to refer to emerging data that shows a link between insulin resistance and dysfunction of a hormone called insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1), which may be a causal factor in Alzheimer’s disease.

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Insulin shortages ‘causing stress and anxiety’ for UK diabetes patients

The Guardian - Pharmaceutical Industry

APRIL 28, 2024

Exclusive: ‘Distressing’ scarcity sowing uncertainty among 400,000 with type 1 diabetes, experts warn People with type 1 diabetes are being forced to endure the “stress and anxiety” of insulin shortages, patients, pharmacists and health campaigners have warned.

Boehringer raises hope of diabetic macular ischaemia therapy

pharmaphorum

MAY 6, 2024

Boehringer drug shows promise in diabetic macular ischaemia (DMI), a common and irreversible complication of the eye in people with diabetes with no approved therapies

Reproducibility of Consecutive CGM Results in Cystic Fibrosis-Related Diabetes

Drug Topics

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Researchers assessed the reproducibility of at-home CGM acquisitions with mixed meal tolerance tests among patients with CF-related diabetes who were not treated with insulin.

Diabetes Health Burden Negatively Impacts Quality of Life in Elderly Patients

Drug Topics

OCTOBER 24, 2023

A study published in Primary Care Diabetes pinpoints those at most risk and recommends education to improve the quality of life in diagnosed elderly patients.

Pregnant Women With Diabetes at Increased Risk of Anxiety, Depression

Drug Topics

JANUARY 31, 2024

A recent study found that patients with pre-gestational diabetes reported higher levels of both borderline and abnormal anxiety compared to patients with gestational diabetes.

Walking at Faster Speeds Could Significantly Reduce Type 2 Diabetes Risk

Drug Topics

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

A new systematic review and meta-analysis found that the risk of type 2 diabetes decreased significantly at walking speeds of 4 km/h or above.

Study: Tirzepatide Results in Weight Loss for Individuals With Type 1 Diabetes

Pharmacy Times

APRIL 1, 2024

Tirzepatide is currently approved for management of type 2 diabetes, improving glucose control, facilitating weight loss, and improving cardiovascular disease outcomes.

STAT+: Sanders blames food companies for diabetes epidemic

STAT

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Sanders held a hearing today on diabetes that implicated both the food and drug industries in what the American Diabetes Association estimates is a $413 billion annual cost to the health care system. WASHINGTON — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has a new corporate target: the food industry.

Loneliness Associated With Greater Burden of Care Among Caregivers of Children With Type 1 Diabetes

Drug Topics

JANUARY 11, 2024

These findings can help health care professionals develop a family-centered treatment plan for pediatric type 1 diabetes, considered a “family disease” by study authors.

What to do if diabetes makes your feet swell

The Checkup by Singlecare

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

When someone is diagnosed with diabetes , they must keep a close eye on their blood sugar levels—but, surprisingly, they must also keep a close eye on their feet. People with diabetes are more prone to swelling in the lower legs and feet, a condition called lower extremity edema. Elevate your feet.

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Patients With Gestational Diabetes May Have 2 Categories of Genetic Risk Factors

Pharmacy Times

JANUARY 11, 2024

These patients may have a similar genetic susceptibility for type 2 diabetes, although they have an individual risk for GDM independent of the risk of type 2 diabetes.

Walgreens Offering Free Diabetes Testing for Diabetes Awareness Month

Drug Topics

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

To commemorate Diabetes Awareness Month, the pharmacy is offering a variety of free services.

6 benefits of the diabetes medication metformin

The Checkup by Singlecare

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Metformin is a medication commonly used to treat people with Type 2 diabetes. It lowers your blood glucose levels, which reduces the risk of diabetic complications such as kidney disease and nerve damage. This makes the medication a frontline treatment for Type 2 diabetes, but its benefits don’t begin and end there.

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Diabetes and Psychedelics

The Spirit Pharmacist

AUGUST 13, 2023

Diabetes has largely been exclusionary criteria from clinical trials, yet are all persons with diabetes truly high risk candidates to use psychedelics? If persons are using anti-diabetic medications, is there anything special to consider or worry about? Should medications generally be continued or stopped to use psychedelics?

Common Osteoporosis Treatment May Reduce Risk of Incident Diabetes

Pharmacy Times

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Continued doses of denosumab reduced the incidence of diabetes by more than 1000 patients compared to an initial dose alone.

Study: Causal Relationship Found Between Pneumonia, Gestational Diabetes

Pharmacy Times

JANUARY 11, 2024

The data also suggest that further studies investigating a plausible causal relationship between pneumonia and type 1 diabetes are needed.

STAT+: Digital tools for diabetes management did not deliver benefits that justify cost, new report finds

STAT

MARCH 21, 2024

The last decade has seen billions of dollars flow into digital health companies that promise to improve outcomes for the 38 million Americans living with type 2 diabetes. As a result, they don’t reduce health care spending — they drive it up.

Patient Centric Diabetes Care

PharmExec

DECEMBER 14, 2023

A discussion of the current standard for diabetes care and how the importance of patient centricity, including addressing patient's mental health, are imperative to the future of the space.

12 types of diabetes rash and skin problems

The Checkup by Singlecare

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Diabetes has become a common condition in the United States. The good news is that diabetes, characterized by having too much sugar in your blood, can be managed with diet, exercise, and medication in conjunction with guidance from a healthcare provider. How does diabetes affect the skin?

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Digital diabetes tools ‘of little benefit and raise costs’

pharmaphorum

MARCH 22, 2024

First report from PHTI concludes that digital health technologies for diabetes management deliver minimal clinical benefit and raise healthcare costs

Pharmacist Intervention Improves Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Diabetes

Drug Topics

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Diabetes self-management education and diabetes prevention programs can improve patient outcomes including mental health and HbA1C.

Can you get diabetes from eating too much sugar?

The Checkup by Singlecare

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

“If you keep eating like that, you’re going to get diabetes.” Here’s what you need to know about the connection between sweet treats and diabetes. Can you get diabetes from eating too much sugar? Eating sugar won’t make you develop Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes. Does sugar cause diabetes? The short answer is no.

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She was fired after not endorsing Splenda-filled salads to people with diabetes. Why? | Neil Barsky

The Guardian - Pharmaceutical Industry

APRIL 18, 2024

Elizabeth Hanna says she was fired by the American Diabetes Association after refusing to approve recipes heaped with the additive made by a major donor Elizabeth Hanna had a simple job: help people with diabetes figure out what to eat.

Managing Metabolic Syndrome in Diabetes

Drug Topics

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Patients with metabolic syndrome and diabetes may be experiencing challenges outside medication management.

Diabetes care is too fragmented and education gaps are rife, new report shows

Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 8, 2024

More than half of diabetes patients believe that popular weight loss drugs alone may improve their health, according to a new report. More than half of diabetes patients believe that popular weight loss drugs alone may improve their health, indicating that the hype around buzzy new medications may be creating some false hope.

Tandem Diabetes Care debuts Tandem Mobi

Drug Store News

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Tandem Mobi aims to help individuals living with diabetes to experience the benefits of Control-IQ technology, the company said.

Diabetes Guidelines for Pediatric Patients Updated by ADA

Drug Topics

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The American Diabetes Association's 2023 “Children and adolescents: standards of care in diabetes” highlights risk factors and treatment for type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

Eli Lilly partners with Amazon Pharmacy for home delivery of its weight loss, diabetes and migraine drugs

Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 13, 2024

Eli Lilly is partnering with Amazon's pharmacy unit to offer home delivery for diabetes, migraine and obesity medications, including GLP-1 weight loss drug Zepbound. |

Vitamin K Supplementation May Improve Insulin Resistance in Older Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Pharmacy Times

JANUARY 30, 2024

Inadequate levels of zinc, vitamin D, vitamin E, and vitamin B were also associated with risk of diabetes or diabetes-related complications.

Diabetes management tools not worth the cost, study finds. But digital health companies push back on 'flawed' analysis

Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 24, 2024

A new analysis pours cold water on the effectiveness of widely used digital diabetes management solutions, stirring up discussion about how best to evaluate the growing market of digital health too | The Peterson Health Technology Institute's analysis assessed whether digital diabetes solutions improve users' health outcomes over "usual (..)

Expert: A Functional Medicine Approach to Reversing Type 2 Diabetes Without Medication

Pharmacy Times

MARCH 14, 2024

Raj Gupta, DC, discusses holistic approaches to managing type 2 diabetes without medication by addressing root causes like diet, toxins, and stress.

Examining Role of BMI in Type 1 Diabetes Development

Drug Topics

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Because of misclassification of diabetes type and the absence of distinction between risk factors, such as birth weight, and diabetes type, uncertainty exists regarding the relationship between obesity and T1D.

Patients With Diabetes Taking Pioglitazone Less Likely to Develop Dementia

Drug Topics

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Not only were people with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes less likely to develop dementia if they took pioglitazone, but the benefit was stronger among patients with a history of ischemic heart disease or stroke.

STAT+: Novo Nordisk’s diabetes drug Ozempic cuts risk of kidney disease progression, trial shows

STAT

MARCH 5, 2024

LONDON — Novo Nordisk’s diabetes medication Ozempic cut the risk of patients developing advanced kidney disease or dying from kidney or heart complications, the company said Tuesday, adding to the evidence the wildly popular drug has broader health benefits for patients beyond addressing their diabetes.

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Diabetes Patients Not Buying Supplies Due to Costs

Drug Topics

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Many diabetes patients are rationing supplies, putting off purchasing them, or completely forgoing them because of costs.

CGM Use Linked to Improved Diabetic Retinopathy Outcomes in T1D

CGM Education Needed to Promote Equitable Diabetes Care

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Dexcom Submits New CGM For Non-Insulin Type 2 Diabetes for FDA Clearance

Diabetes Can Serve as Traumatic Stressor for Adolescents, Young Adults

Heparanase Inhibitors May Reduce Risk of Diabetic Kidney Disease, Diabetic Retinopathy in Patients with Diabetes

Diabetes Mortality Trends Remained Steady in the Americas Over 20-Year Period

COVID-19 Pandemic Exacerbated Functional Limitations Among Older Adults With Diabetes

Does diabetes cause dizziness?

What is Type 3 diabetes? Understanding the diabetes-dementia link

Insulin shortages ‘causing stress and anxiety’ for UK diabetes patients

Boehringer raises hope of diabetic macular ischaemia therapy

Reproducibility of Consecutive CGM Results in Cystic Fibrosis-Related Diabetes

Diabetes Health Burden Negatively Impacts Quality of Life in Elderly Patients

Pregnant Women With Diabetes at Increased Risk of Anxiety, Depression

Walking at Faster Speeds Could Significantly Reduce Type 2 Diabetes Risk

Study: Tirzepatide Results in Weight Loss for Individuals With Type 1 Diabetes

STAT+: Sanders blames food companies for diabetes epidemic

Loneliness Associated With Greater Burden of Care Among Caregivers of Children With Type 1 Diabetes

What to do if diabetes makes your feet swell

Patients With Gestational Diabetes May Have 2 Categories of Genetic Risk Factors

Walgreens Offering Free Diabetes Testing for Diabetes Awareness Month

6 benefits of the diabetes medication metformin

Diabetes and Psychedelics

Common Osteoporosis Treatment May Reduce Risk of Incident Diabetes

Study: Causal Relationship Found Between Pneumonia, Gestational Diabetes

STAT+: Digital tools for diabetes management did not deliver benefits that justify cost, new report finds

Patient Centric Diabetes Care

12 types of diabetes rash and skin problems

Digital diabetes tools ‘of little benefit and raise costs’

Pharmacist Intervention Improves Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Diabetes

Can you get diabetes from eating too much sugar?

She was fired after not endorsing Splenda-filled salads to people with diabetes. Why? | Neil Barsky

Managing Metabolic Syndrome in Diabetes

Diabetes care is too fragmented and education gaps are rife, new report shows

Tandem Diabetes Care debuts Tandem Mobi

Diabetes Guidelines for Pediatric Patients Updated by ADA

Eli Lilly partners with Amazon Pharmacy for home delivery of its weight loss, diabetes and migraine drugs

Vitamin K Supplementation May Improve Insulin Resistance in Older Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Diabetes management tools not worth the cost, study finds. But digital health companies push back on 'flawed' analysis

Expert: A Functional Medicine Approach to Reversing Type 2 Diabetes Without Medication

Examining Role of BMI in Type 1 Diabetes Development

Patients With Diabetes Taking Pioglitazone Less Likely to Develop Dementia

STAT+: Novo Nordisk’s diabetes drug Ozempic cuts risk of kidney disease progression, trial shows

Diabetes Patients Not Buying Supplies Due to Costs

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