Diabetes

Questionnaire Evaluates Obstetric Nurse Competency in Managing Gestational Diabetes

May 16th 2025

Despite advances in diabetes care, new research reveals persistent economic disadvantages for middle-aged adults living with the condition.

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New-Onset Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Higher Cancer Risk

May 8th 2025

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FQHCs Show Low Engagement in Hypertension, Diabetes Trials

April 23rd 2025

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Housing Instability Linked to Worse Type 2 Diabetes Outcomes

April 15th 2025

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FDA Adds Warnings to Label of SGLT2 Inhibitors

April 14th 2025

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December 4th 2015

The warnings will address 2 issues: the risk of too much acid in the blood and severe urinary tract infections.

December 4th 2015

CDC: Half of Those Eligible for Cholesterol Drugs Aren't Taking Them

The estimate is based on the larger number of Americans now eligible to be treated for high LDL cholesterol, based on guidelines adopted in 2013.

December 4th 2015

More Disparities in Diabetes: African Americans More Likely to Lose Teeth

Results come the same week that CDC announced a drop in new cases of diabetes that was confined to white, well-educated Americans.

December 3rd 2015

ELIXA Results on Lixisenatide Published in NEJM

Results first presented at the American Diabetes Association in June are published. The new drug application has since been filed at FDA.

December 2nd 2015

National Quality Forum Comment Period on Measures to Review Still Open

This year's measures include 60 that will be part of the new Merit-Based Incentive Payment System or MIPS, which was created under legislation that eliminated the Sustainable Growth Rate.

December 2nd 2015

Under Pressure, Coca-Cola Backed Research Group Fizzles

Critics of the Global Energy Balance Network had compared its work to the tactics of big tobacco, which decades ago had sponsored studies to dissuade Americans that cigarettes were dangerous.

December 1st 2015

After Several Clues, CDC Confirms Drop in New Diabetes Cases

Despite the good news, experts warn against being complacent, because new cases are still high among minorities and those with little education.

November 30th 2015

Pharmaceutical Advertising Increased Prescription Drug Utilization, Study Reports

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

Relaxed direct-to-consumer advertising restrictions for drugs by the FDA in 1997 has precipitated an increase in prescription drug utilization, not just among Medicare enrollees, but also among non-elderly users.

November 30th 2015

Testosterone Therapy Could Help Men With Type 2 Diabetes

The link between low testosterone and decreased insulin sensitivity had been shown in previous research.

November 27th 2015

Top 5 Diabetes Stories for the Year

Diabetes is a growing epidemic in the United States and new research has indicated that half of healthy 45-year-olds will develop pre-diabetes and one-third will develop diabetes at some point.

November 27th 2015

American College of Physicians Recommends More Use of Generic Medications

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

The American College of Physicians has published a paper in the Annals of Internal Medicine that advices clinicians to prescribe generic drugs whenever possible.

November 25th 2015

Mississippi to Pay for Bariatric Surgery to Combat Obesity

The policy change is aimed at curbing the state's obesity rate as well as comorbidities such as diabetes

November 25th 2015

What We're Reading: Coke Interfered With Work of Anti-Obesity Group

What we're reading, November 25, 2015: UnitedHealthcare's decision on healthcare exchange participation, Democratic Presidential candidate's health plan, and conflict of interest between soda company and anti-obesity research group.

November 25th 2015

Could Patiromer Change the Face of Treatment for Patients With Diabetic Renal Disease?

Erin Drewniany

A newly approved therapy offers the first new option in years to prevent hyperkalemia.

November 24th 2015

What We're Reading: Treating Earlier With Pricey HCV Drugs

What we're reading, November 24, 2015: expensive hepatitis C drugs are more cost effective when used earlier; clinicians aren't prescribing generics enough; and half of health 45-year-olds will develop prediabetes.

November 24th 2015

CVS Strikes Deal for Repatha Only; 18,000 Enroll in Long-term Praluent CV Outcomes Trial

Terms of the deal with the second-largest pharmacy benefit manager were not disclosed. Pricing for the PCSK9 inhibitor class has been a source of controversy since the cholesterol-fighting drugs were approved this summer.

November 23rd 2015

Preventive Care: Localized Efforts Can Deliver Outsized Results

Brenda Schmidt

Community-based organizations are ideally suited for healthcare prevention efforts and provide a needed linkage to medical care provider systems.

November 23rd 2015

Good News in Diabetes Care: Amputations Are Way Down Since 1990s

The study credited better drugs and improvements in foot inspections and self-care with the reduction.

November 23rd 2015

Louisiana's Governor-elect Makes Plans for Medicaid Expansion

John Bel Edwards was elected Governor of Louisiana Saturday after promising to expand Medicaid. Hospitals have been eager to see expansion; in the spring, they supported a fee to pay the state's share once the federal government stops paying 100% of expansion costs.

November 22nd 2015

Big Questions About Diabetes Lead to Answers From Those Who Have Lived With Disease the Longest

Andrew Smith

An Interview with Joslin's George King, MD

November 20th 2015

It's Not Always Coverage-Social Factors, Barriers Can Keep Heart Failure Patients From Exercising

The findings suggest that addressing heart patients' social needs is the first step toward getting them to exercise more.

November 20th 2015

Using Sequence Discovery to Target Outreach for Diabetes Medication Adherence

April Lopez, MS Charron Long, PharmD Laura E. Happe, PharmD, MPH Michael Relish, MS

Sequence discovery techniques identified sequences of events that led to gaps in diabetic therapies and were used to identify outreach opportunities aimed at improving medication adherence.

November 19th 2015

Study in Circulation Identifies 10 Biomarkers That Predict CV Events

The study population took part in the landmark ORIGIN trial, which evaluated hypoglycemia effects in persons with high CV risk and diabetes.

November 18th 2015

Amgen's Repatha Gets Early Thumbs Down by Britain's NICE

The action by NICE highlights discussion on both sides of the Atlantic about the cost of PCSK9 inhibitors, which lower LDL cholesterol.

November 18th 2015

Community as Part of the Prescription: Social Media in Diabetes Care

Kerri Sparling Amy Tenderich, MA Hope Warshaw, MMSc, RD, CDE

This commentary was adapted from an appearance by the authors at Patient-Centered Diabetes Care, a conference jointly presented by The American Journal of Managed Care and Joslin Diabetes Center.

November 17th 2015

FDA Regulation of LDTs: A Report Justifies the Need for It

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

It is time to regulate laboratory-developed tests that cost Medicare $9.7 billion in the year 2012 alone.

November 16th 2015

Study Shows Need for Benefits in Kentucky, Where They May Wither

The study suggests treating depression could help combating poor diet and obesity. But in Kentucky, the future of Medicaid expansion is in doubt following the recent election.

November 16th 2015

Can SGLT2 Inhibitors Offer Options for Type 1 Treatment?

Andrew Smith

Several clinical trials under way are examining whether a new class of therapy approved to treat type 2 diabetes can also treat type 1.

November 16th 2015

JAMA Study on DR Treatment Says Anti-VEGF Agent "Noninferior" for Long-Term Use