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Semaglutide, Tirzepatide Linked to Small Increase in Eye Disorder Risk

August 18th 2025

There is a low but increased risk of optic nerve disorders in patients with type 2 diabetes prescribed semaglutide or tirzepatide, according to a large cohort study.

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Technology Improves Glycemic Control in Type 1 Diabetes, but Disparities Widen

August 14th 2025

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Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Poor Credit, Financial Distress

August 4th 2025

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Trends in Insulin Out-of-Pocket Costs and Use Disparities, 2008-2021

July 31st 2025

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PFAS Exposure Linked to Increased Risk of Type 2 Diabetes, Study Finds

July 29th 2025

Advancing Care in Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity: A Coordinated, Guideline-Driven Approach

Understand how recent advances in GLP-1 receptor agonists and other therapies are transforming the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity through a shift of reactive to proactive care that addresses root causes of cardiometabolic disease.

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Trends in hospitalized patients with diabetes
May 14th 2021

Study Finds Opposite Directions for T2D Complications in Hospitalized Patients

Larry Hanover
The researchers undertook the study on diabetes in patients with stroke amid evidence of mortality and hospitalization for some cardiovascular complications declining.
Most common reasons for hospital admission for patients with diabetes
May 8th 2021

What Are the Most Common Reasons for Hospital Admissions for Patients With Diabetes?

Larry Hanover
Soft tissue and bone infections, urinary tract infections, stroke, and electrolyte disorder top the reasons why patients with diabetes are admitted to the hospital at greater frequency and cost compared with patients without the disease, according to a new study.
Diabetes news you may have missed
May 7th 2021

Diabetes in the News: Pregnancy and Diabetes, Dementia Risk, Pediatric Ketoacidosis

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A roundup of diabetes news you may have missed from across MJH Life Sciences™.
Oral Semaglutide Equal to or Better Than Injectable in Combo With Insulin, Study Says
April 29th 2021

Oral Semaglutide Equal to or Better Than Injectable in Combo With Insulin, Study Says

Larry Hanover
Oral semaglutide, when used with basal insulin, is as effective or better than the injectable version in treating type 2 diabetes (T2) while providing similar tolerability.
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April 25th 2021

Understanding Diabetes’ Effects on the Cornea

Larry Hanover
Diabetes affects corneal endothelial cells in patients that are older, have suffered with the disease for at least a decade, and have high glycated hemoglobin (A1C).
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April 24th 2021

Small Kidney Size Possible Indication of Increased Mortality Risk From Diabetes

Larry Hanover
Patients with diabetes who have small kidney size at the beginning of peritoneal dialysis (PD) have a substantial risk of mortality.
Racial disparity
April 21st 2021

Study Finds Disparities in SGLT-2 Prescriptions for T2D

Larry Hanover
Black patients, female patients, and those of lower socioeconomic status are less likely to be prescribed sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors for type 2 diabetes (T2D).
Researchers Identify Clinical Factors That Predict Response to Glucose-Lowering Therapies
April 17th 2021

Researchers Identify Clinical Factors That Predict Response to Glucose-Lowering Therapies

Larry Hanover
The authors said their work is an effort towards making more tailored therapy a reality.
Gene Factors Into Sex-Related Differences in Cognition Loss in Presence of T2D
April 17th 2021

Gene Factors Into Sex-Related Differences in Cognition Loss in Presence of T2D

Larry Hanover
Among patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and weight issues, cognitive advantages that women hold over men when both are affected are preserved into later life but are eroded for women carrying apolipoprotein E ε4 alleles.
A high proportion of Marshallese, or Marshall Islanders, living on the mainland Unites States, have undiagnosed hypertension and type 2 diabetes
April 10th 2021

Examination of Marshallese Living in US Illustrates Health Disparities in T2D

Larry Hanover
A high proportion of Marshallese, or Marshall Islanders, living on the mainland Unites States, have undiagnosed hypertension and type 2 diabetes (T2D), according to findings that will be used to address disparities in Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander populations.
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April 9th 2021

Can a Machine Learning Model Predict T2D?

Larry Hanover
A machine learning model using the gut microbiome may serve as a successful predictive measure for type 2 diabetes development.
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April 1st 2021

Early T1D Onset Linked With Shorter Reproductive Periods Among Women

Gianna Melillo
Women who received a type 1 diabetes (T1D) diagnosis prior to menstruation onset exhibited shorter reproductive periods compared with healthy controls.
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April 1st 2021

Low-Carb Diet May Help Achieve Type 2 Diabetes Remission, Study Finds

Skylar Jeremias
A review found that a low-carbohydrate diet may lead patients with type 2 diabetes to experience disease remission, potentially providing new insight into how clinicians can help patients better manage their disease, investigators concluded.
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March 25th 2021

Improving Adherence Through Data Analysis: An Interview With Kristin Alvarez, PharmD

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March 24th 2021

Researchers Identify Key Differences in Diabetes Care Quality Between Clinics

Skylar Jeremias
Investigators found 10 main themes characterizing the differences between primary care clinics classified as high- and low-performing in distributing diabetes care.
Meal Timing May Impact Metabolic Risk Factors
March 23rd 2021

Meal Timing May Impact Metabolic Risk Factors

Gianna Melillo
New research shows eating before 8:30 am may reduce risk factors for type 2 diabetes as individuals who did so exhibited lower blood sugar levels and less insulin resistance.
20-Year Data Highlight Little Progress in Rural Racial Health Disparities
March 15th 2021

20-Year Data Highlight Little Progress in Rural Racial Health Disparities

Gianna Melillo
Between 1999 and 2018, Black adults living in rural regions of the United States experienced high mortality rates due to diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke compared with White adults, according to new research published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Comparing T2D Medication Initiation Patterns Among Medicare Advantage, Commercially Insured Patients
March 12th 2021

Comparing T2D Medication Initiation Patterns Among Medicare Advantage, Commercially Insured Patients

Gianna Melillo
Medicare Advantage beneficiaries with type 2 diabetes (T2D) may be less likely than commercially insured individuals to be treated with newer medications to lower glucose levels, according to results of a retrospective cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.
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March 11th 2021

Behavior-Based Diabetes Management: Impact on Care, Hospitalizations, and Costs

David K. Ahern, PhD Edward W. Aberger, PhD Joseph P. Wroblewski, MBA Qinhe Zheng, MS Sanjeev N. Mehta, MD Ashley L. Buchanan, DrPH Kanya K. Shah, PharmD Robert J. Rocchio, PharmD Michael J. Follick, PhD
The Diabetes Care Rewards program offers a business case for health plans to promote engagement through use of contingent incentives, thus improving health outcomes and lowering costs.
How Do Screening Methods for Gestational Diabetes Compare?
March 10th 2021

How Do Screening Methods for Gestational Diabetes Compare?

Gianna Melillo
When comparing 1-step and 2-step approaches for diagnosing gestational diabetes among pregnant women, researchers found no significant between-group differences in the risks of primary outcomes relating to perinatal and maternal complications.
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March 9th 2021

Costs for Commercially Insured Adults Prescribed Second-line Diabetes Medications

David T. Liss, PhD Raymond H. Kang, MA Nicola Lancki, MPH Matthew J. O’Brien, MD, MSc Amisha Wallia, MD, MS Andrew J. Cooper, MSc Sterling A. Harris, BA Emily D. Parker, PhD, MPH Ronald T. Ackermann, MD, MPH
Adults with type 2 diabetes who received nonsulfonylurea medications had relative increases in total costs. Receiving newer medication classes led to relatively decreased medical costs.
Exercise Timing Linked to Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Men With T2D
March 2nd 2021

Exercise Timing Linked to Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Men With T2D

Gianna Melillo
Timing of bout-related moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) is associated with cardiorespiratory fitness and cardiovascular risk among men with type 2 diabetes (T2D), independent of bout-related MVPA volume and intensity, according to research published in Diabetes Care.
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March 2nd 2021

Use of Diabetes Medications in Traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage

Bruce E. Landon, MD, MBA Alan M. Zaslavsky, PhD Jeffrey Souza, BA John Z. Ayanian, MD, MPP
Medicare Advantage enrollees are more likely to be treated with metformin and sulfonylureas and less likely to receive costly newer medications than those in traditional Medicare.
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March 1st 2021

Caring for the Whole Patient With Diabetes Drives ChristianaCare Pilot Success

Maggie L. Shaw
Collaboration enabled ChristianaCare to significantly grow its population of patients with well-controlled disease, thanks to a diabetes control roadmap that ensured both physical and emotional health needs were met through interprofessional partnerships.
Mendelian Randomization Study Shows Vitamin D Deficiency Not Associated With T1D
February 25th 2021

Mendelian Randomization Study Shows Vitamin D Deficiency Not Associated With T1D

Gianna Melillo
Genetically decreased vitamin D levels are unlikely to have a large effect on risk of type 1 diabetes, according to results of a Mendelian randomization study published in PLOS Medicine.
How Does Maternal Diet Impact Childhood Weight?
February 22nd 2021

How Does Maternal Diet Impact Childhood Weight?

Gianna Melillo
Low-quality maternal diets may increase the odds of offspring being considered overweight or obese, according to study results published in BMC Medicine.
Phase 3 Trials Show Lilly’s Tirzepatide Reduces A1C, Body Weight Among Patients With T2D
February 18th 2021

Phase 3 Trials Show Lilly’s Tirzepatide Reduces A1C, Body Weight Among Patients With T2D

Gianna Melillo
The SURPASS program, which consists in part of SURPASS-3 and SURPASS-5, is testing the efficacy and safety of tirzepatide, a novel investigational once-weekly dual glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist.
Trial Finds Semaglutide With Lifestyle Intervention Reduces Body Weight by Nearly 15%
February 10th 2021

Trial Finds Semaglutide With Lifestyle Intervention Reduces Body Weight by Nearly 15%

Gianna Melillo
In the placebo-controlled trial, 86% of participants who received semaglutide attained at least a 5% reduction in total body weight.
Prediabetes May Not Necessitate Diabetes Development in Older Adults
February 8th 2021

Prediabetes May Not Necessitate Diabetes Development in Older Adults

Gianna Melillo
Prediabetes may not be a robust diagnostic biomarker for predicting future diabetes development in older adults.
GD May Increase Heart Disease Risk Despite Achieving Normal Blood Glucose Levels
February 3rd 2021

GD May Increase Heart Disease Risk Despite Achieving Normal Blood Glucose Levels

Gianna Melillo
Results of a prospective cohort study suggest history of gestational diabetes (GD) may promote development of atherosclerotic plaque, potentially increasing the risk of future heart disease among women, even in the absence of hyperglycemia.
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