People with diabetes who access an online self-management portal through mobile devices have better medication adherence and glycemic control than those with computer-only or no access to the portal, researchers report.

A large proportion of mobile apps for self-management of blood glucose do not provide real-time decision support for users with type 2 diabetes, researchers report.

Clinical psychologists Diana Naranjo and Korey Hood tackle the negative feedback loops that can develop around diabetes self-management and offer their insights on strategies to identify and address the roots of distress.

McCarthy MM, Grey M. Diabetes Care 2018. doi: 10.2337/dc17-2597

A pilot randomized study shows that an adapted structured self-management program can be successfully delivered to diabetes patients with mild or moderate intellectual disabilities.

Vloemans AF et al. Diabetes Care 2018: dc181143. doi: 10.2337/dc18-1143

Teplizumab consistently preserves the function of β-cells in people with type 1 diabetes as measured by higher C-peptide levels at 1 and 2 years post-treatment.

Data from the DPV cohort show a reduced risk for severe hypoglycemia and diabetic ketoacidosis among children and young people with type 1 diabetes using continuous glucose monitoring rather than self-monitored blood glucose.

A randomized trial shows that comprehensive care resulting in improved glycemic control among people with persistently poorly controlled type 2 diabetes can be delivered via telehealth.

A family history of diabetes is associated with a younger age at type 2 diabetes diagnosis, but this could be delayed by following a healthy lifestyle, suggest data from the Joint Asia Diabetes Evaluation Register.

Researchers have found that the early morning psychosocial state of adolescents and young adults with type 1 diabetes explains a proportion of their daily variance in time in range.

Results from the iCount study show that negative beliefs about medicines, unmet material needs, and poor social support are all predictors of low adherence to treatment for individuals with young-onset type 2 diabetes.

Among adolescents with type 1 diabetes, those with better self-care are more likely to have favorable glycated hemoglobin trajectories into early adulthood, study findings suggest.

Study findings published in JAMA Network Open suggest that for people with class 1 obesity, sleeve gastrectomy is associated with greater weight loss and diabetes remission than lifestyle intervention, but the procedure is also linked to increased incidence of substance use disorder and self-harm.

The researchers rated the videos’ educational quality specific to diabetes foot examination using the 15-item Diabetes UK annual foot check scoring checklist tool (DUK-C), and found an average score of 5.07 out of a possible 15; no video scored 14 or 15.

A patient discusses their experience of living with type 2 diabetes, including their experience of diagnosis and self-management, education and adoption of SGLT2 inhibitors to treat the disease.