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03-03-2023 | Healthcare systems | News

Health informatics system aids timely, equitable diabetes care

A health informatics system based on routine clinical data helps physicians to prioritize high-risk people with diabetes, deliver more equitable care, and manage healthcare capacity, report researchers.

Close up of man hands using lancet to check blood sugar level with stack of coins. Health care cost concept.

17-10-2022 | Healthcare costs | News

Cost drives one in six US adults to ration insulin

Findings from a nationally representative US survey show that a substantial minority of people with diabetes ration their use of insulin because of issues with affordability.

22-08-2022 | COVID-19 | News

Glucokinase activator may improve severe COVID-19 outcomes in people with diabetes

Findings from the phase 2 ARCADIA trial suggest that treatment with a glucokinase activator may aid the recovery of people with diabetes who are hospitalized with severe COVID-19.

15-08-2022 | Comorbidities | News

Clinical complexity increasing in diabetes

Clinical complexity and treatment burden have both increased over recent years among people with diabetes in the USA, say researchers.

Diabetes care during the Covid-19 pandemic concept

31-05-2022 | COVID-19 | News

Pandemic diabetes care disruption linked to elevated mortality risk

The disruption of routine diabetes care during the pandemic may have resulted in an increased risk for mortality from causes not linked to COVID-19, research suggests.

01-02-2022 | Diabetes self-management | News

Patient-controlled diabetes care ‘could improve treatment’

Patient-controlled diabetes management improves diabetes-related wellbeing and reduces face-to-face visits and non-attendance without negatively impacting glycemic control and other clinical outcomes, Danish researchers report.

15-11-2021 | Transitions of care | News

Acute diabetes complications rise during transition to adult care

Young people with type 1 diabetes are at increased risk for hospitalization for acute complications at the time of transition from pediatric to adult care, say researchers.

04-11-2021 | Older adults | News | Article

Hospital discharge not best time to intensify diabetes medication in older adults

Intensification of diabetes medications in older adults at the point of discharge from hospital is associated with an increased risk for hypoglycemia, without gains in glycemic control, research suggests.

08-09-2021 | Complications | News

Racial differences in risk for poor diabetes outcomes highlighted

A large systematic review and meta-analysis has identified racial/ethnic differences in the risk for complications and all-cause mortality among people with diabetes.

Helping hand

14-07-2021 | Mental health | Feature | Article

Creating a safety net: How doctors can help suicidal patients

Screening, emergency protocols, and person-centered care – just some of the ways healthcare professionals can identify and support people at increased risk for suicide. Click through for more.

04-06-2021 | ATTD 2021 | Conference coverage | News

‘Smart’ questionnaire could refocus diabetes consultations

Completing a brief, adaptive questionnaire prior to each consultation with healthcare providers can focus discussions toward the immediate priorities and concerns of people with diabetes, shows a feasibility study.

25-03-2021 | Ketoacidosis | News

Mortality twice as likely with early DKA readmission

Readmission to hospital within a month of admission for diabetic ketoacidosis is common and associated with an increased mortality risk, say researchers.

12-03-2021 | Pregnancy | News

Integrated management may improve type 1 diabetes pregnancy outcomes in resource-limited settings

Integrating a comprehensive management plan into the World Health Organization maternal care framework has the potential to improve pregnancy outcomes for women with type 1 diabetes, suggest findings from the CARNATION study.

18-02-2021 | COVID-19 | News

Metformin among factors linked to favorable COVID-19 outcomes

The latest report from the CORONADO study reveals factors predictive of home discharge within 28 days among people with diabetes hospitalized with COVID-19, as well as those linked to mortality risk.

15-02-2021 | COVID-19 | News

Glycemic fluctuations linked to poor COVID-19 outcomes

Elevated glucose levels and glycemic fluctuations during the first week of hospitalization for COVID-19 are associated with an increased risk for unfavorable outcomes, research suggests.

02-02-2021 | Transitions of care | News

Transition coordinators may improve shift from pediatric to adult diabetes care

Young adults with diabetes type 1 show improvements in clinic attendance rates when a nonmedical transition coordinator is present during the changeover from pediatric to adult diabetes care, say the authors of a Canadian clinical trial.

04-01-2021 | COVID-19 | News

COVID-19 risk not equal among people with diabetes

The risk for fatal or critical care unit-treated COVID-19 varies among people with diabetes and can be reasonably well predicted by their clinical history, UK study findings indicate.

30-10-2020 | COVID-19 | News

Diabetes does not impair COVID-19 antibody response

The humoral immune response to SARS-CoV-2 infection is similar in people with and without diabetes and is not influenced by hyperglycemia, research suggests.

29-09-2020 | EASD 2020 | Conference coverage | News

Self-initiated outpatient clinic visits well received by people with type 1 diabetes

A type 1 diabetes outpatient model in which patients decide the frequency and timing of their own appointments was well received and did not affect clinical outcomes in the DIATAST randomized controlled trial.

Doctor checking on Covid-19 infected patient connected to a ventilator

17-08-2020 | COVID-19 | Highlight | News

Type 1, type 2 diabetes linked to elevated COVID-19 mortality risk

Both type 1 and type 2 diabetes are independently associated with an increased risk for death among hospitalized patients with COVID-19, and a number of factors including poor glycemic control and BMI may predict mortality risk, suggest findings from two studies published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.