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09-25-2023 | Gestational diabetes | News

Gestational diabetes independently linked to increased future mortality risk

Women with a history of gestational diabetes have a significantly increased risk for long-term mortality regardless of whether or not they subsequently developed type 2 diabetes.

09-15-2023 | Type 2 diabetes | News

Young-onset type 2 diabetes diagnosis linked to shortened life expectancy

Younger age at type 2 diabetes diagnosis is associated with shorter life expectancy, with 3 to 4 years lost for every decade of earlier diagnosis.

12-01-2022 | Semaglutide | News

High-dose semaglutide reduces obesity-linked inflammatory marker

Levels of the inflammatory marker C-reactive protein decrease in people with or without type 2 diabetes taking weekly semaglutide 2.4 mg, shows analysis of three STEP trials.

10-20-2022 | Gestational diabetes | News

‘Important opportunity’ to avert type 2 diabetes after gestational diabetes

Researchers find that controlling modifiable risk factors limits the risk for developing type 2 diabetes in women with previous gestational diabetes, even if they have overweight or high genetic risk.

09-23-2022 | EASD 2022 | Conference coverage | News

Childhood body size modifies diabetes risk in adulthood

The highest risk for type 2 diabetes occurs in people who progress from a low body size in childhood to a high body size in adulthood, shows an analysis of data from the UK Biobank.

10-13-2020 | Metabolic surgery | News

Bariatric surgery cuts pancreatic cancer risk in obese individuals with diabetes

Bariatric surgery is associated with a reduced prevalence of pancreatic cancer in obese individuals with type 2 diabetes, suggest findings from a population-based study presented at UEG Week Virtual 2020.

08-24-2020 | Glycemic control | News

Multiple factors linked to type 2 diabetes glycemic progression

Extremes of bodyweight and high glycated hemoglobin levels were two of the factors linked to rapid glycemic progression in a study of more than 7000 Chinese people with type 2 diabetes.

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06-01-2020 | Risk factors | Highlight | News

Cardiometabolic burden varies by age, sex, ethnicity at type 2 diabetes diagnosis

A study shows marked variations in cardiovascular risk burden according to age, sex, and ethnicity at the point of type 2 diabetes diagnosis, with implications for both diabetes prevention and cardiovascular risk management.

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12-14-2018 | Sleep apnea | Editorial | Article

Diabetes and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: Double trouble

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is a common and potentially serious comorbidity in people with diabetes and obesity. John Wilding highlights what you need to know about the condition.

10-10-2018 | Risk factors | EASD 2018 | News

Weight gain since childhood imposes high diabetes risk

The risk for type 2 diabetes in overweight people is higher in those who gained weight after the age of 10 years than in those who were already overweight at that time, researchers report.

08-30-2018 | Obesity | Review | Article

The impact of childhood and adolescent obesity on cardiovascular risk in adulthood: A systematic review

Sommer A, Twig G. Curr Diab Rep 2018; 18: 91. doi: 10.1007/s11892-018-1062-9

08-29-2018 | Risk factors | Review | Article

Early-life exposures and risk of diabetes mellitus and obesity

Gingras V, Hivert MF, Oken E. Curr Diab Rep 2018; 18: 89. doi: 10.1007/s11892-018-1050-0

08-28-2018 | Diet | Review | Article

Dietary interventions and type 2 diabetes in youth: A fresh look at the evidence

Perkison WB, Adekanye JA, de Oliveira Otto MC. Curr Nutr Rep 2018. doi: 10.1007/s13668-018-0241-2

08-14-2018 | Obesity | Article

Do worse baseline risk factors explain the association of healthy obesity with increased mortality risk? Whitehall II study

Johnson W et al. Int J Obes 2018. doi: 10.1038/s41366-018-0192-0

08-16-2018 | Risk factors | News

Weight gain after smoking cessation could temporarily increase diabetes risk

Study results published in The New England Journal of Medicine suggest that people who gain weight after stopping smoking may experience a temporary increase in their risk for type 2 diabetes.

06-25-2018 | Gestational diabetes | Article

Polyphenol-rich foods and risk of gestational diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Pham NM, Do VV, Lee AH. Eur J Clin Nutr 2018. doi: 10.1038/s41430-018-0218-7

06-16-2018 | Risk factors | Review | Article

Methods for measuring risk for type 2 diabetes in youth: The oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)

Chen ME, Aguirre RS, Hannon TS. Curr Diab Rep 2018; 18: 51. doi: 10.1007/s11892-018-1023-3

06-15-2018 | Diet | Article

Association between dietary protein intake and type 2 diabetes varies by dietary pattern

Ke Q et al. Diabetol Metab Syndr 2018; 10: 48. doi: 10.1186/s13098-018-0350-5

06-05-2018 | Cardiovascular outcomes | Article

Sex-specific associations between adolescent categories of BMI with cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular mortality in midlife

Furer A et al. Cardiovasc Diabetol 2018; 17: 80. doi: 10.1186/s12933-018-0727-7