Once weekly tirzepatide is superior to daily insulin degludec for treatment of uncontrolled type 2 diabetes
1. Patients receiving tirzepatide (5, 10, or 15 mg) reported significantly greater reductions in HbA1c compared to daily insulin degludec ...
Tag: blood glucose
Real-time continuous glucose monitoring improves glycemic control compared to intermittently scanned monitoring for patients with type 1 diabetes
1. Time in range after 6 months was higher with rtCGM than with isCGM. 2. Participants on rtCGM scored better ...
The VADT-F trial: major cardiovascular events or death are not reduced in diabetics with intensive glucose control therapy
1. In a 15-year observational cohort study of type 2 diabetics treated with intensive compared to standard glucose control therapy ...
Continuous glucose monitoring associated with better glucose control for patients receiving insulin for type 2 diabetes
1. Continuous glucose monitoring in type 2 diabetes patients was associated with improved glycemic control. 2. No significant difference in ...
Self-monitoring of glucose in non-insulin dependent diabetics not linked to improved control
1. In this randomized, open-label trial, glucose self-monitoring in patients with non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus with or without electronic feedback ...
Tighter glucose control does not decrease ICU-free days in critically ill pediatric patients: The HALF-PINT trial
1. The study demonstrated that in critically ill pediatric patients, there was no significant difference in total number of ICU-free ...
Improved glycemic control with continuous glucose monitoring in American diabetics
1. Continuous glucose monitoring compared with usual care provides greater reduction in HbA1c. 2. Further research is required to measure ...
Swedish study shows better glycemic control with continuous glucose monitoring
1. Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) more effectively lowered HbA1c and standard deviation of blood glucose than conventional therapy. 2. Subjective ...
Post-op blood glucose may be a poor quality measure for cardiac surgery
Image: PD 1. Post-operative blood glucose >200mg/dL was not associated with greater morbidity or mortality in cardiac surgery patients. Evidence ...
Costs for DKA care vary significantly among U.S. hospitals
Image: PD 1. Hospital costs, length of stay, and readmission rates for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) vary widely across United States ...
License Our Award-Winning Physician-Written Medical News and Visual Abstracts
2 Minute Medicine is the leading authoritative medical news licensing service, and the only with reports written by practicing doctors.
2 Minute Medicine® is an award winning, physician-run, expert medical media company. Our content is curated, written and edited by practicing health professionals who have clinical and scientific expertise in their field of reporting. Our editorial management team is comprised of highly-trained MD physicians. Join numerous brands, companies, and hospitals who trust our licensed content.