Once-weekly insulin icodec non-inferior to daily insulin glargine for patients with type 2 diabetes on basal-bolus regimens
1. At 26 weeks, the mean change in HbA1c was comparable between the weekly insulin icodec and daily glargine U100 ...
Tag: diabetes mellitus
#VisualAbstract: A closed-loop system of insulin delivery is superior in glycemic control for children with type 1 diabetes
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Low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet improves glycemic control in type 2 diabetic patients
1. A low-carbohydrate high-fat (LCHF) diet improved glycemic and weight control in patients with type two diabetes mellitus (T2DM) compared ...
Meta-analysis shows significant decrease in age-related macular degeneration risk with metformin use
1. In a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies on patients with diabetes, metformin use was associated with a ...
SGLT2 inhibitors reduce the risk of kidney disease in patients with and without diabetes
1. SGLT2 inhibitors reduced the risk of kidney disease progression by 37% overall, with comparable effects in patients with and ...
Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists improve diabetes outcomes but are not cost effective
1. For sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP1) receptor agonists to be used as first-line agents for type ...
Glargine and liraglutide are effective glucose-lowering medications in type 2 diabetes
1. Compared to sitagliptin and glimepiride, glargine and liraglutide were more effective in achieving target glycated hemoglobin levels in patients ...
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Adjunctive glucose-lower therapies do not decrease risk of microvascular complications in diabetic patients
1. No significant differences in vascular complications of diabetes were seen in patients using metformin and adjunctive glargine, liraglutide, glimepiride, ...
Combination therapy more effective than monotherapy for diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain
1. At week 16, average neuropathic pain score decreased for all three treatment groups. 2. Pain reduction was greater in ...
Risk of gestational diabetes diagnosis significantly increased among individuals with high polygenic risk scores and low levels of physical activity
1. Patients with diabetes and high polygenic risk scores are at an increased risk of developing gestational diabetes. 2. Assessment ...
