For many Muslims, fasting is an important part of individual and community life. Healthcare professionals should adopt a patient-centered approach to diabetes care during Ramadan.
Endoscopic duodenal mucosal resurfacing was found to be safe, feasible, and very effective for improving glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy had higher postpartum fasting plasma glucose levels and approximately double the risk for newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes.
Measuring succinate levels before bariatric surgery may serve as a predictive marker for remission of type 2 diabetes.
For women with gestational diabetes, conducting an oral glucose tolerance test during hospitalization for delivery might be useful to detect postpartum diabetes risk.
The AACE has produced a position statement addressing population-specific challenges and practical steps for clinicians with regard to diabetes care for African Americans, Latinx/Hispanics, Asian Americans, and Native Americans.
A review published in the Annals of Internal Medicine outlines the 2019 ADA guidelines for self-monitoring of blood glucose and the use of continuous glucose monitors and automated insulin delivery systems.
Maternal blood glucose levels and body mass index are the most important modifiable risk factors for stillbirth in women with pre-pregnancy diabetes.
Patients with T2D and obesity who monitored their blood glucose more frequently had better outcomes after a 12-week intensive weight management program.
In a study of patients with type 2 diabetes at high cardiovascular risk, metformin use decrease the risk for all-cause mortality but had no significant effect on a composite end point of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, or ischemic stroke.
