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Diabetes mellitus (DM) raises the risk of mortality and respiratory failure, as well as the need for intensive care, among patients with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), reports a recent Philippine study.

Women with greater adherence to a healthful plant-based diet before pregnancy appear to have a reduced risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), suggests a recent study. On the other hand, adherence to an unhealthful plant-based diet is not associated with GDM risk.

A closed-loop insulin delivery system is both effective and safe for the management of type 1 diabetes (T1D) in older adults, according to a recent study. As compared with sensor-augmented pump systems, closed-loop deliveries yield greater time-in-range (TIR) outcomes and help minimize time spent in hypoglycaemic range overnight.

The risk of psoriasis is elevated in patients with continuous metabolic syndrome (MetS) and in those with newly developed MetS, a recent study has found. In contrast, such risk is absent in individuals with only a history of MetS.

Shortened relative leucocyte telomere length (rLTL) is associated with development of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) and rapid decline of kidney function in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), according to a 14-year study involving more than 4,000 individuals.