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Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) can keep serum urate levels low in patients with and without diabetes, according to a recent Singapore study.

The use of either an insulin pump or a continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) device among pregnant women with type 1 diabetes leads to improved glycaemic control, although pump use appears to be linked to higher birth weight measures, a study has found.

Treatment with rosuvastatin, given at moderate and high intensity doses, as well as simvastatin and atorvastatin, given at high intensity doses, modestly reduce levels of nonhigh-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C) in diabetic patients over 12 weeks compared with placebo, a study has shown.

In children with type 1 diabetes (T1D), glycated haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) significantly decreases at 12 months after diagnosis with the help of a technology-enabled, team-based approach to intensified new-onset education involving target setting, continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), and remote data review, results of a study have shown.

Individuals at elevated cardiovascular disease risk (overweight/obese, increased blood pressure levels) may improve the duration and efficiency of their sleep through regular resistance exercise regimens, according to a study presented at the EPI Lifestyle Scientific Sessions 2022.

Rigorous monitoring is necessary among recipients of allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) for the development of metabolic diseases, such as hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidaemia, and cardiovascular disease (CVD), suggests a recent study.

Subclinical hyperthyroidism (SHyper) does not independently correlate with major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), results of a study have shown.

Type 2 diabetes patients who use sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) see no increase in the risk of fractures, a recent Korea study has found.