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COVID-19 lockdown weakens metabolism in people with glucose intolerance
In Japan, the declaration of a state of emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic led to negative metabolic consequences in people with glucose intolerance, such as lowered skeletal muscle and increased body weight and body fat, a recent study has found.
COVID-19 lockdown weakens metabolism in people with glucose intolerance
10 Sep 2022Insulin glargine, degludec yield comparable effects on glycaemic control
In patients with of type 2 diabetes (T2D), glargine 300 U/mL (Gla-300) and degludec 100 U/mL (Deg-100) deliver similar improvements in glycaemic control, without increasing weight and hypoglycaemic events over 6 months of treatment, according to data from the retrospective RESTORE-2 NAIVE study.
Insulin glargine, degludec yield comparable effects on glycaemic control
09 Sep 2022Semaglutide lowers stroke risk in type 2 diabetes with high CV risk
A post hoc analysis of the SUSTAIN 6 and PIONEER 6 trials has found that semaglutide reduces incidence of any stroke in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) at high cardiovascular (CV) risk vs placebo.
Semaglutide lowers stroke risk in type 2 diabetes with high CV risk
09 Sep 2022Shift work carries higher cardiometabolic multimorbidity risk in hypertension
Hypertensive patients who work shifts face an increased risk of developing more than two cardiometabolic diseases or cardiometabolic multimorbidity, according to a study.
Shift work carries higher cardiometabolic multimorbidity risk in hypertension
08 Sep 2022Atrial fibrillation in DM tied to end-stage renal disease
Patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) who also have atrial fibrillation (AF) are at a heightened risk of developing end-stage renal disease (ESRD), a recent study has found.
Atrial fibrillation in DM tied to end-stage renal disease
08 Sep 2022Dietary cholesterol consumption may lead to subsequent type 2 diabetes
There appears to be a positive dose-response association between dietary cholesterol and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), where the higher the intake, the greater the incidence of T2DM especially in Western countries, according to a study.