By Scott Buzby
Free weekly deliveries of fresh fruits and vegetables alongside nutritional counseling significantly reduced blood sugar among adults with type 2 diabetes, a speaker reported.
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By Emma Bascom
By Rishi K. Wadhera, MD, MPP, MPhil
A study published in Annals of Internal Medicine revealed income-based disparities in diabetes, smoking and hypertension — findings that one expert called worrying.
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By Andrew Rhoades
Greater salt consumption was linked to an increased risk for type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.
“We already know that limiting salt can reduce the risk for cardiovascular diseases and hypertension, but this study shows for the first time that taking the saltshaker off the table can help prevent type 2 diabetes as well,” Lu Qi, MD, PhD, a professor at the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, said in a press release.
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By Michael Monostra
HOUSTON — Toothbrushing two times per day may improve glycemic control for people with type 2 diabetes, but more studies on the link between oral health and type 2 diabetes are needed, according to presenters.
In findings from a scoping review presented at the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists annual meeting, researchers analyzed studies that investigated associations between regular toothbrushing, periodontal disease and glycemic metrics among adults with type 2 diabetes. Read the full story in Healio.
By Jill Rollet and Michael Monostra
SAN DIEGO — A novel noninvasive blood glucose monitor may be able to measure glucose levels with an accuracy similar to fingersticks, according to a presenter.
The GWave blood glucose monitor (Hagar) uses radiofrequency waves to noninvasively measure venous blood glucose concentrations while filtering out white noise. The device measures glucose in the venous blood as opposed to CGMs, which measure glucose within interstitial fluid. Read the full article in Healio.
By Elizabeth Short
SAN DIEGO — The total number of people living with diabetes worldwide is expected to more than double over the next 30 years, reported researchers of the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2021.
Based on data from 204 countries and territories, approximately 529 million were estimated to be living with diabetes across the world in 2021, a number projected to grow to over 1.31 billion by 2050, according to Kanyin Liane Ong, PhD, of the University of Washington in Seattle, and colleagues of the GBD 2021 Diabetes Collaborators. Read more in MedPage Today.
By Michael Monostra
Physical activity performed in the afternoon could yield a greater reduction in HbA1c than physical activity during other times in the day, according to an analysis of data from the Look AHEAD trial published in Diabetes Care.
“This is the first large-scale epidemiological study demonstrating that timing of unsupervised physical activity is associated with long-term improvement in blood glucose in type 2 diabetes,” Jingyi Qian, PhD, associate physiologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and instructor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, and Roeland J.W. Middelbeek, MD, MSc, assistant investigator and staff physician at the Joslin Diabetes Center and assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, told Healio. Read the full story in Healio.
By Michael Monostra
Adults who are diagnosed with diabetes at a younger age have an increased risk for developing dementia, but researchers found no association between prediabetes and dementia risk, according to study data published in Diabetologia.
“We believe delaying prediabetes progression may potentially have a broad public health impact,” Michael Fang, PhD, assistant scientist in epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, told Healio. Read more in Healio.
By Michael Monostra
A cognitive behavioral therapy multidisciplinary intervention was associated with a reduction in HbA1c and improvements in diabetes distress for adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, according to study findings.
In a study published in The Science of Diabetes Self-Management and Care, researchers enrolled 29 adults with diabetes into the Diabetes Tune-Up Group, a multidisciplinary group intervention designed to deliver integrated psychoeducational, cognitive, motivational and emotional interventions in a scalable manner across six sessions.
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By Michael Monostra
More than 80% of adults with diabetes using continuous glucose monitoring reported at least one instance of needing to stop using their device due to medical care or a device-related problem, according to survey findings.
“CGM disruption is the rule rather than the exception,” Alexis M. McKee, MD, CDCES, assistant professor of medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, told Healio. Read the full story in Healio.