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A culturally-tailored stepwise diabetes prevention program can reduce incidence of diabetes among overweight/obese Asian Indian adults

Stepwise Program Can Reduce Diabetes Incidence

Culturally-tailored program lowers diabetes incidence in Asian Indian adults with IGT, IFG, or both
From 1988 to 2014 there was no change in the overall prevalence of diabetic kidney disease

No Recent Change in Prevalence of Diabetic Kidney Disease

No change in overall prevalence from 1988 to 2014; decrease in albuminuria, increase in reduced eGFR
Higher baseline high-sensitivity C-reactive protein is associated with less treatment-linked improvement in depression in patients with type 1 diabetes

hs-CRP Predicts Depression Treatment Response in T1DM

Higher hs-CRP tied to poorer outcomes of depression treatment in type 1, but not type 2, diabetes
Sedentary behavior seems to be associated with diabetic retinopathy

Sedentary Behavior Linked to Diabetic Retinopathy

60 minute/day increase in sedentary behavior increases odds of mild or worse diabetic retinopathy
For patients with diabetes

Statin Use Tied to Reduced Risk of Parkinson’s in Diabetes

Protective effects for all statins, except lovastatin; evidence of dose-dependent trend

July 2016 Briefing – Diabetes & Endocrinology

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Diabetes & Endocrinology for July 2016. This roundup includes...
Standardized mixed-meal tolerance tests and arginine stimulation tests provide reproducible measures of β-cell function across glucose tolerance states

Standardized Tests Can Quantify β-Cell Function

Mixed-meal tolerance, arginine stimulation tests reproducible across glucose tolerance states
Recurrent diabetic ketoacidosis is common

About One in Five Have Recurrent Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Patients with four or more DKAs accounted for 26.3 percent of encounters, 5.8 percent of total DKA group
Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity can predict all-cause mortality in patients with diabetes after first non-traumatic lower extremity amputation

Brachial-Ankle Pulse Wave Velocity Can Predict Mortality

In patients with diabetes, baPWV can predict all-cause mortality after lower extremity amputation
Adlyxin (lixisenatide)

FDA Approves Adlyxin for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Once-daily injection to improve glycemic control, along with diet and exercise