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Young people exposed to maternal diabetes during pregnancy have poorer glycemic control and β-cell function

Exposure to Maternal Diabetes Impacts Youth Glycemic Control

Exposure to maternal diabetes in pregnancy linked to poorer glycemic control and β-cell function
For individuals with diabetes

Comorbid Stress, Depressive Symptoms Common in Diabetes

Increased risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes with elevated stress and/or depressive symptoms
A genetic risk score can distinguish type 1 diabetes from type 2 diabetes

Genetic Risk Score Can Differentiate Type 1, 2 Diabetes

GRS, with most discriminative ability coming from nine SNPs, can accurately ID T1D in young adults
Aetna is offering targeted diabetes plans

Aetna Offers Targeted Health Plans for Diabetes Care

Plans include low copay for specialist visits related to diabetes, free supplies, financial incentives
Diabetes mellitus is associated with worse prognosis in terms of progression-free

Diabetes Predicts Worse Survival in Renal Cell Carcinoma

For patients with diabetes, poor glycemic control linked to higher risk of postoperative progression
Social jetlag due to a habitual discrepancy between endogenous circadian rhythm and actual sleep times

Social Jetlag Tied to Prediabetes, Cardiovascular Disease Risk

Misalignment of sleep timing associated with metabolic risk factors, even after adjustment
Treatment with ranibizumab is noninferior to panretinal photocoagulation for eyes with proliferative diabetic retinopathy

AAO: Ranibizmab Noninferior to Panretinal Photocoagulation

Among eyes with proliferative diabetic retinopathy, ranibizumab noninferior at two years
A genetic risk score based on 17 established insulin resistance (IR) variants and their effect sizes is associated with IR at baseline and change in IR

Genetic Risk Score IDs Insulin Resistance, Change in IR

Lifestyle and metformin improve insulin sensitivity, regardless of genetic risk score
New risk prediction equations have been developed and validated to estimate the risk of blindness and lower limb amputation in patients with diabetes

Risk Prediction Equations Created for Diabetes Complications

Equations developed and validated to estimate future risk of blindness, lower limb amputation
Use of estimated glomerular filtration rate rather than serum creatinine can expand metformin eligibility

Metformin Eligibility Up With eGFR Versus Serum Creatinine

Metformin eligibility expanded with use of eGFR, especially among men, non-Hispanic blacks