Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 News

• SGLT-2 inhibitors as First-Line Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes? Real-world study finds heart failure hospitalization reduction compared to metformin but not MI, stroke, or overall mortality, and greater genital infection risk.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2022
• Erectile Dysfunction in Diabetes May Be Underestimated Erectile dysfunction is common even among men within a year of their diabetes diagnosis. A researcher from the German Diabetes Center discusses what is known about this problem.
  Medscape Medical News, May 20, 2022
• Pancreatic Involvement in COVID-19: What Do We Know? Data indicate that the pancreas as a target of SARS-CoV-2 infection and suggest that pancreatic beta cell involvement could contribute to the metabolic dysregulation seen in patients with COVID-19.
  Medscape Medical News, May 19, 2022
• AACE 2022 Spinal Cord Stimulation Durable for Painful Diabetic Neuropathy Randomized controlled trial shows durable relief of refractory painful diabetic neuropathy symptoms with the spinal cord stimulation device out to 18 months.
  Medscape Medical News, May 17, 2022
• Diabetes Doubles Risk of Death From COVID-19; East-West Divide? 'These findings are interesting because they reveal that worse outcomes due to COVID-19 in people with diabetes can be reduced in the right setting,' says an expert.
  Medscape Medical News, May 13, 2022
• Arkansas Sues Drugmakers, Pharmacy Benefit Managers Over Insulin Costs Arkansas's attorney general on Wednesday accused drugmakers and pharmacy benefit managers of colluding to drive up the price of insulin drugs, the latest in a series of lawsuits to take aim at skyrocketing insulin costs.
  Reuters Health Information, May 11, 2022
• In Canada, Poor Children With Type 1 Diabetes Less Likely to Receive an Insulin Pump Canadian children with type 1 diabetes who are poor are less likely to receive an insulin pump, especially where the cost is only partially funded, a new study finds.
  Reuters Health Information, May 09, 2022
• Periodontitis May Be Linked With Systemic Diseases Periodontitis may be associated with Alzheimer's disease and other chronic disorders, according to epidemiologic studies. The data suggest the importance of oral health for overall health.
  Medscape Medical News, May 09, 2022
• US Elections May Thwart Democratic Effort to Cap Insulin Cost US lawmakers attempting to cut the cost of insulin for more than a million Americans to $35 per month are unlikely to succeed as November elections draw near and complicate bipartisan support, health policy, and political experts say.
  Reuters Health Information, May 06, 2022
• Does Crowdfunding Help Those With Diabetes Fund Insulin? The first study to look at GoFundMe campaigns specifically for insulin has been published, and the results may not be surprising.
  Medscape Medical News, May 06, 2022
• Maternal Autoimmune Diseases Up Risk of Mental Illness in Children The risk of mental disorders was 16% higher in offspring whose mothers had autoimmune diseases such as diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis, a new study found.
  Medscape Medical News, May 03, 2022
• Parents' Autoimmune Diseases May Affect Children's Development Type 1 diabetes and psoriasis in parents are associated with an increased risk for autism spectrum disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children, data indicate.
  Medscape Medical News, April 29, 2022
• Overweight, Obesity Common in Brazil Teens With Type 1 Diabetes The increased prevalence of overweight and obesity in this population reflects decreased physical activity and increased intake of foods with high calorie density, according to the researchers.
  Medscape Medical News, April 22, 2022
• Is All Type 1 Diabetes the Same? All cases of type 1 diabetes are not the same. New evidence highlights important differences between patients with a hereditary vs sporadic background to the disorder.
  Medscape Medical News, April 22, 2022
• Type 1 Diabetes Not Just a Childhood-Onset Disease Despite popular belief that type 1 diabetes is a disease that starts in childhood, its onset in adults is substantial, researchers report.
  Reuters Health Information, April 08, 2022
• Subcutaneous Insulin Safely Treats DKA, Keeps Patients From ICU Despite recommendations, standard treatment of patients with diabetes who experience diabetic ketoacidosis at US hospitals continues to be intravenous insulin in ICUs.
  Medscape Medical News, April 07, 2022
• 'Exciting' Findings on Fenofibrate in Diabetic Retinopathy People with diabetic retinopathy who took the cholesterol-lowering drug fenofibrate were less likely to progress to vision-threatening forms of the disease, in a large database study.
  Medscape Medical News, April 07, 2022
• For the Immunocompromised, COVID Remains a Major Threat 'It's just really scary as an immunocompromised person to not know what you're going to be presented with and how to prepare,' said Heather Benjamin, an immunocompromised woman in Burlington, Vermont.
  WebMD Health News, April 07, 2022
• Could AI Tool Identify Type 1 Diabetes Earlier in Childhood? Children with undiagnosed type 1 diabetes could have their disease identified early enough for them to avoid potentially fatal consequences, suggests a UK study of a novel AI predictive tool.
  Medscape Medical News, April 06, 2022
• House Passes Bill to Limit Cost of Insulin to $35 Per Month The Affordable Insulin Now Act was approved 232-193 on Thursday, with 12 Republicans joining Democrats in voting for the bill.
  WebMD Health News, April 01, 2022