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Diabetes impacts risk of death from dysglycemia

Diabetic status affects the relationship between mortality and dysglycemia in critically ill patients, with non-diabetic patients having an increased risk of death in comparison to diabetics.

Glucose-based diagnosis superior for diabetes

The predictive ability of a screening tool for diabetes is reduced when the proposed new hemoglobin-based criteria are used for diagnosis instead of glucose, suggesting that glucose should be measured to assess diabetes risk using this score.

 

Microbiota differ in children with diabetes

Gut microbiota are present at lower quantity and have different composition in children with type 1 diabetes compared with healthy children, possibly due to altered gut permeability, and modification of these bacteria could control diabetes development.

Effective combined diabetes therapy

In a 102 week trial, addition of dapagliflozin to metformin therapy for type 2 diabetes patients was effective for glycemic control in those who are inadequately controlled by metformin alone, suggesting a novel therapeutic option for those requiring long-term management.

Hormones linked to CVD in obese children

High levels of adrenocorticotropic hormone and cortisol are associated with distinct cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in obese children, suggesting complex mechanisms underlie interactions between hormones and metabolic impairments in obesity.