Diabetes

Top articles of the week from The American Journal of Pharmacy Benefits.

Less than half of diabetic foot ulcers heal within 1 year.

Numerous immune cells may be involved with type 2 diabetes, according to a session presented at the at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting.

Patients who engage in lifestyle changes can effectively prevent or at least delay a lifelong, chronic disease.

In a review of publicly reported diabetes quality measures for Medicaid fee-for-service, overall reporting was low and reports of outcomes measures were rarely available.

Empagliflozin (Jardiance) reduced the risk of cardiovascular mortality by 43% in patients with type 2 diabetes and peripheral artery disease.

Semaglutide treatment sparked an average weight loss of 11 pounds over 12 weeks.

When pharmacists promote behavioral changes, it encourages positive patterns that last a lifetime.

Does this antihyperglycemic combination medication need to be added to a formulary?

A growing body of data show that type 2 diabetes is at least in part rooted in inflammation, said Edgar Engleman, MD, a professor of pathology and medicine at Stanford University.

Patients with diabetes may have a higher risk of heart disease due to hyperactive mTORC1.

Financial rewards may be an effective way to get young patients with diabetes to achieve blood glucose targets.

Inhibiting a protein may reduce symptoms of diabetic retinopathy.

Canagliflozin (Invokana, Janssen) improved renal outcomes and demonstrated potential renal protective effects, according to additional analyses from the CANVAS clinical trial presented at the American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week 2017 Annual Meeting.

Rigorous screening guidelines can reduce the number of undiagnosed cases of diabetes.

Top articles of the week from The American Journal of Pharmacy Benefits.

Low brain glucose levels may result in overeating among patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes.

Pregnant women who slept less than 6.5 hours per night were nearly 3 times as likely to develop gestational diabetes.

Top news of the day from across the healthcare landscape.

Top news of the day from across the healthcare landscape.

Deleting fatty acid-binding proteins may lead to lifelong metabolic health.

Which OTC products should these pharmacists recommend?

Researchers have augmented insulin’s effectiveness with several rapid and long-acting analogs and new delivery systems, such as insulin pens and insulin pumps.

The number of diabetes cases continues to soar, with the latest data showing that an estimated 30.3 million Americans have the disease.

The increasing incidence of diabetes is outpacing the number of health care providers skilled in caring for affected patients.