Type 2 Diabetes Center of Excellence: News and Perspective

• SGLT2i in Acute Heart Failure, The Earlier The Better?   Ileana Piña interviews Zachary Cox, PharmD, about the DICTATE-AHF trial on the initiation of the SGLT2 inhibitor, dapagliflozin, early in acute heart failure decompensation.
  theheart.org on Medscape, September 20, 2023
• GLP-1 Agonists and Suicide Risk: Is Action Needed? Do reports of suicidal thoughts in patients taking GLP-1 agonists represent a repeat of the rimonabant fiasco?
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, September 20, 2023
• Avoid These Mistakes When Dosing GLP-1 Agonists   Holly Lofton, MD, an obesity expert at NYU Langone Health, discusses the differences between GLP-1 agonists for weight loss and glycemic control.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, September 19, 2023
• AAP Advises Against Low-Carb Diet for Children With Diabetes There is a need to provide practical recommendations for pediatricians regarding the use of low-carbohydrate diets in patients who elect to follow these diets.
  MDedge News, September 19, 2023
• Emerging Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease in Women Increased awareness of new and underrecognized risk factors can reduce the trend of cardiovascular disease among women, according to a cardiologist.
  Medscape Medical News, September 19, 2023
• Real-World Semaglutide Weight Loss Below Trial Levels In practice, patients may not lose as much weight with semaglutide as the clinical trials suggest, depending on individual factors.
  Medscape Medical News, September 19, 2023
• Diabetes and Heart Disease Highlights From ESC 2023   Lead author Mikhail Kosiborod discusses the STEP-HFpEF trial of semaglutide in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and other highlights in diabetes and CVD from ESC 2023.
  Medscape, September 18, 2023
• Body Fat Distribution's Role in Metabolic Complications The experts discuss current approaches in the identification of root causes and underlying factors of obesity, and the relationship between body fat distribution and metabolic abnormalities.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, September 15, 2023
• Young Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: A Journey Begins: Taking the Long View   Diabetes experts explain how treatment goals evolve for patients with young-onset type 2 diabetes whose personal and medical needs change as they age.
  Medscape TV, September 13, 2023
• Glucose Management in the New ADA Guidelines Dr Domenica Rubino highlights therapeutic updates for glucose management in T2D in the updated American Diabetes Association guidelines.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, September 13, 2023
• EASD 2023 Heart Attack Deaths Static in Those With Type 1 Diabetes Death rates following a first myocardial infarction have dropped over the past 15 years among people with type 2 diabetes and in those without diabetes, but not those with type 1 diabetes.
  Medscape Medical News, September 13, 2023
• A Fanny Pack Full of Tips for Starting Patients on Insulin   An expert shares his approach for when to pull the insulin trigger and how to manage hypoglycemia.
  The Curbsiders, September 12, 2023
• Chronic Coronary Disease: The Latest Recommendations   Dr Neil Skolnik reviews the latest guidelines for managing patients with stable coronary artery disease in primary care.
  Medscape Family Medicine, September 12, 2023
• ESC 2023 Recent Leaps in HF Therapy Spur ESC Guideline-Focused Update The new document helps rectify an occasional but familiar problem: the society's 2021 guideline was out of date almost as soon as it hit the presses.
  Medscape Medical News, September 12, 2023
• Diabetes Patients Satisfied With Continuous Glucose Monitors An online survey of people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes reveals general satisfaction with CGM devices, but also some concerns regarding accuracy, skin problems, and alarms.
  Medscape Medical News, September 12, 2023
• Night Owls Have Higher Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes Middle-aged women who prefer late nights to early mornings have a higher risk for developing type 2 diabetes and are more likely to have an unhealthy lifestyle, according to new research.
  Medscape Medical News, September 11, 2023
• ERS 2023 Sleep Apnea Diagnosis: Awareness and Tools Primary care physicians play a pivotal role in identifying patients afflicted by obstructive sleep apnea. To effectively diagnose, increasing awareness and enhancing communication are imperative.
  Medscape Medical News, September 11, 2023
• Heart Failure Guidelines Update: What the ESC Got Right   Heart failure specialist Dr Ileana Piña discusses what she likes about the 2023 ESC focused update to the heart failure guidelines.
  theheart.org on Medscape, September 08, 2023
• How Do You Prescribe Exercise in Primary Prevention? Experts recently discussed how to evaluate patients and tailor an exercise regime to their needs and abilities.
  Medscape Medical News, September 07, 2023
• Episode 6: RSV in Rural Communities: Lessons From Appalachia   Rates of RSV are rising in rural communities. How are rural healthcare providers responding? Join Drs Forest Arnold and Brittanie West as they discuss.
  Medscape, September 07, 2023