Diabetes

Untreated chronic diseases escalate in Canada during COVID-19 pandemic
Report estimates that more than 130,000 Canadians with undiagnosed chronic diseases did not begin treatment in 2020.
Prediabetes diagnosed in older (70+) adults rarely leads to diabetes
Prevalence of prediabetes is high in older adults, but return to normoglycemia (or death) is more common than progression to diabetes.

My artificial pancreas

Patient-driven, DIY technology to manage type 1 diabetes is gaining popularity—and science is finally taking it seriously
FreeStyle Libre 2 sensor-based glucose monitoring system approved in Canada

Offers customizable real-time alarms and approved for use by children ages four and older and adults with diabetes.
The Emotional Load of Managing Diabetes
Study shows which blood glucose meter HCPs choose most often to help patients achieve self-management goals
US FDA removes boxed warning about risk of leg/foot amputations with canagliflozin

Healthcare professionals and patients should continue to monitor for new pain, tenderness, sores, ulcers and infections in the legs and feet
New practice tool summarizes key points about GLP-1 receptor agonists for type 2 diabetes

Diabetes Pharmacists Network issues downloadable guide designed to support optimal use of GLP-1 receptor agonists
New-onset diabetes seen in patients with COVID-19, and those with existing diabetes have increased risk of severe COVID-19

International diabetes researchers establish global registry to further study patients with COVID-19–related diabetes
SGLT2 inhibitors associated with a reduced risk of major cardiovascular event: study

A retrospective multicentre cohort study demonstrated that the use of sodium-glucose cotransporter type 2 inhibitors (SGLT2) is associated with a reduced risk of major cardiovascular event (MCE) in people with type 2 diabetes compared to use of a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor (DPP-4).

Untreated chronic diseases escalate in Canada during COVID-19 pandemic

Prediabetes diagnosed in older (70+) adults rarely leads to diabetes

My artificial pancreas

FreeStyle Libre 2 sensor-based glucose monitoring system approved in Canada

The Emotional Load of Managing Diabetes

Study shows which blood glucose meter HCPs choose most often to help patients achieve self-management goals

US FDA removes boxed warning about risk of leg/foot amputations with canagliflozin

New practice tool summarizes key points about GLP-1 receptor agonists for type 2 diabetes

New-onset diabetes seen in patients with COVID-19, and those with existing diabetes have increased risk of severe COVID-19

SGLT2 inhibitors associated with a reduced risk of major cardiovascular event: study