Technologies like interactive games and virtual reality platforms can help people with type 2 diabetes make better choices and monitor their health on a regular basis. The authors found that when people engage in interactive social platforms that are capable of building and hosting online therapeutic communities, they develop empathy …

Women with diabetes were at 40% to 50% greater risk for developing and dying from coronary heart disease than diabetic men, and sex disparities in pharmacotherapy didn’t appear to explain the excess risk…. 

Weight loss at any age in adulthood is worthwhile because it could yield long-term heart and vascular benefits…. 

The ADAG study was able to determine the average blood glucose for premeal, postmeal and bedtime readings to achieve a variety of A1c targets….

A study conducted in patients with type 2 diabetes receiving dulaglutide has shown that fasting blood glucose levels 2 weeks after beginning treatment are predictive of long-term glucose control as measured by HbA1c 6 months later…. 

Dapagliflozin as an add-on therapy to glimepiride, pioglitazone, or sitagliptin significantly reduces postprandial plasma glucose in type 2 diabetes patients…. 

The reduced SBP was also weakly correlated with weight loss….

Six minutes of intense exercise better than 30 minutes of moderate exercise in improving PPG…. 

More aggressive treatment of depression needed in older patients with diabetes…. 

Targeted interventions based on genetic risk may not be the best approach for preventing type 2 diabetes and instead universal strategies to prevent obesity should be prioritized….