Conditions

Quality of life in obese patients with type 2 diabetes improved.

National cohort study examined events in Medicare beneficiaries.

There is accumulating evidence supporting an association of certain psychiatric conditions with type 2 diabetes which can be attributed to side-effects of treatment and a high baseline risk of diabetes in this patient group. Diabetes can be induced by the use of atypical antipsychotics including clozapine, olanzapine, risperidone, quetiapine, ziprasidone, and aripiprazole. These drugs have a direct effect of raising blood glucose and also lead to weight gain, [48] which subsequently may increase blood glucose levels.

In this week's Homerun Slides, the natural history of type 2 diabetes and factors contributing to CV risk.

In this week's Homerun Slides, the vicious circle of hyperinsulinemia in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Female, 41 years of age, A1C 7%, Indian, family history of type 2 diabetes, at least one was insulin-requiring. For unknown reasons, perhaps the fact the patient was a personal trainer and “should have known what to do,” her hcp didn’t put much attention on her A1C, nor was she asked to return for follow up. For various reasons, one of which was not having insurance, she did not return to a hcp for 3 years.

The other specific types of diabetes are less common and can be broadly classed as genetic, exocrine pancreatic, endocrine, and drug-induced causes. A more comprehensive breakdown is provided in Table 1.2 and the more common types are discussed briefly later.

Various T2 factors create need for multiple treatment options.

New study focuses on isolated islets of Langerhans.

Systemic review, network meta-analysis found treatment resulted in greatest reductions in HbA1c, fasting blood glucose, and body weight.