Type 2 Diabetes

Study of the Danish national register suggests that family members’ age at onset of diabetes could be an essential factor that is overlooked in determining type 2 risk.

Can exposure to particulate matter in air pollution increase an individual’s risk for type 2 diabetes? 

Patients with T2DM may be at an increased risk of lower muscle performance and strength, putting them at risk for developing sarcopenia. 

Researchers found larger amount of gut microbiota in the digestive system of individuals with type 2 diabetes than in those without the disease. 

The mechanisms by which estrogens improve glucose homeostasis are not completely understood.

Old drug, new purpose? Analysis found HIV and Hepatitis B patients treated with NRTIs had significantly lower incidence of type 2 diabetes.

The association between 1-year changes in albuminuria and subsequent risk of cardiovascular and renal events. 

Tirzepatide is both a GIP and GLP-1 receptor agonist. 

By Sheri Colberg, PhD
Ever since the US Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) multicenter trial was completed nearly two decades ago, we have known that it is possible to prevent, or at least delay, prediabetes (an insulin-resistant state) from progressing into full-blown type 2 diabetes.

Results of an extensive retrospective study indicate a strong association between glomerular filtration (eGFR) rate and cardiovascular disease morbidity rate.