Diabetes

Insurers are refusing to cover new, highly effective anti-obesity drugs, but some prescribers are getting around the issue.

Appropriate screening tools can help identify individuals at increased risk for or with anxiety, depression, and eating disorders.

Tirzepatide is a dual receptor agonist, acting on glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide and glucagon-like peptide-1 to lower blood glucose levels.

Contrave is indicated as an adjunct to a reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity for chronic weight management in adults.

Kombiglyze is indicated as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Individuals with elevated arterial stiffness combined with high blood pressure had the highest risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

The FreeStyle Libre 3 is the most accurate 14-day continuous glucose monitor with a 7.9% overall mean absolute relative difference and readings are sent directly to a smartphone every minute.

Approved by the FDA in 2021, finerenone is the only non-steroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist that reduces the risk of renal disease progression and cardiovascular events in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus-mediated chronic kidney disease.

Kazano is a dipeptidyl-peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor and a biguanide combination product indicated as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes.

The measures will also affect workers across all areas of the hospital, including dietitians, information technology, nurses, and physicians.

Tirzepatide is a once-weekly glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist indicated as an adjunct to diet and exercise in adults with type 2 diabetes.

Investigators analyzed data from nearly 4000 individuals from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health.

Individuals with type 2 diabetes who use insulin are often restricted when accessing continuous glucose monitoring systems.

Metformin has been the drug of choice for the treatment of diabetes since the 1950s, but new changes suggest the consideration of SGLT-2 inhibitors or GLT-1 agonists.

Investigators develop a genetic-risk score to identify those who would benefit most from lifestyle counseling to prevent the condition.

Spending 1 hour less sitting a day and increasing light physical activity helps prevent diseases, investigators find.

Pharmacists are well suited to help patients overcome the barriers that prevent access to therapy regimens.

Investigators find that 1 45-minute session of moderate intensity exercise allows more exosomes to deliver the protein, ATP7A, directly to endothelial cells, which can help enable angiogenesis.

Clinical trial participants who took the drug lost up to 52 lb., or 24 kg, in the 72-week, phase 3 study.

Ertugliflozin (Steglatro) is a sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitor indicated as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

The company’s analysis shows data for the automated insulin delivery system for both T1D and T2D.

Thiazolidinediones may change metabolic patterns and contribute to weight gain.

Individuals with diabetes, a higher body mass index, or a history of hospitalization are more likely to develop the condition, the analysis shows.

Sonia Oskouei, PharmD, vice president of biosimilars at Cardinal Health, discusses what biosimilars in the pipeline are expected to launch this year.

Sonia Oskouei, PharmD, vice president of biosimilars at Cardinal Health, on the results of Cardinal Health’s assessment of the current biosimilars market published in the 2022 Biosimilars Report.

Sonia Oskouei, PharmD, vice president of biosimilars at Cardinal Health, on the results of Cardinal Health’s assessment of the current biosimilars market published in the 2022 Biosimilars Report.

Here are 8 diabetes areas where pharmacists should be more aware of error.

It is imperative for health care professionals, especially pharmacists, to be well-informed regarding the physiological impact of Ramadan on diabetes.

With the FDA approval and launch of the first interchangeable biosimilar in the United States in 2021, retail pharmacists are poised to play an increasing role in the future uptake of biosimilars.

Pharmacy Quality Alliance's new benchmark evaluates adherence to medications for diabetes, high cholesterol, and hypertension.