DIAMONDS is a published protocol for a randomised trial testing a supported diabetes self-management programme in adults with type 2 diabetes and severe mental illness; no results are reported yet. PICO summary and expert commentary.
Browsing: Diabetes
Evidence summaries and landmark trials across type 1, type 2, prevention, glycaemic control, complications, and diabetes technology.
A 3-month randomised controlled trial found that a 10-hour time-restricted eating window did not alter mitochondrial bioenergetics in blood cells of adults at high type 2 diabetes risk. PICO summary and expert commentary.
A decentralized n-of-1 crossover trial found dapagliflozin lowered the urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio by 15.1% versus placebo over 1-week periods in 20 adults with type 2 diabetes, while demonstrating reliable remote sampling. PICO summary and expert commentary.
A 2-year cluster RCT in India found a family-based, health-worker-delivered programme cut adult body weight by an adjusted 2.61 kg versus enhanced usual care. PICO summary and expert commentary.
A secondary analysis of the EARLIER trial found that diabetes plus CKD predicted worse cardiovascular outcomes in acute heart failure, while eplerenone’s effects appeared consistent across subgroups. PICO summary and expert commentary.
A single-arm extension found HbA1c was sustained over 30 weeks in adults with type 1 diabetes who switched to inhaled technosphere insulin plus degludec. PICO summary and expert commentary.
A 13-week single-arm switch study tested inhaled technosphere insulin plus degludec against participants’ own baseline in 49 adults with type 1 diabetes. PICO summary and expert commentary.
An open-label trial found that pioglitazone/metformin plus dapagliflozin did not beat basal insulin/metformin on its primary glycaemic endpoint, with secondary metabolic signals favouring the oral regimen. PICO summary and expert commentary.
Summary: In Chinese adults with type 2 diabetes, a 6-month low-calorie diet achieved diabetes remission in 56% of participants, with…
An RCT finds lower-limb resistance training improves glycaemic control and quality of life in diabetic foot ulcer patients, but not wound healing. PICO summary and commentary.