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Nearly half of individuals with a newly diagnosed type 1 (T1D) or type 2 diabetes (T2D) suffer from gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, according to a study presented at EASD 2023. These GI adverse events that are associated with glucose-lowering medications occur more frequently among those with already existing GI symptoms prior to treatment initiation.

In an analysis of over a million individuals in England, women aged <50 years had a markedly lower HbA1c distribution than men, suggesting that the application of the current HbA1c reference range may lead to underdiagnosis of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in premenopausal women.

Dapagliflozin reduced HbA_1c by 1.03 percentage points more than placebo in children and adolescents with type 2 diabetes (T2D), while saxagliptin showed no significant reduction vs placebo in the phase III T2NOW trial presented at EASD 2023.

In the subgroup analysis of the phase III FIGARO-DKD trial, the selective nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist finerenone conferred cardiorenal benefits in Chinese patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and type 2 diabetes (T2D). The findings were consistent with that observed in the overall cohort.

Most adiposity markers are positively associated with incident type 2 diabetes (T2D), but waist to height ratio (WHtR) shows the most robust association and is a better predictor of T2D risk.

Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in the morning appears to be more protective against obesity, particularly for individuals who are sedentary for most of the day, a study has found.

Genetic evidence confirms both the positive and negative associations of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) reduction with certain metabolic and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), according to the results of a Mendelian randomization (MR) study in the UK Biobank.

Resistance exercise training counters the negative effects of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) and improves muscle fibre size, as well as capillarization, in patients with prostate cancer, reports a study.