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Open Access Type 2 Diabetes Review

Preventing and treating stroke in type 2 diabetes

The risks of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke and poor neurological outcomes after stroke are increased in people with type 2 diabetes. Explore how to manage the hyperacute stroke stage and prevent CV disease.

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Nonketotic hyperglycemia hemichorea-hemiballismus

Open Access Type 2 Diabetes Case Study

HC-HB is a rare movement disorder that can occur in patients with poorly controlled diabetes and hyperglycemia without ketoacidosis. The mainstay of treatment is prompt correction of hyperglycemia.

Understanding diabetes and infection

Open Access Diabetes Review

The relationship between diabetes and infection is complex. Find out which infections are most common, what increases the risk and severity of infection, and the principles of treatment.

Home insulin pump use feasible for hospitalized children with T1D

Children with type 1 diabetes who are admitted to hospital can continue to receive their insulin via a home-based system while being treated as inpatients.

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Insulins Clinical Trial Summary

At a glance: The ONWARDS insulin icodec trials

A round-up of the ONWARDS phase 3 clinical trials evaluating the novel weekly insulin icodec in people with diabetes.

Developed by: Springer Medicine

Case Studies

Nonketotic hyperglycemia hemichorea-hemiballismus

Open Access Type 2 Diabetes Case Study

HC-HB is a rare movement disorder that can occur in patients with poorly controlled diabetes and hyperglycemia without ketoacidosis. The mainstay of treatment is prompt correction of hyperglycemia.

H syndrome, hyperglycemia, hypogonadism, and growth hormone deficiency

Open Access Hyperglycemia Case Study

H syndrome should be suspected if a patient has short stature, signs of hyperglycemia, and other endocrine and cutaneous abnormalities. Signs include hyperpigmentation, hypogonadism, hyperglycemia, and hallux valgus.

Rapid improvement of severe fatty liver in a patient with fulminant type 1 diabetes

Fatty Liver Case Study

A case of severe fatty liver in a woman diagnosed with fulminant type 1 diabetes who had no history of obesity or dyslipidemia. Within 17 hours of insulin treatment being started the severe fatty liver improved.

Using CGM to optimize type 2 diabetes management with non-intensive insulin treatment in primary care

With the growing importance of primary care in diabetes, this podcast discusses the evidence on continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) use, the role of primary healthcare, and practical tips for interpreting the ambulatory glucose profile (AGP) report. 

Supported by: Abbott Diabetes Care

Prof. Samuel Seidu
Developed by: Adis

Current Reviews

Illness stress-induced transient hyperglycemia in a patient with a novel YIPF5 homozygous missense variant: expanding the phenotype

Hyperglycemia Teaching Case Presentations

A recently described type of neonatal diabetes mellitus is caused by mutations in the YIPF5 gene and is combined with manifestations from the central nervous system, including developmental delay, epilepsy, and microcephaly. The molecular …

Unveiling the link between lifestyle risk factors and diabetic retinopathy

Diabetic Retinopathy Review Article

Diabetes is a chronic systemic metabolic disorder that emerges when there is inadequate insulin secretion or when the cells are unable to effectively utilize insulin for the metabolism of sugar [ 1 ]. The global prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) …

Prandial Insulins: A Person-Centered Choice

Insulins REVIEW

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disorder characterized by elevated plasma glucose that impacts multiple organ systems. It encompasses various subtypes such as type 1 DM (T1DM), type 2 DM (T2DM), maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) …

Diabetic Neuropathy: Pathophysiology Review

Diabetic Neuropathy Neuropathic Pain (A Abd-Elsayed, Section Editor)

Diabetic neuropathy is a complication of diabetes mellitus that results from the metabolic and vascular disturbances associated with diabetes. It has been shown that up to 50–66% of all diabetic patients develop some sort of diabetic neuropathy …

Webinar | 08-11-2023 | 18:00 (CET)

Keynote webinar | Spotlight on diet and diabetes

An expert-led symposium exploring the prevention and management of type 2 diabetes through dietary interventions. Highlights include discussion of the recent EASD guidelines, therapeutic diets, food types and processing, plus psychological factors that influence patient success, and the drivers of healthy eating and diabetes control.

Prof. Mike Lean
Prof. Falko Sniehotta
Developed by: Springer Medicine

Webcast | Videos (Link opens in a new window)

1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)

Discussion-based webcast addressing the causes of clinical inertia in type 2 diabetes.

Supported by:
  • Lilly
Developed by: Springer Healthcare IME

Digital Treatment Map (Link opens in a new window)

Practical, expert-led digital map designed to guide treatment of type 2 diabetes with GLP‑1RAs.

This program is not available to users in the UK and US.

Supported by:
  • Novo Nordisk A/S
Developed by: Springer Healthcare IME

Further Reading

Evaluating the Long-Term Cost-Effectiveness of the English NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme using a Markov Model

Open Access Diabetes Prevention Original Research Article

Type 2 diabetes is a chronic condition that affects insulin function and production, leading to high blood glucose levels; symptoms include tiredness and excessive thirst. It is also associated with an increased risk of developing other problems …

Impact of macronutrients intake on glycemic homeostasis of preterm infants: evidence from continuous glucose monitoring

Open Access Hyperglycemia Research

Nutritional intake could influence the blood glucose profile during early life of preterm infants. We investigated the impact of macronutrient intake on glycemic homeostasis using continuous glucose monitoring (CGM). We analyzed macronutrient …

Body composition measures as a determinant of Alpelisib related toxicity

Open Access Hyperglycemia Research

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed malignancy among women in the United States, excluding nonmelanoma of the skin, and the second leading cause of cancer death in women, after lung cancer [ 1 ]. Hormone receptor positive (HR +), human …

Threshold of hyperglycaemia associated with mortality in critically ill patients: a multicentre, prospective, observational study using continuous glucose monitoring

Open Access Hyperglycemia Original Research

In critically ill patients, hyperglycaemia is common and is associated with poor outcomes [ 1 , 2 ]. However, the results of the landmark Leuven study [ 3 ], which ushered in ‘tight glycaemic control’, were not reproduced in subsequent multicentre …