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Yo-Yo Dieting May Significantly Increase Kidney Disease Risk in People with Type 1 Diabetes

Body-weight cycling (also known as yo-yo dieting) has been shown to significantly increase the risk of kidney disease in people with type 1 diabetes, regardless of body mass index (BMI) and other traditional risk factors, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Yo-yo dieting is defined...
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The Highest Rates of Severe Hypoglycemia Crises Are in Patients with Diabetes and End-Stage Kidney Disease, Study Finds

In patients who have diabetes and end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), the rates of severe hypoglycemia crises requiring emergency department visits or hospitalizations are the highest so far reported, according to a nationwide study recently published in Diabetes Care. Researchers led by Rodolfo J. Galindo, MD, FACE, associate professor of medicine at Emory University School of...
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Canagliflozin Demonstrated Significant Renal Protective Benefits in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Chronic Kidney Disease

Canagliflozin improves renal outcomes in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) with or at high risk for cardiovascular (CV) disease, according to data recently presented at the 2018 National Kidney Foundation’s Spring Clinical Meetings in Austin, Texas.. This benefit was observed in people with both preserved and reduced kidney function, as measured by estimated...