Glycosmedia Weekly Diabetes News - 02/26/2021

Results of a 24-Week Trial of Technosphere Insulin Versus Insulin Aspart in Type 2 Diabetes

Both TI and IA resulted in significant and clinically meaningful HbA1C reductions. TI also resulted in significant and clinically meaningful weight reductions. These data support the use of inhaled insulin as a treatment option for individuals with type 2 diabetes (Endocrine Practice)

Trends in diabetes medication use in Australia, Canada, England, and Scotland: a repeated cross-sectional analysis in primary care

New drugs are displacing SUs. However, despite evidence of better outcomes, the adoption of SGLT2s lagged behind DPP4s (British Journal of General Practice)

Identifying patients at increased risk of hypoglycaemia in primary care: Development of a machine learning‐based screening tool

Using demographic and medication data, a model for identifying patients at increased risk of hypoglycaemia was developed using machine learning. This model can be used as a tool in primary care to screen for patients with T2D who may need additional attention to prevent or reduce hypoglycaemic events (Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews)

Metformin Benefits: Another Example for Alternative Energy Substrate Mechanism?

These effects may be considered as being to some extent similar to those produced by SGLT2is, another class of glucose-lowering agents with proven cardiorenal protection. The metabolic effects of metformin and SGLT2is may indeed have some similarities (Diabetes Care)

SGLT2 Inhibition Does Not Affect Myocardial Fatty Acid Oxidation or Uptake, but Reduces Myocardial Glucose Uptake and Blood Flow in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes

SGLT2 inhibition does not affect myocardial FFA oxidation or uptake, but induces a shift in myocardial substrate utilization from glucose toward other sources, possibly ketone bodies. However, this shift in myocardial substrate utilization is quantitatively of minor importance and does not appear to improve either MEE or myocardial oxygen consumption. Therefore, it is unlikely to explain the striking cardioprotective benefit of SGLT2 inhibition. Of interest, SGLT2 inhibition reduces resting MBF, even when adjusting for cardiac workload (Diabetes)

Changes in Cardiovascular Biomarkers Associated With the Sodium–Glucose Cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) Inhibitor Ertugliflozin in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease and Type 2 Diabetes

The effects of ertugliflozin on natriuretic peptides and neurohormones are preserved in patients with moderate CKD and consistent with plasma volume reduction. The rise in HCT without a change in erythropoiesis supports the volume contraction mechanism of SGLT2 inhibitor therapy. These effects may be important physiologically and contribute to a lower risk of CVD with SGLT2 inhibitor treatment in people with type 2 diabetes (Diabetes Care)

Comprehensive Psychosocial Screening in a Pediatric Diabetes Clinic

Comprehensive psychosocial screening can be effectively implemented as part of routine pediatric diabetes care and can identify adolescents in need of additional supports (Pediatric Diabetes)