Diabetes Core Update – April 2023

Diabetes Core Update is a monthly podcast that presents and discusses the latest clinically relevant articles from the American Diabetes Association's four science and medical journals – Diabetes, Diabetes Care, Clinical Diabetes, and Diabetes Spectrum. Each episode is approximately 25 minutes long and presents 5-6 recently published articles from ADA journals. Intended for practicing physicians and health care professionals, Diabetes Core Update discusses how the latest research and information published in journals of the American Diabetes Association are relevant to clinical practice and can be applied in a treatment setting. This issue will review: 1.     Initiation of Continuous Glucose Monitoring Is Linked to Improved Glycemic Control and Fewer Clinical Events in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes    2.     Trends in the Prevalence of Lean Diabetes Among U.S. Adults, 2015–2020 3.    Vitamin D and Risk for Type 2 Diabetes in People With Prediabetes 4.     Low-Carbohydrate Diet Scores and Mortality Among Adults With Incident Type 2 Diabetes 5.     Trends in baseline HbA1c and body-mass index in randomized placebo-controlled trials of type 2 diabetes from 1987 to 2022 6.     Disentangling the role of marital status and quality on average glycemic levels among adults 50 years and older   For more information about each of ADA's science and medical journals, please visit www.diabetesjournals.org. Presented by: Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health John J. Russell, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Chair-Department of Family Medicine, Abington Jefferson Health