Pub Date : 2026-02-24DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2026.113191
Shengwei Liu, Junyu Chen, Jiawei Du, JiaJun Song, Yi Kang, Di Zhang, Shiqing Feng
Aims: To investigate the association between metformin use and osteoarthritis (OA) risk or total knee replacement (TKR) need in type 2 diabetes (T2DM) patients, addressing limited real-world evidence on metformin's potential joint-protective effects.
Methods: This retrospective cohort study analyzed electronic health records (January 2015-December 2021) from a large healthcare database. We identified 244,562 metformin users and 117,529 non-users with T2DM. Multivariable-adjusted Cox proportional hazards models evaluated OA development and TKR risk, with propensity score matching and competing risk models minimizing confounding.
Results: Among 362,091 patients, 28,724 incident OA cases and 1,593 TKR procedures occurred. Metformin users showed significantly reduced OA risk versus non-users (adjusted HR 0.95, 95% CI 0.92-0.96, p < 0.001). No significant TKR risk difference was observed (adjusted HR 1.05, 95% CI 0.94-1.18, p = 0.352). Results remained robust through sensitivity analyses including propensity score matching and competing risk regression.
Conclusion: In this large real-world T2DM cohort, metformin use associated with modestly reduced OA incidence but unchanged TKR risk. These findings support preclinical and clinical evidence for metformin's potential protective role against OA development.
目的:研究二甲双胍使用与2型糖尿病(T2DM)患者骨关节炎(OA)风险或全膝关节置换术(TKR)需求之间的关系,解决二甲双胍潜在关节保护作用的有限现实证据。方法:本回顾性队列研究分析了大型医疗数据库中2015年1月至2021年12月的电子健康记录。我们确定了244,562名二甲双胍使用者和117,529名未使用二甲双胍的T2DM患者。多变量调整Cox比例风险模型评估OA发展和TKR风险,倾向评分匹配和竞争风险模型最大限度地减少混淆。结果:在362,091例患者中,发生了28,724例OA病例和1,593例TKR手术。二甲双胍服用者与非服用者相比,OA风险显著降低(调整后HR 0.95, 95% CI 0.92-0.96, p )。结论:在这个庞大的现实世界T2DM队列中,使用二甲双胍可适度降低OA发病率,但TKR风险不变。这些发现支持二甲双胍对OA发展的潜在保护作用的临床前和临床证据。
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Pub Date : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2026-01-13DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2026.113106
Elezebeth Mathews , Thakarakkattil Narayanan Nair Anand , Anjaly Joseph , Bhagiaswari Kodapally , Rajendra Pilankatta , K M Venkat Narayan , Brian Oldenburg , Kavumpurathu Raman Thankappan
Aims
We evaluated the effectiveness of a lifestyle modification (LSM) intervention in prediabetes remission among women with isolated impaired fasting glucose (i-IFG).
Methods
We conducted a community-based, parallel-group, open-label, randomised controlled trial in Kerala, India. Women aged 30–60 years with i-IFG were randomly assigned (1:1) to receive either a 12-month LSM program or standard care (diabetes information booklet). Randomization was computer-generated with allocation concealed until assignment. The primary outcome was prediabetes remission based on oral glucose tolerance testing at 12 months. Secondary outcomes included progression to type 2 diabetes and changes in glycaemic markers, anthropometric measures, body composition, and blood pressure. Analyses followed the intention-to-treat approach.
Results
Of 1092 participants randomised, 1080 (98.9 %) completed the 12-month follow-up. Prediabetes remission was significantly higher in the LSM group than in controls (45.9 % vs 6.3 %; RR 7.04, 95 % CI 5.12–10.06). LSM also produced greater improvements in fasting plasma glucose (–5.2 mg/dL), HbA1c (–0.09 %), HOMA2-IR (log) (–0.38), weight (–3.7 kg), waist circumference (–1.4 cm), fat mass (–2.9 kg), and fat-free mass (+0.86 kg). The number needed to treat for prediabetes remission was 2.8 (1.8–4.0).
Conclusion
A structured LSM intervention effectively promotes prediabetes remission in women with i-IFG and improves cardio metabolic health.
目的:我们评估生活方式改变(LSM)干预对孤立性空腹血糖受损(i-IFG)女性糖尿病前期缓解的有效性。方法:我们在印度喀拉拉邦进行了一项基于社区、平行组、开放标签、随机对照试验。年龄在30-60岁 的i-IFG女性被随机分配(1:1)接受12个月的LSM计划或标准治疗(糖尿病信息手册)。随机化是由计算机生成的,分配是隐藏的,直到分配。主要结局是基于12 个月的口服葡萄糖耐量试验的糖尿病前期缓解。次要结局包括进展为2型糖尿病以及血糖标志物、人体测量、身体成分和血压的变化。分析采用意向治疗方法。结果:在1092名随机参与者中,1080名(98.9 %)完成了12个月的随访。LSM组糖尿病前期缓解明显高于对照组(45.9 % vs 6.3 %;RR 7.04, 95 % CI 5.12-10.06)。LSM对空腹血糖(-5.2 mg/dL)、糖化血红蛋白(-0.09 %)、homa - ir (log)(-0.38)、体重(-3.7 kg)、腰围(-1.4 cm)、脂肪量(-2.9 kg)和无脂量(+0.86 kg)也有更大的改善。需要治疗糖尿病前期缓解的人数为2.8(1.8-4.0)。结论:结构化LSM干预可有效促进i-IFG女性糖尿病前期缓解,改善心脏代谢健康。
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Pub Date : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2026-01-12DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2026.113102
Zainab Irfan , Jitu Halder , Sumon Giri , Ekbal Ali Molla , Sofia Khanam
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with gut dysbiosis, decreased microbial diversity, short-chain fatty acid synthesis, and altered GLP secretion, which are crucial for intestinal integrity, insulin sensitivity, and postprandial glucose control. Evidence from peer-reviewed mechanistic studies, observational research, clinical trials, and meta-analyses was summarised in this review. Prebiotics, an emerging potential treatment, increase the formation of SCFA during fermentation, thereby enhancing the release of GLP through FFAR2/3 signalling. This chain of events enhances glucose-dependent insulin production, inhibits glucagon secretion, delays stomach emptying, strengthens the intestinal barrier, and reduces inflammation throughout the body. Human trials demonstrate statistically significant but clinically modest improvements in HbA1c, postprandial glucose fluctuations, and an increased response to incretin-based treatments, with meta-analytic evidence reporting decreased fasting glucose and HbA1c levels. Prebiotics effect on incretin hormones in humans appears to be diverse, depending on the type, dose, duration, and baseline microbiota composition. Resistant starch and inulin-type fructans have the most consistent effects for lowering postprandial glucose. Prebiotics are viable supplementary therapy for improving glycaemic management by regulating the gut microbiota-SCFA-incretin axis. While the molecular evidence is substantial, clinical effects are moderate and diverse. Long-term microbiome-specific trials are required to understand therapeutic potential and optimise tailored therapies fully.
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Pub Date : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2026-01-02DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2025.113080
Iiris Kyläheiko , Aleksi Tarkkonen , Linda Kuusela , Juha Martola , Teemu I. Paajanen , Jussi Virkkala , Per-Henrik Groop , Lena M. Thorn , Turgut Tatlisumak , Jukka Putaala , Daniel Gordin , Hanna Jokinen , on behalf of the FinnDiane Study Group
Aims
Adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D) have an increased risk of cerebral small vessel disease (cSVD)-related brain changes already in midlife, yet their significance for cognitive functions remains poorly understood. We investigated associations between cerebral microbleeds (CMBs), white matter hyperintensities (WMHs), and cognition in individuals with T1D and without any neurological symptoms.
Methods
Participants (n=167; age 46.4±7.7 years) underwent cross-sectional clinical and biochemical evaluations, brain magnetic resonance imaging, and neuropsychological assessment. CMB number and topography (lobar, deep/infratentorial, or mixed location) and WMHs, quantified volumetrically, were evaluated.
Results
Compared to absence of CMBs, higher burden of CMBs (≥3) was associated independently of age with poorer processing speed (standardized β from 0.18 to 0.23, p<0.05) and executive functions (standardized β from 0.18 to –0.25, p<0.05), but not with episodic memory. Mild WMHs had no independent relationships with cognition. Compared to other topographies, mixed CMB location was more often negatively related to cognition (standardized β from 0.20 to 0.32, p<0.05).
Conclusions
CMBs were related to a subtle, yet systematic impairment in cognition, whereas mild WMHs were not. The results provide insight into the development of early cSVD-related cognitive changes already in midlife and suggest an increased risk of cognitive decline in T1D.
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Pub Date : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2025-12-30DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2025.113078
Nithya Kadiyala , Janet Allen , Rama Lakshman , Charlotte K. Boughton , Malgorzata E. Wilinska , Ajay Thankamony , Sara Hartnell , Hood Thabit , Ruben H. Willemsen , Pratik Shah , Julia Ware , Roman Hovorka
Aims
The aim of this qualitative study was to explore the impact of using the CamAPS HX fully closed-loop system, which does not require carbohydrate counting, meal announcements or pre-meal bolusing, on the daily lives of adolescents with type 1 diabetes and HbA1c above the recommended target (≥ 7.5 % [58 mmol/mol]).
Methods
Twelve adolescents took part in virtual semi-structured interviews. Data was analyzed thematically using an inductive-deductive approach. Study participants also completed quality of life questionnaires.
Results
All interviewees reported reduced effort in managing diabetes, as they no longer needed to count carbohydrates or bolus, and worried less about their glucose levels. This led to improved quality of life, with a greater sense of freedom and normalcy, particularly around meals. A few also noted benefits in physical activity, sleep, work and social life. Interviewees expressed dissatisfaction with the algorithm’s slow response to postprandial glucose spikes, and the need for a tethered pump. Questionnaires showed no significant differences in hypoglycaemia fear or diabetes distress between study periods but reflected a positive experience with the closed-loop system.
Conclusions
In adolescents with type 1 diabetes, fully closed-loop insulin delivery reduced the daily burden of self-management, leading to improved quality of life.
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Pub Date : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2026-01-07DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2026.113092
Siyuan Tan , Ting Huang , Zixi Zhang , Jiabao Zhou , Hao Chen , Tao Tu , Qiuzhen Lin , Yichao Xiao , Qiming Liu
Background
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) are metabolically linked, yet their combined burden and mortality impact remain underexplored.
Methods
Using Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2023 data, we assessed temporal and regional trends in CVD, MASLD, and metabolic risk factors. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data were subsequently analyzed to examine the association between CVD–MASLD comorbidity and mortality using multivariable and survival models.
Results
From 1990 to 2023, the global burden of CVD declined steadily, whereas MASLD rose continuously, showing divergent and regionally heterogeneous trends. In high-income countries, CVD indicators decreased despite increasing MASLD burden, whereas this inverse pattern was weaker in upper–middle-income regions. In NHANES, individuals with CVD–MASLD comorbidity exhibited the highest metabolic abnormalities and mortality risk. Compared with those without comorbidities, adjusted hazard ratios were 1.68 for all-cause and 2.68 for cardiovascular mortality. Mortality rose progressively with fibrosis severity. PAF analyses showed that CVD, MASLD, and their comorbidity accounted for 13.3%, 1.3%, and 7.8% of cardiovascular deaths, respectively, totaling 22.4%. These associations demonstrated marked age-related heterogeneity.
Conclusion
CVD–MASLD comorbidity is an emerging global concern associated with excess mortality, emphasizing the need to incorporate MASLD screening and fibrosis evaluation into cardiovascular prevention strategies.
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Pub Date : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2026-01-19DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2026.113111
Ritu Dahiya, Ajay Pal Singh, Aruna Rawat
Type 2 diabetes is increasingly recognised as a condition driven by sustained metabolic overload and chronic low-grade inflammation rather than a simple decline in insulin secretion. Findings from single-cell transcriptomics, human islet studies, and metabolic profiling show that pancreatic β-cells undergo progressive alterations in identity when exposed to glucotoxic, lipotoxic, oxidative, and inflammatory stress. In parallel, cytokines, lipid intermediates, adipose-derived factors, hepatokines, myokines, and gut microbial metabolites generate an immunometabolic environment that accelerates β-cell dedifferentiation and promotes transitions toward progenitor-like or alternative endocrine states. Originally described through lineage-tracing studies in experimental models, β-cell dedifferentiation is now recognized as a dynamic and potentially reversible process shaped by immunometabolic stress in diabetes. This review synthesizes current evidence to illustrate how metabolic and immune pathways converge on key molecular regulators of β-cell fate. It further describes how interorgan communication reinforces these disturbances and contributes to the gradual shift of β-cells along a continuum of stress adaptation, functional decline, and identity loss. A conceptual framework, referred to as the beta-cell identity clock, is presented to capture the dynamic and potentially reversible nature of these transitions. Finally, emerging therapeutic strategies are discussed, including anti-inflammatory agents, metabolic modulators, epigenetic regulators, and regenerative approaches aimed at preserving or restoring β-cell identity in the context of modern metabolic stress.
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Pub Date : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2026-01-21DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2026.113112
Xiao She , Jie Yang , Bincheng Ren , Xin Yang , Xiaojing Cheng , Tian Tian , Shanshan Liu , Xinrui Zhao , Hui Zhao , Xiaoguang Cui
Background
The associations between blood count-derived inflammatory indices and mortality risk in individuals with diabetes and prediabetes have gained attention, but systematic studies are lacking.
Methods
Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) were analyzed to investigate various inflammatory indices (such as the SII and NLR) in relation to all-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality, and diabetes-specific mortality via the Cox proportional hazards model.
Results
A total of 12,119 participants were included, with an average age of 60 years and approximately 52 % being male. During the follow-up, the overall mortality rate was 25.7 %. All nine inflammatory indices were significantly associated with all-cause mortality and CVD mortality (P < 0.01), and seven indices were correlated with diabetes-specific mortality. Eight indices exhibited significant nonlinear relationships with all-cause mortality, with the exception of the NPR, whereas the SIRI, PLR, NPR, and MPR showed significant nonlinear associations with CVD mortality.
Conclusion
Inflammatory indices such as the SII, SIRI, and NLR are significantly associated with all-cause and CVD mortality among U.S. adults with diabetes and prediabetes, demonstrating index-specific association patterns and threshold characteristics.
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Pub Date : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2026-01-11DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2026.113099
Rohan Kankaria , J.Nicholas Charla , Kenny Ye , Leandro Slipczuk , Damini Dey , Jeffrey M. Levsky , Wanda Guzman , Daniel Amadeo , Aribah Zaidi , Jorge R. Kizer , Nir Barzilai , Sofiya Milman , Anna E. Bortnick
Aims
Higher serum insulin-like growth factor binding protein 1 (IGFBP-1) is associated with insulin sensitivity and reduced risk of obesity, diabetes, and atherosclerosis. Epicardial (EAT) and intrathoracic adipose tissue (IAT) are associated with increased atherosclerosis. Whether there is an inverse association of IGFBP-1 with EAT and IAT is unknown.
Methods
We measured EAT, IAT, and IGFBP-1 from n = 102 participants from the LonGenity parent study at the Albert Einstein Institute of Aging, Bronx NY, who were enrolled to investigate healthy aging in Ashkenazi Jewish offspring of parents with exceptional longevity (OPEL) vs usual survival (OPUS). Participants underwent non-contrast electrocardiogram-gated computed tomography (CT) for fat volume quantification. Multiple linear regression models for the cross-sectional association of IGFBP-1 with EAT and IAT were adjusted for demographic, clinical, and laboratory factors.
Results
Higher IGFBP-1 levels were statistically significantly associated with lower EAT and IAT, particularly in the OPEL. This inverse relationship remained significant after adjusting for age, body mass index, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and cardiometabolic factors. In contrast, among the OPUS, the point estimates for these associations were directionally similar but not statistically significant.
Conclusion
Circulating IGFBP-1 may be a novel biomarker for visceral adiposity and cardiometabolic risk stratification. Future studies should explore its role in cardiovascular aging.
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Pub Date : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2026-01-03DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2026.113082
Nilhan Töyer Şahin , Seda Pehlivan
Background
This study was conducted to examine the effects of eHealth and artificial intelligence literacy on disease self-management in patients with diabetes.
Methods
The cross-sectional study was conducted with 212 patients with diabetes who were followed up in Endocrinology clinics and outpatient clinics of a hospital between October 2024 and June 2025. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews using a Personal Information Form, the eHealth Literacy Scale, the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Literacy Scale, and the Diabetes Self-Management Questionnaire. Data were analysed using the SPSS-27 software, and p = 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results
The mean age of the 212 patients was 52.09 ± 17.02, and their mean disease duration was 9.66 ± 8.47 years. The patients had mean Diabetes Self-Management Questionnaire, eHealth Literacy Scale, and AI Literacy Scale scores of 6.47 ± 1.50, 27.87 ± 8.83, and 48.12 ± 11.26, respectively. Diabetes self-management was significantly and positively correlated with eHealth literacy (r = 0.505; p = 0.000) and AI literacy (r = 0.499; p = 0.000). Additionally, a positive significant relationship was found between general eHealth literacy and AI literacy (r = 0.865; p = 0.000).
Conclusions
The results of this study suggest that general eHealth and AI literacy play a significant role in supporting diabetes self-management.
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