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A global group of experts recommends a two-pronged approach to type 2 diabetes management.

Diabetes Distilled: Optimising glycaemic control is still important, especially early in type 2 diabetes

STEP 10 trial: Semaglutide 2.4 mg plus lifestyle support can induce prediabetes remission, not just preventing progression to type 2 diabetes.

Diabetes Distilled: A STEP in the right direction for people with prediabetes

Lower odds of receiving the 9 care processes in non-White ethnicities, particularly African, Caribbean, Black and Asian individuals.

Diabetes Distilled: Ethnic disparities in quality of diabetes care in Scotland

More than a 4-fold increased risk of cardiovascular death in the long term (>30 days post-infection) following pneumonia hospitalisation.

Diabetes Distilled: Pneumonia hospitalisation associated with long- and short-term risk of cardiovascular mortality

Review and guidelines highlight opportunities for primary care to really make a difference.

Diabetes Distilled: Diabetes-related foot ulcers – detailed advice for primary care

Administering standard-release metformin 30–60 minutes before meals may lead to improved postprandial glycaemic control.

Diabetes Distilled: Impact of metformin timing on glucose and GLP-1 response

Early data from the NHS Type 2 Diabetes Path to Remission programme show it is effective in achieving remission at scale outside of clinical trials.

Diabetes Distilled: Diabetes remission in the real world

The importance of sleep in type 2 diabetes management.

Diabetes Distilled: Optimising sleep – simple questions and goals

Persistent benefits reinforce the need to aim for tight glycaemic control as early as possible after type 2 diabetes diagnosis.

Diabetes Distilled: UKPDS at 44 years

The increased risk of, and impaired response to, infection in people with diabetes, and how we can help in primary care.

Diabetes Distilled: Deep dive into diabetes and infection

First dedicated randomised controlled trial of kidney outcomes with a GLP-1 receptor agonist shows significant renal and cardiovascular benefits.

Diabetes Distilled: Keeping kidneys FLOWing – semaglutide improves renal outcomes

Should sequential Fib-4 testing now be made part of ongoing care in people with obesity and/or type 2 diabetes?

Diabetes Distilled: Fib-4 – A diagnostic and prognostic marker for liver and cardiovascular events and mortality

The mortality benefits of smoking cessation may be greater and accrue more rapidly than previously understood.

Diabetes Distilled: Smoking cessation cuts excess mortality rates after as little as 3 years

Quantifying the risk of worsening glycaemia, and how should healthcare professionals respond?

Diabetes Distilled: Statin heart benefits outweigh diabetes risks

KDpredict algorithm accurately estimates risk of renal failure and mortality over 1–5 years.

Diabetes Distilled: Predicting risk of kidney failure and mortality – a new tool