Items tagged with Diabetes
Low BMI, presence of diabetes affect TB treatment outcomes (post)
Low BMI was significantly associated with an increased risk for adverse treatment outcomes in patients with tuberculosis, although comorbid diabetes resulted in “unexpectedly” better outcomes for these patients, according to a study in a South Indian cohort.
Undiagnosed diabetes tied to greater TB risk among adults in China (post)
Among residents of China, adults with diabetes are substantially more likely to develop tuberculosis vs. those without diabetes, particularly those who are unaware that they have diabetes, according to findings published in Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews.
Underweight diabetic patients in Singapore have increased risk of TB (post)
Nested in the long-running Singapore Chinese Health Study, a new study by researchers in Singapore, based on data from over 60,000 middle-aged to older adults, has found that people who suffer from diabetes and who are also underweight have a much higher risk of active tuberculosis (TB) than their heavier counterparts, supporting calls for TB screening among these patients.
World Diabetes Day: Putting a spotlight on the dual burden of diabetes and TB (post)
14 November 2020, Geneva | Tuberculosis (TB) remains the world’s top infectious killer claiming 1.4 million lives in 2019. As we mark World Diabetes Day on 14th November, we need to underscore the role of diabetes as a key driver for TB and a risk factor for poor tuberculosis treatment outcomes in people with diabetes. Diabetes is also associated with a two-fold risk of death during TB treatment and a four-fold risk of TB relapse after treatment completion. Diabetes is associated with a 2-3 times increased risk of TB, including drug resistant TB. Evidence suggests that the risk of TB increases with poorly managed diabetes. Diabetes was the cause of TB in an estimated 350,000 people in 2019 – many of which could have been prevented had diabetes been prevented or well managed. Diabetes and TB place a heavy dual burden on those ill with both diseases.
Latent TB screening and treatment for elderly patients with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus (post)
A programmatic latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) intervention led to completion rates of 92.7% for LTBI screening and 82.5% for TB preventive therapy (TPT) among elderly patients with poorly controlled diabetes, according to study findings published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Longer diabetes duration associated with higher risk of TB incidence (post)
The risk of TB was 48% higher in patients with diabetes compared to those without diabetes, while participants with impaired fasting glucose showed no increased risk of TB incidence.
Stop TB Partnership: Official side-event at Tokyo Nutrition for Growth Summit 2021 (post)
The Stop TB Partnership will host an official side-event, Undernutrition causes 20% of world’s TB cases. What to do?, at Tokyo Nutrition for Growth Summit 2021 on 6 December 2021.
Latent TB tied to increased diabetes risk (post)
A study published in Diabetes Care suggested that people with latent TB infection are at increased risk of developing diabetes.
Effect of diabetes on rifampicin levels in patients with TB (post)
Patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) and tuberculosis (TB) had a significantly higher incidence of low rifampicin plasma levels 2 hours after the anti-tubercular drug was administered, compared with patients with TB who did not have DM, according to results of a systematic review and meta-analysis recently published in the journal Therapies.
Call for expressions of interest: Expert(s) to conduct systematic literature reviews of the evidence on TB and diabetes (post)
The World Health Organization (WHO) Global TB Program in collaboration with the Noncommunicable Diseases Department has initiated a process to review the evidence on TB and diabetes and the related interventions to address the joint burden of TB and diabetes.
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