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Emory Global Diabetes Research Center

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Working globally to develop & advance the abilities of #Emory, US, and non-US researchers to engage in world-class research in #diabetes and other related NCDs.

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🚨 Diabetic foot infections (DFIs) often require urgent antibiotic decisions—but cultures can take days. New study uses machine learning to predict antibiotic resistance profiles using routine clinical data. Led by EGDRC's Rodrigo M. Carrillo Larco. šŸ”—link.springer.com/article/10.100…

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šŸ˜ļø How do our neighborhoods influence #Type2Diabetes risk? A new study co-authored by EGDRC’s Dr. Ram Jagannathan shows that social cohesion & safety may lower T2D risk—through physical activity, mental health, and inflammation. šŸ”— doi.org/10.1016/j.diab… #SocialDeterminants

šŸ˜ļø How do our neighborhoods influence #Type2Diabetes risk?

A new study co-authored by EGDRC’s Dr. Ram Jagannathan shows that social cohesion & safety may lower T2D risk—through physical activity, mental health, and inflammation. šŸ”— doi.org/10.1016/j.diab… #SocialDeterminants
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Women experience distinct benefits and side effects with GLP-1 analogs, yet research gaps, especially in females, persist. academic.oup.com/endo/article/1…

Women experience distinct benefits and side effects with GLP-1 analogs, yet research gaps, especially in females, persist. academic.oup.com/endo/article/1…
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New study in Diabetes Care co-authored by EGDRC's Dr. Guillermo Umpierrez finds ~24% of people with difficult-to-control type 2 diabetes may have hypercortisolism—potentially contributing to poor glycemic control despite multiple meds. doi.org/10.2337/dc24-2…

New study in Diabetes Care co-authored by EGDRC's Dr. Guillermo Umpierrez finds ~24% of people with difficult-to-control type 2 diabetes may have hypercortisolism—potentially contributing to poor glycemic control despite multiple meds. doi.org/10.2337/dc24-2…
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With this year’s numbers still rolling in, we’re celebrating a big win from last year: 1,343 publications! šŸŽ‰ Huge kudos to the entire #EGDRC team—core researchers, affiliates, postdocs, and fellows—for driving impactful science. Explore our annual report: diabetes.emory.edu/2023-2024-annu…

With this year’s numbers still rolling in, we’re celebrating a big win from last year: 1,343 publications! šŸŽ‰ Huge kudos to the entire #EGDRC team—core researchers, affiliates, postdocs, and fellows—for driving impactful science. Explore our annual report: diabetes.emory.edu/2023-2024-annu…
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New research links dysregulated sugar, fatty acid & amino acid metabolism in moms & newborns to high birth weight. šŸ¼doi.org/10.1038/s41366…

New research links dysregulated sugar, fatty acid & amino acid metabolism in moms & newborns to high birth weight. šŸ¼doi.org/10.1038/s41366…
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K. M. Venkat Narayan (Emory Department of Medicine), executive director of the Emory Global Diabetes Research Center (Emory Global Diabetes Research Center), is the recipient of the 2025 Distinguished International Service in the Cause of Diabetes awarded by the American Diabetes Association. Read more āž”ļø bit.ly/4iUQTNa

K. M. Venkat Narayan (<a href="/EmoryDeptofMed/">Emory Department of Medicine</a>), executive director of the Emory Global Diabetes Research Center (<a href="/egdrc/">Emory Global Diabetes Research Center</a>), is the recipient of the 2025 Distinguished International Service in the Cause of Diabetes awarded by the <a href="/AmDiabetesAssn/">American Diabetes Association</a>. 
Read more āž”ļø bit.ly/4iUQTNa
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Is the current U.S. approach to diabetes prevention working? Drs. Echouffo-Tcheugui, Chakkalakal & Ali explore why lifestyle modification hasn’t yielded population-level success—and how we must rethink the strategy. Diabetes Care, a research journal of the ADA 🌟 šŸ”— doi.org/10.2337/dci24-…

Is the current U.S. approach to diabetes prevention working?

Drs. Echouffo-Tcheugui, Chakkalakal &amp; Ali explore why lifestyle modification hasn’t yielded population-level success—and how we must rethink the strategy. <a href="/DiabetesCareADA/">Diabetes Care, a research journal of the ADA 🌟</a> šŸ”— doi.org/10.2337/dci24-…
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"Facts alone don’t change minds—but connection can." EGDRC Director, K.M. Venkat Narayan shares how humility, dialogue, and storytelling can strengthen science and public health in a new NAM member spotlight. Read more: nam.edu/news-and-insig… #PublicHealth #NAMNewsroom

"Facts alone don’t change minds—but connection can."

EGDRC Director, <a href="/kmvnarayan14/">K.M. Venkat Narayan</a> shares how humility, dialogue, and storytelling can strengthen science and public health in a new NAM member spotlight.

Read more: nam.edu/news-and-insig…

#PublicHealth #NAMNewsroom
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New study: In adults with pancreatic insufficient cystic fibrosis (PI-CF), GIP infusion lowers bone resorption, but GLP-1 does not. Findings highlight the role of the gut-bone axis in CF-related bone disease. 🦓 #CysticFibrosis #BoneHealth sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

New study: In adults with pancreatic insufficient cystic fibrosis (PI-CF), GIP infusion lowers bone resorption, but GLP-1 does not.

Findings highlight the role of the gut-bone axis in CF-related bone disease. 🦓 #CysticFibrosis #BoneHealth sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
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šŸ‘Looking back on our most recent faculty promotions at EGDRC—a reflection of our commitment to excellence in diabetes research and mentorship. Here’s to continued impact and discovery! šŸ”— diabetes.emory.edu/2023-2024-annu…

šŸ‘Looking back on our most recent faculty promotions at EGDRC—a reflection of our commitment to excellence in diabetes research and mentorship.

Here’s to continued impact and discovery!
šŸ”— diabetes.emory.edu/2023-2024-annu…
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New study by researchers at Addis Ababa University and EGDRC (Solveig Argeseanu Cunningham 🌻 Mohammed K Ali) finds only 29.4% of patients at Dessie Hospital (Ethiopia) fully adhere to hypertension self-care. Rural patients more likely to stick with it than urban. doi.org/10.1155/ijhy/1…

New study by researchers at Addis Ababa University and EGDRC (<a href="/SolveigACunnin1/">Solveig Argeseanu Cunningham 🌻</a> <a href="/mkali_twindad/">Mohammed K Ali</a>) finds only 29.4% of patients at Dessie Hospital (Ethiopia) fully adhere to hypertension self-care. Rural patients more likely to stick with it than urban. doi.org/10.1155/ijhy/1…
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šŸ†• Commentary in Diabetes Care: Leveraging historical patient data—including random glucose from EHRs—can help detect undiagnosed diabetes & prediabetes. Authors: Li, Ali, Varghese. #DiabetesCare #DysglycemiaDetection šŸ”— doi.org/10.2337/dci25-…

šŸ†• Commentary in Diabetes Care: Leveraging historical patient data—including random glucose from EHRs—can help detect undiagnosed diabetes &amp; prediabetes. Authors: Li, Ali, Varghese. #DiabetesCare #DysglycemiaDetection
šŸ”— doi.org/10.2337/dci25-…
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šŸ“‰ New study highlights lower fall/fracture-related hospital & ER visits in older adults with #Type2Diabetes using Gla-300 vs other basal insulins. Falls were more common in those with hypoglycemia. šŸ”— Read more: doi.org/10.36469/001c.… #DiabetesResearch #Insulin #FRAGILEStudy

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šŸ“¢ New expert consensus underscores the key role of primary care in tackling #obesity. Early prevention, new meds like #GLP1s, and timely referrals are reshaping obesity care. Emory Co-author: Jessica A. Alvarez doi.org/10.1016/j.jdia… #ObesityManagement #PrimaryCare #Diabetes

šŸ“¢ New expert consensus underscores the key role of primary care in tackling #obesity. Early prevention, new meds like #GLP1s, and timely referrals are reshaping obesity care. Emory Co-author: Jessica A. Alvarez doi.org/10.1016/j.jdia…
#ObesityManagement #PrimaryCare #Diabetes
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The DiaTech 10X Hackathon—led by EGDRC, IPaT Georgia Tech, IIT Madras & top Indian institutions—tackled India’s top diabetes challenges. #Emory students Suhani Varma & Yash Kamdar took top honors proposing a paper-based AI tool to detect diabetic foot disease. news.emory.edu/stories/2025/0…

The DiaTech 10X Hackathon—led by EGDRC, <a href="/IPaTGT/">IPaT Georgia Tech</a>, <a href="/iitmadras/">IIT Madras</a> &amp; top Indian institutions—tackled India’s top diabetes challenges. #Emory students Suhani Varma &amp; Yash Kamdar took top honors proposing a paper-based AI tool to detect diabetic foot disease. news.emory.edu/stories/2025/0…
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šŸ“¢ New study: Sexual minority couples show high concordance in hypertension & overweight/obesity — especially among male couples. Findings highlight the need for couple-level interventions to reduce shared cardiometabolic risk.šŸ”— doi.org/10.1016/j.anne…

šŸ“¢ New study: Sexual minority couples show high concordance in hypertension &amp; overweight/obesity — especially among male couples. Findings highlight the need for couple-level interventions to reduce shared cardiometabolic risk.šŸ”— doi.org/10.1016/j.anne…
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New consensus statement from SPAQI on perioperative management of patients taking GLP-1 receptor agonists is here! šŸ”— doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.… #GLP1 #PerioperativeCare #DiabetesCare

New consensus statement from SPAQI on perioperative management of patients taking GLP-1 receptor agonists is here! šŸ”— doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.…
#GLP1 #PerioperativeCare #DiabetesCare
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🚨 New Course: Scientific Temper: Critical Thinking in #PublicHealth, #Policy & #Research Open to students, faculty & pros across science, policy, arts & comm. šŸ“… 5 online sessions | 15 hrs total šŸŽ“ #Emory: OPUS PUBH 516 🌐 Non-Emory: Register -eventbrite.com/e/scientific-t…

🚨 New Course: Scientific Temper: Critical Thinking in #PublicHealth, #Policy &amp; #Research

Open to students, faculty &amp; pros across science, policy, arts &amp; comm.

šŸ“… 5 online sessions | 15 hrs total
šŸŽ“ #Emory: OPUS PUBH 516
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