Minority Diabetes Reports
Thursday, June 27th, 2013
Diabetes Care July 1, 2013 Diabetes incidence can be reduced by lifestyle interventions aimed at weight loss, diet change, and increased physical activity, according to several randomized clinical trials (RCTs) (1–5). Similarly, diabetes incidence rates were reduced in RCTs of metformin, acarbose, troglitazone, rosiglitazone, and pioglitazone (1,4,6–9). These RCTs enrolled nondiabetic adults who were at high […]
Minority Diabetes Reports
Thursday, June 27th, 2013
Clinical Endocrinology News June 24, 2013 Results from a large, ongoing epidemiologic study demonstrated a positive association between African ancestry and fasting glucose in individuals without diagnosed diabetes. “This association is not substantively diminished by accounting for body mass index or available socioeconomic status measures, suggesting that differences between African Americans and whites in diabetes […]
Minority Diabetes Reports
Thursday, June 27th, 2013
BWHI: June 24, 2013 The prevalence of type 2 diabetes—a potentially life-threatening condition where blood glucose levels are above normal—is a growing problem in the United States. Currently one in 10 Americans has the disease, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that one in three is likely to have it by 2050 if the […]
Minority Diabetes Reports
Thursday, June 27th, 2013
The Diabetes Educator June 21, 2013 Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between negative emotions and bio-behavioral risk factors among Korean immigrants at risk for type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Methods Data were collected from 148 Korean immigrant adults who are “at risk” for T2DM as defined by having family history of T2DM in […]
Clinical Trials
Thursday, June 27th, 2013
Diabetes Care July 1, 2013 OBJECTIVE To evaluate the feasibility of a wearable artificial pancreas system, the Diabetes Assistant (DiAs), which uses a smart phone as a closed-loop control platform. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Twenty patients with type 1 diabetes were enrolled at the Universities of Padova, Montpellier, and Virginia and at Sansum Diabetes Research Institute. Each trial […]
Clinical Trials
Thursday, June 27th, 2013
News Medical June 25, 2013 Therapy produced stable glucose and hemoglobin A1C readings, and weight loss Patients with type 2 diabetes fare significantly better if they are started on three medications at the time of diagnosis than if they are prescribed a single drug and have other therapies added later, a San Antonio researcher said June 22 […]
Clinical Trials
Thursday, June 27th, 2013
NEJM: June 24, 2013 BACKGROUND Weight loss is recommended for overweight or obese patients with type 2 diabetes on the basis of short-term studies, but long-term effects on cardiovascular disease remain unknown. We examined whether an intensive lifestyle intervention for weight loss would decrease cardiovascular morbidity and mortality among such patients. METHODS In 16 study […]
Clinical Trials
Thursday, June 27th, 2013
The Diabetes Educator June 19, 2013 Purpose The purpose of this comparative effectiveness study is to compare diabetes self-management support (DSMS) approaches and determine who can be most effective in helping patients maintain/improve clinical outcomes, self-care behaviors, distress, and satisfaction following diabetes self-management education (DSME) delivered in primary care. Methods After receiving DSME, 141 participants were randomized to […]
Clinical Trials
Thursday, June 27th, 2013
Diabetes Care May 21, 2013 Detection and interpretation of adverse signals during preclinical and clinical stages of drug development inform the benefit-risk assessment that determines suitability for use in real-world situations. This review considers some recent signals associated with diabetes therapies, illustrating the difficulties in ascribing causality and evaluating absolute risk, predictability, prevention, and containment. […]
News
Thursday, June 27th, 2013
MedPage Today June 25, 2013 Newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients are less likely to follow their medication regimen than those with longer-standing disease, and those who take more pills are more likely to be adherent than those on fewer medications, a study found. The odds of having prescriptions filled at least 80% of the […]
