Minority Diabetes Reports
Saturday, September 28th, 2013
Diabetes Care: September 23, 2013 OBJECTIVE Diabetes confers a very high risk of lower-extremity amputation (LEA); however, few studies have assessed whether blood glucose control can reduce LEA risk among patients with diabetes, especially in practice settings where low-income patients predominate. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We performed a prospective cohort study (2000–2009) on patients with diabetes that included […]
Minority Diabetes Reports
Thursday, September 26th, 2013
The Diabetes Educator: September 19, 2013 Purpose The purpose of this article is to answer key implementation questions from our translation research with a primary care–based, nurse–community health worker (CHW) team intervention to support type 2 diabetes self-management. Methods Descriptive data are given on intervention delivery, CHW visit content, patient safety, and intervention costs, along with statistical analyses […]
Minority Diabetes Reports
Thursday, September 26th, 2013
The Diabetes Educator: September 18, 2013 Purpose The purpose of the study was to (1) characterize leptin in Mexican Americans with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes, (2) examine relationships among leptin and indicators of diabetes status (body mass index and A1C), and (3) explore the effects of a culturally tailored diabetes self-management education intervention on leptin. Methods In […]
Minority Diabetes Reports
Thursday, September 26th, 2013
The Diabetes Educator: September 12, 2013 Purpose The purpose of this cross-sectional, descriptive study was to explore the characteristics of herbal remedy use for diabetes among Latinos/Hispanics with type 2 diabetes. Methods A convenience sample of 75 Latino/Hispanic adults with type 2 diabetes was recruited from community-based settings in North Carolina. Data were collected through face-to-face bilingual interviews. […]
Clinical Trial News
Thursday, September 26th, 2013
Diabetes Care: September 23, 2013 OBJECTIVE To compare a modified fixed meal dosing strategy to flexible meal dosing in hospitalized patients with type 2 diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Patients (N = 126) with refractory hyperglycemia or requiring at least 20 units of insulin per day were randomly assigned to fixed meal dosing (including withholding the dose if less […]
Clinical Trial News
Thursday, September 26th, 2013
Diabetes Care: September 23, 2013 Background The childhood obesity epidemic has been accompanied by an increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D), particularly in minority children. 20-30% of obese youth have “pre-diabetes” a precursor to diabetes marked by insulin resistance, β-cell dysfunction and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT). The Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) demonstrated that T2D could be […]
Clinical Trial News
Thursday, September 26th, 2013
Diabetes Care: September 23, 2013 OBJECTIVE Fasting is not routinely recommended for renal function tests, despite the known effects of cooked meat on creatinine. We therefore studied variation in creatinine and estimate glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) following a standardised cooked meat meal in 80 subjects: healthy volunteers, diabetes patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stages 1 & […]
Clinical Trial News
Thursday, September 26th, 2013
SAGE: 9/19/13 Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a Community Health Worker (CHW)–led diabetes self-management education (DSME) program and to understand how CHWs and primary care providers (PCPs) work together to provide comprehensive diabetes care. Methods A quantitative pre- and postassessment of change in patients’ blood glucose levels (A1C), blood pressure, and […]
Clinical Trial News
Thursday, September 26th, 2013
Diabetes Care: May 21, 2013 OBJECTIVE Elevated plasma free fatty acids (FFAs) are one important link between excess visceral adiposity, insulin resistance, and the development of type 2 diabetes. Effects of lifestyle interventions on FFA metabolism are poorly known. This open-label study was conducted to test the effects of a 1-year healthy eating/physical activity intervention program on […]
News
Thursday, September 26th, 2013
Diabetes Care: October 2013 OBJECTIVE Antidepressant use has risen sharply over recent years. Recent concerns that antidepressants may adversely affect glucose metabolism require investigation. Our aim was to assess the risk of type 2 diabetes associated with antidepressants through a systematic review. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Data sources were MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, The Cochrane Library, Web of Science, […]
