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Thursday, September 26th, 2013
Diabetes Care: October 2013 OBJECTIVE To investigate glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) secretion in patients with type 2 diabetes and nondiabetic control subjects during oral glucose or meal tests. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Eligible trials were identified by The Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, Embase, and Web of Science. Data were retrieved and random-effects models for the primary meta-analysis, random-effects meta-regression, […]
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Thursday, September 26th, 2013
CDC: September 19, 2013 Introduction Women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) are at higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2DM); however, little is known about the association between other common pregnancy complications (eg, preterm birth, macrosomia) and T2DM risk. We examined the associations between first-pregnancy preterm, postterm birth, low birth weight, […]
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Thursday, September 26th, 2013
Joslin Diabetes Center: September 18, 2013 Our society is aging rapidly. In 2010 40 million people were over the age of 65. This accounts for 13 percent of the population, and that number is projected to rise another 18 million by the year 2020. The risk of developing diabetes increases dramatically with age, so that as […]
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Thursday, September 26th, 2013
Diabetes Care: July 8, 2013 OBJECTIVE To explore the relationship between inpatient diabetes education (IDE) and hospital readmissions in patients with poorly controlled diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Patients with a discharge diagnosis of diabetes (ICD-9 code 250.x) and HbA1c >9% who were hospitalized between 2008 and 2010 were retrospectively identified. All-cause first readmissions were determined within 30 days […]
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Monday, September 23rd, 2013
Diabetes Care: September 11, 2013 Objective To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a genetic testing policy for HNF1A, HNF4Aand GCK-MODY in a hypothetical cohort of type 2 diabetes patients 25-40 years old with a MODY prevalence of 2%. Research Design and Methods We used a simulation model of type 2 diabetes complications based on UKPDS data, modified to account for the natural […]
Minority Diabetes Reports
Thursday, September 19th, 2013
Am. J. Epidemiol: September 17, 2013 Using data from the Women’s Health Initiative (1993–2009; n = 158,833 participants, of whom 84.1% were white, 9.2% were black, 4.1% were Hispanic, and 2.6% were Asian), we compared all-cause, cardiovascular, and cancer mortality rates in white, black, Hispanic, and Asian postmenopausal women with and without diabetes. Cox proportional hazard models were […]
Minority Diabetes Reports
Thursday, September 19th, 2013
ADA: 9/16/13 Each year, Americans observe Hispanic Heritage Month (HHM) from September 15 to October 15. During HHM, the American Diabetes Association is hosting a variety of fun physical activity events where everyone in the family can participate! To learn more about HHM, click here!
Minority Diabetes Reports
Thursday, September 19th, 2013
Diabetes Care: September 16, 2013 Objective To estimate the prevalence of diabetes in U.S. youth aged < 20 years in 2009 and to estimate the total number of youth with diabetes in U.S. by age, race/ethnicity, and diabetes type. Research Design and Methods To address one of its primary aims, the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study identified […]
Minority Diabetes Reports
Thursday, September 19th, 2013
Medical news today: 7/1/13 People have differing abilities to release and react to insulin depending on ethnicity, according to a new study from researchers at Lund University in Sweden, Stanford University and Kitasato University. The results show that healthy subjects of all ethnicities were able to maintain a normal glucose level, but did so in different […]
Clinical Trial News
Thursday, September 19th, 2013
Diabetes Care: September 16, 2013 OBJECTIVE To investigate the impact of activities of daily living (ADL) versus moderate-intensity endurance-type exercise on 24-h glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Twenty males with type 2 diabetes participated in a randomized crossover study consisting of three experimental periods of 3 days each. Subjects were studied […]
