Showing papers in "Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice in 2008"

TL;DR: It is shown that the prevalence of self-reported diabetes is higher in urban, intermediate in peri-urban and lowest in rural areas, and urban residence, abdominal obesity and physical inactivity are the risk factors associated with diabetes in this study.

TL;DR: Supporting the need for further research into the links between sleep-disordered breathing and diabetes, the International Diabetes Federation Taskforce on Epidemiology and Prevention strongly recommends that health professionals working in both type 2 diabetes and SDB adopt clinical practices to ensure that a patient presenting with one condition is considered for the other.

TL;DR: Combination of strategies to prevent overproduction of ROS and to increase the removal of preformed ROS may prove to be effective in preventing the development and progression of diabetic nephropathy.

TL;DR: This educational intervention using the Internet and a SMS by cellular phone rapidly improved and stably maintained the glycemic control of the patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

TL;DR: Long-acting insulin analogues in type 2 diabetic patients does not seem to provide a better glycemic control in comparison with NPH insulin, whereas it reduces the risk of nocturnal and symptomatic hypoglycemia.

TL;DR: In this study, once-daily sitagliptin 100mg for 12 weeks improved fasting and postprandial glycemic control and was generally well tolerated in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes.

TL;DR: The results of this study showed that the mean values of Pb, Cd and, As were significantly higher in scalp hair samples of smoker and non-smoker diabetic patients as compared to control subjects, confirming that toxic metals may play a role in the development of diabetes mellitus.

TL;DR: Incidence of type 2 was the highest reported from Sweden, to which new diagnostic criteria, a high degree of case-finding, and many elders, may have contributed, but results may also reflect a true increase in incidence of both types of diabetes.

TL;DR: Evidence is found that the instruments: ADDQoL, D-39, DDS, DHP1/18, DSQOLS, EDBS and QSD-R had adequate psychometric properties and responsiveness should be a priority.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that the RT-CGM was useful in modifying a patient's diet and exercise habits and could induce better glycemic control than SMBG for patients with type 2 diabetes.

TL;DR: Setting the cutoff points of WC and VFA lower values in women than in men for the definition of central obesity is needed to identify the subjects with MetS in Japanese, as in other Asian populations.

TL;DR: It is suggested that PA counseling interventions using CGMS feedback for individuals with type 2 diabetes may improve PA levels and reduce risk factors for diabetes-related complications.

TL;DR: A systematic review of T2DM complications in Indigenous populations worldwide revealed a disproportionate burden of disease complications among all Indigenous peoples regardless of their geographic location.

TL;DR: The objective of this article is to review recent advances in the understanding of adipokines and insulin resistance during pregnancy.

TL;DR: The findings suggest that CAVI is independent of BP and useful as an indicator of early arteriosclerosis in diabetic subjects and baPWV was significantly influenced by BP changes.

TL;DR: Endothelial function is improved following 14 months of PRT in type 2 diabetes both in a supervised and non-supervised program, suggesting that glycemic control may be an important factor in long-term regulation of endothelial function.

TL;DR: There is a vital need to identify and target novel pathophysiologic pathways such as advanced glycation which appear to be centrally involved in diabetic renal disease in order to reduce the rising burden of this disease.

TL;DR: Liraglutide was highly effective and well tolerated at doses up to 0.9mg/day in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes, allowing glycemic control without weight gain or hypoglycemia.

TL;DR: The results indicated that, metformin addition had beneficial effect on VEGF and PAI-1 levels in obese type 2 diabetic patients under MNT+REP, independent from its' favourable effects on BMI and glycemic control.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that bitter melon, is a food factor, but not a medicine, itself could influence dual PPARalpha/PPARgamma expression and the mediated gene expression, is effective in ameliorating insulin resistance and visceral obesity.

TL;DR: Diabetes-related HRQoL information is clearly of supreme importance to family physicians and policy makers to identify and implement appropriate interventions for achieving better management of diabetes and ultimately improving the QoL of diabetes patients.

TL;DR: The data suggest that at the same level of hyperglycaemia the grading of the endothelial dysfunction is almost super imposable, but clearly worse in terms of delta from fasting glycaemia.

TL;DR: Improving the awareness, treatment, and control is urgently needed for the intervention of DM in the Chinese adult population.

TL;DR: Conurrent use of TCA and SSRI was associated with an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared to using TCA alone, and individuals taking combination TCAand SSRI therapy should be closely monitored for development of type 1 diabetes.

TL;DR: The observed positive correlation between TBARS and leptin in obese patients suggests that increased oxidative stress and hyperleptinemia, both consequences of obesity, may play a role in type 2 diabetes mellitus development.

TL;DR: An intensive diabetes self-management program led to improvements in HbA1c, empowerment, and quality of life that were largely sustained at 1 year, all the more remarkable given that the intervention was once only, entailed no long-term follow-up, and took place in normal clinical operations.

TL;DR: Visfatin levels may decrease with age and be related to the HDL metabolism in obese adolescents, and the relationship between visfatin and anthropometric indices, insulin sensitivity, and blood lipids in Chinese adolescents is examined.

TL;DR: A linear decline in endogenous insulin secretion over more than several decades of diabetes was confirmed by this cross-sectional study and the duration of diabetes exposure and BMI are thus major factors in beta-cell function in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes.

TL;DR: There is an urgent need for well-designed intervention studies on the effect of different aspects of education on adherence to treatment recommendations, other than lifestyle advice.

TL;DR: The data suggest that TCF7L2 variants are associated with increased risk for DM in Emirati subjects and the high prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in this population is demonstrated.