Research
A list of resources related to research in the field of diabetes
Diabetes Prevention Interventions Have Long-Lasting Effects
The benefits of lifestyle intervention or metformin for preventing the development of diabetes in high-risk adults can persist for 10 years, according to a follow-up report from the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) trial published online in Lancet.
Complex Insulin Regimens & Type 2 Diabetes
In patients with refractory type 2 diabetes, the addition of certain insulin regimens seems to offer better control and fewer complications, reports the New England Journal of Medicine.
Additive and Independent Effects of Blood Pressure Lowering and Intensive Glucose Control in Diabetic Patients
As reported in Medscape Today
Adiposity in Midlife May Reduce Healthy Survival in Women Who Live to Older Ages
October 6, 2009 - MedscapeCME- According to a study reported in the September 30, 2009 issue of BMJ the probability of healthy survival among women who live to older ages is lower in women with midlife adiposity.
Beneficial Effect of Weight Loss on Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients with Diabetes
Archives of Internal Medicine 2009; The Sleep AHEAD Study Gary D. Foster, PhD; Kelley E. Borradaile, PhD; Mark H. Sanders, MD; Richard Millman, MD; Gary Zammit, PhD; Anne B. Newman, MD; Thomas A. Wadden, PhD; David Kelley, MD; Rena R. Wing, PhD; F. Xavier Pi-Sunyer, MD; David Reboussin, PhD; Samuel T. Kuna, MD; for the Sleep AHEAD Research Group of the Look AHEAD Research Group
Association of the Mediterranean Dietary Pattern With the Incidence of Depression
As presented in the Archives of General Psychiatry, 2009 Authors: Almudena Sánchez-Villegas, BPharm, PhD; Miguel Delgado-Rodríguez, MD, PhD, MPH; Alvaro Alonso, MD, PhD; Javier Schlatter, MD, PhD; Francisca Lahortiga, BA, PhD; Lluis Serra Majem, MD, PhD; Miguel Angel Martínez-González, MD, PhD, MPH
Smoking, High Blood Pressure, and Diabetes May Lead to Dementia
As reported by Medscape Medical News CME
Depression and increased mortality in diabetes: unexpected causes of death
Source: Sep-Oct 2009 edition of the Annuals of Family Medicine
Effects of a Mediterranean-Style Diet on the Need for Antihyperglycemic Drug Therapy in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes
A randomized trial of the Effects of a Mediterranean-Style Diet on the Need for Antihyperglycemic Drug Therapy in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes as published in the September 1, 2009 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine
Low Vitamin D Levels Common in U.S. Children, Linked to Cardiovascular Risk Markers
Nearly 10% of U.S. children and adolescents have deficient vitamin D levels, while 60% have insufficient levels, according to a cross-sectional study published online in Pediatrics.
Cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis: Balancing risk management
A narrative review of the current literature examining the traditional risk factors and patient profiles leading to cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis.
How Accurately Do Primary Care Practitioners Diagnose Depression?
Primary care physicians tend to overdiagnose depression, according to a Lancet meta-analysis.

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