15 Feb 2012
| by Dr Louise Newson
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is glucose intolerance during pregnancy. Although most cases resolve after the birth of the baby, there is an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes ...
sevenfold increased risk of developing diabetes later in life. It is an important condition to diagnose ...
01 Feb 2012
| by Dr Bryan Palmer
diabetes mellitus Ann Intern Med 2012; 156: 27-36 Clinical practice guidelines have an important role in guiding choice between type 2 diabetes mellitus medications, but little is known about their quality ...
2 diabetes mellitus were consistent with current evidence. Two reviewers independently rated ...
13 Oct 2011
| by Dr Jonathan Holliday
Missed opportunities for diabetes prevention Br J Gen Pract 2011; 61: 609-10 The link between gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and later diabetes is well known and as a consequence, NICE ...
having tests to exclude continuing diabetes.
Forty-five per cent of GPs thought they had ...
11 Nov 2010
| by Dr Simon Hunter
in glucose leading to a 7 per cent increase in mortality, irrespective of diabetes status.
A patient ...
symptoms.
Peer support in diabetes Ann Intern Med 2010; 153: 507-15 Most patients with diabetes ...
17 Mar 2011
| by Dr Anita Pillai and Dr Iskandar Idris
Section 1: Epidemiology and aetiology Type-1 diabetes is a disease of pancreatic islet beta ...
of type-1 diabetes mellitus is preceded by an asymptomatic prodromal period (months to years) during which ...
to the aetiopathogenesis.
The diabetes autoimmunity study in the young (DAISY), followed newborns from birth and found ...
17 Mar 2011
| by Dr Alison Glenesk
Diabetes mellitus and risk of cause-specific death N Engl J Med 2011; 364:829-41 Most of us associate diabetes with cardiovascular morbidity; however it appears that the situation is much more complex. Hazard ratios were studied for cause-specific death, according to baseline diabetes status or fasting ...
14 Mar 2012
| by Dr Raj Thakkar
A review of research impacting primary care, covering cancer referrals, MI, and diabetes. By Dr Raj...and practice nurses to manage patients' anxieties more effectively.
Treating type 2 diabetes Lancet 2012 ...
in the incidence of diabetes. Treatment has changed radically, but more needs to be done.
This phase II RCT tested whether activation of free fatty acid receptor 1 (FFAR1) in patients with type 2 diabetes improved ...
01 Sep 2011
| by Dr Lizzie Croton
mineral density or menopausal symptoms.
Lifestyle modification and prevention of type-2 diabetes Arch ...
on the incidence of type-2 diabetes among those with impaired fasting glucose levels.
A total of 641 overweight ...
followed up for 36 months with the primary outcome being type-2 diabetes as demonstrated on 75g oral ...
28 Mar 2012
| by Dr Bryan Palmer
difference, and with significant functional benefits over 12 months.
Cases of diabetic retinopathy ...
to organise annual retinal screening in diabetic patients, while the routine interval in Australia was two ...
in Wales.
Researchers reviewed 57,199 people with type 2 diabetes mellitus diagnosed at age 30 or older ...
18 Apr 2012
| by Dr Louise Newson
diabetes N Engl J Med 2012; 366: 1209-17 Many patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus have limitations ...
and 74 years with type 2 diabetes to either an intensive lifestyle intervention or a diabetes support ...
slowed the decline in mobility in overweight adults with type 2 diabetes. However, it should be noted ...