abstract：:A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the utility values associated with varying degrees of diabetic retinopathy (DR) among type 2 diabetics in Kinmen, Taiwan. A total of 725 eligible type 2 diabetics received DR screening during 1999-2002 and then evaluated utility values in 2003. The diagno...

journal_title：Diabetes research and clinical practice

authors： Tung TH,Chen SJ,Lee FL,Liu JH,Lin CH,Chou P

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolic syndrome affects approximately one quarter of population in developed countries. Its presence is a major risk for development of both type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and atherosclerosis. The prevalence of cardiovascular disease is 2-3 times higher in individuals with metabolic syndrome than in age-matched controls. M...

journal_title：Diabetes research and clinical practice

authors： Tkác I

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is of great importance. There is now substantial evidence that T2DM can be prevented or delayed by lifestyle modification. A statistically significant reduction of relative risk of newly diagnosed T2DM was observed in large clinical trials with metformin, acarb...

journal_title：Diabetes research and clinical practice

authors： Jermendy G

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate whether a comprehensive strategy involving both patients and professionals, with the introduction of a diabetes passport as a key component, improves diabetes care. METHODS:The first 150 consecutive patients who visited their internist for a diabetes check up at the internal medicine outpatient depa...

journal_title：Diabetes research and clinical practice

authors： Dijkstra RF,Braspenning JC,Huijsmans Z,Akkermans RP,van Ballegooie E,ten Have P,Casparie T,Grol RP

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sanguis draxonis (SD) is a Chinese traditional herb that is prescribed for the handling of diabetic disorders. In this study, the effects of an oral administration of SD at dosages of 100, 300, and 500 mg kg(-1) once a day, respectively, on the formation of insulin resistance were investigated in vivo in two models of...

journal_title：Diabetes research and clinical practice

authors： Hou Z,Zhang Z,Wu H

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of both a single dose and daily oral administration for 15 days of the aqueous extract of the aerial part of Chamaemelum nobile (C. nobile) at a dose of 20mg/kg body weight on blood glucose concentrations and basal insulin levels in normal and streptozotocin-indu...

journal_title：Diabetes research and clinical practice

authors： Eddouks M,Lemhadri A,Zeggwagh NA,Michel JB

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Over 1 year, a survey on contraception and obstetric history was performed on a cohort of 667 Caucasian fertile diabetic women (446, type 1 and 201, type 2) living in Italy. RESULTS:Of these women, 30.4% used hormonal contraceptives, 12.0% intra-uterine device (IUD), 10.7% declared they used no contraceptio...

journal_title：Diabetes research and clinical practice

authors： Napoli A,Colatrella A,Botta R,Di Cianni G,Fresa R,Gamba S,Italia S,Mannino D,Piva I,Suraci C,Tonutti L,Torlone E,Tortul C,Lapolla A,Italian Diabetic Pregnancy Study Group (SID).

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Reusing insulin pen needles could help to reduce the increasing economic burden of diabetes. We tested the hypothesis that reusing insulin pen needles leads to needle tip deformity and increased pain. METHODS:Three blinded reviewers assessed 123 electron microscope pictures analyzing needle tip deformity of insul...

journal_title：Diabetes research and clinical practice

authors： Puder JJ,Atar M,Muller B,Pavan M,Keller U

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current study investigated whether Du-zhong (Eucommia ulmoides Oliv.) leaves could improve the hyperglycemia in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into a non-diabetic group (NDM), diabetic group (DM), diabetic group supplemented with powdered Du-zhong leaves (DM-PDZ) ...

journal_title：Diabetes research and clinical practice

authors： Lee MK,Kim MJ,Cho SY,Park SA,Park KK,Jung UJ,Park HM,Choi MS

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This random multistage cross-sectional population survey was undertaken to determine the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) in subjects aged 25 years and above in India. The study was carried out in 77 centers (40 urban and 37 rural). 18363 (9008 males and 9355 females) subjects ...

journal_title：Diabetes research and clinical practice

authors： Sadikot SM,Nigam A,Das S,Bajaj S,Zargar AH,Prasannakumar KM,Sosale A,Munichoodappa C,Seshiah V,Singh SK,Jamal A,Sai K,Sadasivrao Y,Murthy SS,Hazra DK,Jain S,Mukherjee S,Bandyopadhay S,Sinha NK,Mishra R,Dora M,Je

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) is more sensitive than standard C-reactive protein (CRP) assay in evaluating the risk of coronary heart disease and other atherosclerotic events. By this time, there are several reports that type 2 diabetic subjects have higher serum levels of hsCRP than those of n...

journal_title：Diabetes research and clinical practice

authors： Kang ES,Kim HJ,Kim YM,Lee S,Cha BS,Lim SK,Kim HJ,Lee HC

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a westernized lifestyle becomes widespread in Japan, the number of individuals with obesity, as well as type 2 diabetes, is rapidly increasing. In this investigation, we studied the prevalence of obesity and its association with the development of diabetic macroangiopathy and microangiopathy. The clinical records o...

journal_title：Diabetes research and clinical practice

authors： Ogawa K,Ueda K,Sasaki H,Yamasaki H,Okamoto K,Wakasaki H,Matsumoto E,Furuta H,Hanabusa T,Nishi M,Nanjo K

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetic retinopathy is a leading cause of blindness and one of the hallmarks of early diabetic retinopathy is death of pericytes. I studied the effect of glycated albumin (GA) on the retinal pericyte death and assessed the protective effects of some well-known antioxidant materials. GA produced a progressive cytotoxi...

journal_title：Diabetes research and clinical practice

authors： Kim J

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between daily stress and glycaemic control in 54 people with Type 1 diabetes over 21 days. Measures included daily reports of stress (hassles), four-times-daily blood glucose measurements, and HbA1c levels. Time-series analyses revealed considerable variation ...

journal_title：Diabetes research and clinical practice

authors： Riazi A,Pickup J,Bradley C

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS/HYPOTHESIS:The UK Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS) showed that biguanide therapy in overweight patients reduced the risk for any diabetes-related endpoint and all-cause mortality. Biguanides lower the blood glucose values without stimulation of insulin release. We have investigated the short-term effect of bufor...

journal_title：Diabetes research and clinical practice

authors： Ohara S,Komatsu R,Matsuyama T

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apolipoprotein C III (apo C III) plays a central role in regulating plasma metabolism of triglyceride-rich lipoprotein (TRL). The G3238C allele (Sst I) in the 3'-untranslated region has been found to be associated with raised apo C III levels and hypertriglyceridemia (HTG). Some studies suggest that apo C III and the ...

journal_title：Diabetes research and clinical practice

authors： Chen X,Tian H,Liu R

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To explore the functional effects of hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL) in diacylglycerol (DAG) metabolism, Chinese hamster ovary cells were stably transfected with rat HSL cDNA (wt-HSL), inactive mutant S423A-HSL cDNA (S423A) and pcDNA3 vector alone (Ct). [(14)C]Glucose-incorporation into triglyceride (TG) was 75% lower ...

journal_title：Diabetes research and clinical practice

authors： Kanehara H,Suzuki J,Zenimaru Y,Takahashi S,Oida K,Shen WJ,Kraemer FB,Miyamori I

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While use of intensive insulin therapy has proven effective for reducing risk of long-term complications of hyperglycemia in people with diabetes, overnight hypoglycemia remains a significant barrier to intensive therapy. Findings from numerous studies indicate that nocturnal hypoglycemia is a frequent event among pat...

journal_title：Diabetes research and clinical practice

authors： Yale JF

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether: (1) aerobic exercise decreases arterial stiffness and (2) reduction in arterial stiffness is associated with improvement in insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes. METHODS:Common carotid and femoral arterial stiffness was ultrasonographically evaluated using stiffness index beta in 23 ...

journal_title：Diabetes research and clinical practice

authors： Yokoyama H,Emoto M,Fujiwara S,Motoyama K,Morioka T,Koyama H,Shoji T,Inaba M,Nishizawa Y

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 19-year-old woman who had a history of type 1 diabetes with recurrent glycogen accumulation in the liver. During her infantile period she presented with no hepatomegaly nor growth retardation. On admission she was diagnosed with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). She also had hepatomegaly and elevated transamina...

journal_title：Diabetes research and clinical practice

authors： Tomihira M,Kawasaki E,Nakajima H,Imamura Y,Sato Y,Sata M,Kage M,Sugie H,Nunoi K

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have established that impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) patients with fasting hyperglycemia (IGT/FH: fasting plasma glucose (FPG) level 6.1-7.0 mmol/l and 2 h PG level of 7.8-11.1 mmol/l) exhibit higher insulin resistance than those with isolated IGT (FPG level <6.1 mmol/l and 2 h PG level of 7.8-11.1 ...

journal_title：Diabetes research and clinical practice

authors： Suzuki H,Fukushima M,Usami M,Ikeda M,Taniguchi A,Nakai Y,Matsuura T,Yasuda K,Hosokawa M,Seino Y,Yamada Y

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperglycemia in patients admitted to hospital with myocardial infarction has been associated with adverse outcomes. However, with the improvements in survival seen in the reperfusion era, the glycometabolic state of patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is often given a low priority. The aim of t...

journal_title：Diabetes research and clinical practice

authors： Wong VW,Ross DL,Park K,Boyages SC,Cheung NW

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the effects of the clustering of components of the metabolic syndrome (MS) on development of diabetes, we examined 3298 Japanese male office workers aged 35-59 years who did not have type 2 diabetes (a fasting plasma glucose level of > or =7.0 mmol/l or receipt of hypoglycemic medication) or a history o...

journal_title：Diabetes research and clinical practice

authors： Nakanishi N,Nishina K,Okamoto M,Yoshida H,Matsuo Y,Suzuki K,Tatara K

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The long-term effects on cardiovascular disease risk factors of a reduced fat (RF), ad libitum diet were compared with usual diet (control, CD) in glucose intolerance individuals. Participants were 136 adults aged > or =40 years with 'glucose intolerance' (2h blood glucose 7-11.0 mmol/l) detected at a Diabetes Survey ...

journal_title：Diabetes research and clinical practice

authors： Ley SJ,Metcalf PA,Scragg RK,Swinburn BA

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:InnoLet is a disposable insulin injection device with a large easy-to-read dial, large push button for injection, and audible clicks for each unit injected. This clinical trial assessed patient preference, satisfaction, and utilization of healthcare resources (estimated nursing care) for InnoLet and vial/syringe. Pati...

journal_title：Diabetes research and clinical practice

authors： Shelmet J,Schwartz S,Cappleman J,Peterson G,Skovlund S,Lytzen L,Nicklasson L,Liang J,Lyness W,InnoLet Study Group.

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To characterise the relationship between diurnal blood pressure and the subsequent increase of urinary albumin excretion (UAE) in normotensive normoalbuminuric type 1 diabetic patients, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) was performed in 53 patients, who were then followed for 5 years. Albumin excretion rate ...

journal_title：Diabetes research and clinical practice

authors： Lengyel Z,Rosivall L,Németh C,Tóth LK,Nagy V,Mihály M,Kammerer L,Vörös P

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to evaluate the prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and the presence of risk factors for GDM, we conducted a retrospective study of a cohort of Italian women. In addition, we compared universal versus selective screening to validate the ADA's recommendations in our population. From June 1st, 199...

journal_title：Diabetes research and clinical practice

authors： Di Cianni G,Volpe L,Lencioni C,Miccoli R,Cuccuru I,Ghio A,Chatzianagnostou K,Bottone P,Teti G,Del Prato S,Benzi L

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Diabetic patients require care from a variety of health care providers, but little is known about their actual use of health care. Aims of this study were to (1) obtain information on health care use by diabetic patients in the Netherlands, (2) distinguish patterns of health care utilisation among these patients, ...

journal_title：Diabetes research and clinical practice

authors： El Fakiri F,Foets M,Rijken M

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the prevalence of glucose intolerance in Korean women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) between 6 and 8 weeks postpartum and identify which antepartum variables were predictive of postpartum diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), we prospectively performed 75 g oral glucose tolerance test (...

journal_title：Diabetes research and clinical practice

authors： Jang HC,Yim CH,Han KO,Yoon HK,Han IK,Kim MY,Yang JH,Cho NH

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is accumulating evidence that insulin resistance in the pre-diabetic state is associated with the presence of additional cardiovascular risk factors and increased incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD). There is also accumulating evidence indicating that chronic sub-clinical inflammation as measured by such i...

journal_title：Diabetes research and clinical practice

authors： Haffner SM

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum paraoxonase (PON) is a high-density lipoprotein-bound enzyme that can prevent oxidation of low-density lipoprotein by hydrolyzing lipid peroxides and thus exert an anti-atherogenic effect. Recent studies have suggested that glutamine(Q isoform)/arginine(R isoform) polymorphism at position 192 of PON(1) gene is a...

journal_title：Diabetes research and clinical practice

authors： Hu Y,Tian H,Liu R

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this paper was to examine the relationship between fasting glucose levels and development of diabetes among residents of Penghu, Taiwan. From July 1995 to June 1996, a population-based cohort study was conducted among residents aged >or=40 years on the island of Penghu, Taiwan. Of the 1601 surveyed, 130...

journal_title：Diabetes research and clinical practice

authors： Chen KT,Chen CJ,Gregg EW,Imperatore G,Narayan KM

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cause(s) of death in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) admitted to a tertiary care hospital in North India was analysed from classified information in patients' death records and case file. Of the 306652 total admissions from 1991 to 1999, 21584 patients died (7.04%), 592 of whom (355 men and 237 women) had DM (2.7...

journal_title：Diabetes research and clinical practice

authors： Bhansali A,Chattopadhyay A,Dash RJ

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was aimed to characterize the vascular production of superoxide in Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty (OLETF) rat, a model of type 2 diabetes. The nitroblue tetrazolium staining in the aorta from old (30 weeks) OLETF rat was more prominent than that of age-matched control (LETO) rat, which was significantly ...

journal_title：Diabetes research and clinical practice

authors： Kim IJ,Kim YK,Son SM,Hong KW,Kim CD

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study compared the relative role of insulin resistance and beta-cell dysfunction (both assessed using the HOMA method) with glucose intolerance conditions in the progression to type 2 diabetes among a high risk group of subjects with fasting plasma glucose (FPG) 5.6-7.0 mmol/l in Kinmen, Taiwan. Data were collect...

journal_title：Diabetes research and clinical practice

authors： Li CL,Tsai ST,Chou P

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of long-term (6 months) administration of voglibose in a dietary mixture (10 ppm) on intestinal disaccharidase activity was examined in non obese type 2 diabetes model Goto-Kakizaki (GK) rats. The postprandial blood glucose level in voglibose-treated GK rats was significantly lower than in untreated GK rats...

journal_title：Diabetes research and clinical practice

authors： Yasuda K,Shimowada K,Uno M,Odaka H,Adachi T,Shihara N,Suzuki N,Tamon A,Nagashima K,Hosokawa M,Tsuda K,Seino Y

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To study the effect of acarbose, an alpha-glucosidase inhibitor, on glycemic control in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes. METHODS:Elderly patients with type 2 diabetes treated with diet alone were randomly treated in a double-blind fashion with placebo (n=99) or acarbose (n=93) for 12 months. RESULTS:After ...

journal_title：Diabetes research and clinical practice

authors： Josse RG,Chiasson JL,Ryan EA,Lau DC,Ross SA,Yale JF,Leiter LA,Maheux P,Tessier D,Wolever TM,Gerstein H,Rodger NW,Dornan JM,Murphy LJ,Rabasa-Lhoret R,Meneilly GS

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor-induced pancreatic damage or insulin resistance may be responsible for diabetes in pancreatic cancer (PC) patients, but the exact cause of association remains controversial. In this study, we aimed to investigate the prevalence of diabetes in patients with PC in central Anatolia, Turkey, and to evaluate whether ...

journal_title：Diabetes research and clinical practice

authors： Cetin M,Colak R,Bayram F,Altinbaş M,Unal A,Keleştimur F

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current study assessed whether features of the metabolic syndrome are associated with higher apolipoprotein B(100) (apoB(100)) levels in people with Type 2 diabetes (n = 298) not taking lipid-lowering drugs. Body-mass index (BMI), waist:hip ratio (WHR), urinary albumin excretion rate, presence or absence of hypert...

journal_title：Diabetes research and clinical practice

authors： Relimpio F,Losada F,Pumar A,Mangas MA,Morales F,Astorga R

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Obesity was considered to be one of the causes of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). However, the mechanism responsible for obesity has not yet been fully elucidated. In this study, we first examined the relationship between food intake amount and obesity in a NIDDM model animal, and then we fo...

journal_title：Diabetes research and clinical practice

authors： Luan Y,Hirashima T,Man ZW,Wang MW,Kawano K,Sumida T

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00