Recent diabetes news in the Big 4

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LAB REPORTS: Inflammation and Diabetes
JAMA current issue - Dec 2, 2008 (2 days ago)


MEDICAL NEWS & PERSPECTIVES: Studies Probe Oral Health-Diabetes Link
JAMA current issue - Dec 2, 2008 (2 days ago)

[Comment] Chronic wound care
...diabetes, and local-pressure effects are the most common pathophysiological causes, whereas systemic factors, such as compromised nutritional status, infection, and altered immunological status further contribute to poor wound healing ().
The Lancet - Nov 28, 2008 (6 days ago)

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTION: Interaction Between Poor Glycemic Control and 9p21 Locus on Risk of Coronary Artery Disease in Type 2 Diabetes
...population with diabetes has not been well characterized. Objective To examine the association of the 9p21 variant with CAD in individuals with type 2 diabetes and evaluate its interaction with poor glycemic control. Design, Setting, and Participants (1) Case-control study of 734 type 2 diabetes patients (322 with angiographically diagnosed CA...

[Comment] Diabetes: a call for papers
...the American Diabetes Association's (ADA) 69th annual Scientific Sessions meeting, The Lancet will be publishing a special theme issue dedicated to diabetes research. We hope to publish a number of primary research papers that report major advances in the rapidly developing fields of diabetes prevention and treatment. Authors of accepted papers ...
The Lancet - Nov 21, 2008 10:52 AM

Case Report] A swollen knee: and the father of hysteria
...type 2 diabetes was poorly controlled: we saw her regularly in the foot clinic for a neuropathic ulcer, which was healing slowly; she had had several laser treatments for bilateral diabetic maculopathy.
The Lancet - Nov 21, 2008 10:52 AM
JAMA current issue - Nov 26, 2008 12:19 AM


ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Clinical Risk Factors, DNA Variants, and the Development of Type 2 Diabetes
...Type 2 diabetes developed in 11.7% of the subjects. The inclusion of common genetic risk factors, many of which impair the capacity of beta cells to increase insulin secretion, in risk models modestly improved the prediction of future type 2 diabetes.
New England Journal of Medicine - Nov 19, 2008 10:40 PM


ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Genotype Score in Addition to Common Risk Factors for Prediction of Type 2 Diabetes
...at 18 diabetes-associated loci in participants of the Framingham Offspring Study. A genotype score based on these risk alleles predicted new cases of diabetes but resulted in only a slightly better prediction of risk than knowledge of common risk factors alone.
New England Journal of Medicine - Nov 19, 2008 10:40 PM



LETTERS: Association of Fetuin-A Level and Diabetes Risk--Reply
JAMA current issue - Nov 18, 2008 9:35 PM

CLINICAL REVIEW: Pregnancy and Fertility Following Bariatric Surgery: A Systematic Review
...of gestational diabetes (0% vs 22.1%, P < .05) and preeclampsia (0% vs 3.1%, P < .05) were lower in the bariatric surgery group. Findings were supported by 13 other bariatric cohort studies. Neonatal outcomes were similar or better after surgery compared with obese women without laparoscopic adjustable gastric band surgery (7.7% vs 7.1% fo... JAMA current issue - Nov 18, 2008 9:35 PM

LETTERS: Association of Fetuin-A Level and Diabetes Risk
JAMA current issue - Nov 18, 2008 9:35 PM


[FEATURE] The fattening truth about restaurant food
BMJ current issue - Nov 18, 2008 12:07

[Comment] Prevention of type 1 diabetes: what next?
...type 1 diabetes has doubled in the past 10 years in Europe and the USA, with more children younger than 5 years of age being diagnosed. Changes in environmental exposures remain unclear, but the underlying genetic predisposition is being defined. Nevertheless, more than 30 years of research, including the heroic and painstaking longitudinal stud...
The Lancet - Nov 14, 2008 9:59 AM
Articles] Nasal insulin to prevent type 1 diabetes in children with HLA genotypes and autoantibodies conferring increased risk of disease: a double-blind, randomised controlled trial
...models of diabetes, prophylactic administration of insulin reduced incidence of the disease. We investigated whether administration of nasal insulin decreased the incidence of type 1 diabetes, in children with HLA genotypes and autoantibodies increasing the risk of the disease.
The Lancet - Nov 14, 2008 9:59 AM



LETTERS: Depressive Symptoms and Diabetes--Reply
JAMA current issue - Nov 11, 2008 9:35 PM

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTION: Low-Dose Aspirin for Primary Prevention of Atherosclerotic Events in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Controlled Trial
...type 2 diabetes. Objective To examine the efficacy of low-dose aspirin for the primary prevention of atherosclerotic events in patients with type 2 diabetes. Design, Setting, and Participants Multicenter, prospective, randomized, open-label, blinded, end-point trial conducted from December 2002 through April 2008 at 163 institutions throughout...
JAMA current issue - Nov 11, 2008 9:35 PM

LETTERS: Depressive Symptoms and Diabetes
JAMA current issue - Nov 11, 2008 9:35 PM

LETTERS: Depressive Symptoms and Diabetes
JAMA current issue - Nov 11, 2008 9:35 PM

EDITORIAL: Aspirin for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events in Diabetes: Still an Open Question
JAMA current issue - Nov 11, 2008 9:35 PM

[NEWS] Major US consumer group asks FDA to ban drug for diabetes
BMJ current issue - Nov 5, 2008 12:06 PM

LAB REPORTS: Diabetes and Bacteria
JAMA current issue - Nov 4, 2008 9:19 PM


LAB, FIELD, & CLINIC: Adult Pancreatic Cells "Reprogrammed" Into Rarer Insulin-Producing Cells
JAMA current issue - Nov 4, 2008 9:19 PM

COMMENTARY: Glucose Lowering to Control Macrovascular Disease in Type 2 Diabetes: Treating the Wrong Surrogate End Point?
JAMA current issue - Nov 4, 2008 9:19 PM

[RESEARCH] Prevention of type 2 diabetes in British Bangladeshis: qualitative study of community, religious, and professional perspectives
...relation to diabetes prevention in the Bangladeshi community. Design Qualitative study (focus groups and semistructured interviews). Setting Tower Hamlets, a socioeconomically deprived London borough, United Kingdom. Participants Bangladeshi people without diabetes (phase 1), religious leaders and Islamic scholars (phase 2), and health professio...
BMJ current issue - Nov 4, 2008 6:00 PM

[EDITORIALS] Preventing diabetes in Bangladeshi people in Britain
BMJ current issue - Nov 4, 2008 6:00 PM