This week's Diabetes Bulletin...

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Friday 13 February 2009

Recent "Big 4" diabetes articles

Access
BMJ - current paper copy in library, electronic access 3 months delay - NHS Athens
Lancet - electronic access 2 months delay - NHS Athens
JAMA - current electronic access - NHS Athens
NEJM - current paper copy in library, partial electronic access to recent articles - no password, full text electronic access - 3 months delay - NHS Athens

[EDITORIALS] Late onset hypogonadism
BMJ current issue - 1:21 PM (1 hour ago)

[Correspondence] Response to “Rosiglitazone no longer recommended”
...the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD).
The Lancet - 11:12 AM (3 hours ago)

[EDITORIALS] Systemic management of diabetic retinopathy
BMJ current issue - Feb 12, 2009 (yesterday)

FROM THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION: Self-Reported Prediabetes and Risk-Reduction Activities--United States, 2006
JAMA current issue - Feb 10, 2009 (3 days ago)

[NEWS] Asian-African summit explores how to tackle rise in non-communicable diseases
BMJ current issue - Feb 9, 2009 (4 days ago)

[Articles] Liraglutide versus glimepiride monotherapy for type 2 diabetes (LEAD-3 Mono): a randomised, 52-week, phase III, double-blind, parallel-treatment trial
...type 2 diabetes mellitus are needed to retain insulin–glucose coupling and lower the risk of weight gain and hypoglycaemia. We aimed to investigate the safety and efficacy of liraglutide as monotherapy for this disorder.
The Lancet - Feb 6, 2009 10:21 AM

[Comment] Treatment of type 2 diabetes with incretin-based therapies
...type 2 diabetes. GLP-1 is a gut-derived incretin hormone that stimulates insulin and suppresses glucagon secretion in a glucose-dependent manner, with the result that the ability of GLP-1 to produce hypoglycaemia is reduced (). GLP-1 slows gastric emptying, and long-term studies have shown that therapy with GLP-1 reduces appetite and food intake...
The Lancet - Feb 6, 2009 10:21 AM

CORRECTIONS: Genotype Score in Addition to Common Risk Factors for Prediction of Type 2 Diabetes
...Type 2 Diabetes . In Table 2, the footnote symbol next to the P Value column head should be ...
New England Journal of Medicine - Feb 4, 2009 10:57 PM

[NEWS] Westminster primary care trust introduces programme to prevent heart disease
BMJ current issue - Feb 3, 2009 11:27 AM

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