Search results for "From ACP Journal Club"
Review: In patients with chronic diabetic foot ulcers, hyperbaric oxygen reduces major amputations
According to a review of treating chronic diabetic foot ulcers with hyperbaric oxygen (HBO), HBO resulted in more healed ulcers and fewer major amputations, but no difference in minor amputations.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/09/13/9.htm
13 Sep 2013
Review: Dapagliflozin increases, and empagliflozin reduces, adverse renal events in type 2 diabetes
A commentary called for the findings to be confirmed with randomized controlled trials designed specifically to evaluate the effect of SGLT2 inhibitors on the kidneys.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2017/08/11/6.htm
11 Aug 2017
Telemonitoring was associated with greater mortality and did not reduce hospitalizations or ED visits in high-risk elderly patients
A trial in four Minnesota primary care clinics randomized high-risk elderly patients to home telemonitoring or usual care.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2012/10/12/7.htm
12 Oct 2012
A single screening for type 2 diabetes in high-risk adults did not reduce mortality over 10 years
A trial in the United Kingdom randomized 33 primary care practices and 20,000 of their high-risk patients to screening for diabetes or usual care.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/02/08/7.htm
8 Feb 2013
Intensive BP control and/or glucose control did not reduce microvascular events in hypertensive type 2 diabetes
More than 4,000 patients with type 2 diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular disease (CVD) or CVD risk factors were randomized to a systolic blood pressure (BP) target of less than 120 mm Hg or less than 140 mm Hg.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2012/11/09/7.htm
9 Nov 2012
Review: In type 1 or type 2 diabetes, group medical visits improve HbA1c levels compared with usual care
A meta-analysis of 13 randomized, controlled trials of adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes found that group medical visits improved HbA1c levels but not the other factors studied, which included blood pressure, body mass index, weight, cholesterol, triglycerides, and quality of life.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2014/03/14/6.htm
14 Mar 2014
In obesity with type 2 diabetes, duodenal-jejunal bypass liners improved weight loss and HbA1c during treatment
This randomized controlled trial of 77 obese adults with type 2 diabetes found that adding an endoscopic duodenal–jejunal bypass liner to a dietary intervention improved weight loss and HbA1c after 6 months of treatment, but the benefit was not maintained.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2015/03/13/6.htm
13 Mar 2015
Review: Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors do not increase overall adverse events in type 2 diabetes
A meta-analysis included 67 randomized controlled trials comparing dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors to placebo or other oral antidiabetic agents.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/05/10/9.htm
10 May 2013
An intensive lifestyle intervention increased remission from type 2 diabetes in overweight adults
In the randomized, controlled Look AHEAD trial, an intensive lifestyle intervention (ILI) was associated with partial remission of type 2 diabetes when compared with diabetes education and support (DES).
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/06/14/8.htm
14 Jun 2013
Meta-analysis: Atorvastatin reduces CV events and increases new-onset diabetes in patients with coronary disease
In a meta-analysis, patients with two to four risk factors for diabetes were more likely to have new-onset diabetes if they took higher doses of statins.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/08/09/6.htm
9 Aug 2013