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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
Neither n-3 fatty acid supplements nor glargine reduced CV events in patients with dysglycemia
The Outcome Reduction with an Initial Glargine Intervention trial randomized about 12,000 patients with cardiovascular risk factors and dysglycemia to basal insulin glargine or usual care and daily n-3 fatty acid supplementation or olive oil placebo.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2012/10/12/8.htm
12 Oct 2012
DPP-4 inhibitors are less effective than metformin for reducing hemoglobin A1c
A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials comparing dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors to metformin and other drugs found that DPP-4 monotherapy is less effective.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2012/08/10/7.htm
10 Aug 2012
Gastric bypass or biliopancreatic diversion increases remission from type 2 diabetes in obese adults
A randomized controlled trial (RCT) of 60 severely obese adults with type 2 diabetes found that gastric bypass or biliopancreatic diversion increased diabetes remission more than medical therapy.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2012/08/10/6.htm
10 Aug 2012
Meta-analysis: Self-monitoring in non-insulin-treated type 2 diabetes improved HbA1c by 0.25%
A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of patients with non–insulin-treated type 2 diabetes found that six months of self-monitoring blood glucose reduced hemoglobin A1c levels by 0.25% more than usual care.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2012/07/13/8.htm
13 Jul 2012