Search results for "From ACP Journal Club"
Review: Type 2 diabetes screening does not reduce mortality but treating dysglycemia delays onset of diabetes
A systematic evidence review by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force found no evidence of mortality benefit from screening for diabetes, based on 2 large randomized controlled trials conducted in the United Kingdom.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2015/10/09/6.htm
9 Oct 2015
Review: In adult outpatients, nurse-managed protocols improve HbA1c levels and blood pressure
Medication titration by nurses according to protocols was associated with a modest improvement in control of some chronic diseases, including diabetes, according to a review and meta-analysis.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2015/01/09/5.htm
9 Jan 2015
Intensive glucose control reduces surrogate, but not clinical, renal outcomes in type 2 diabetes
A meta-analysis included five randomized, controlled trials (with more than 28,000 patients) comparing intensive glucose control to standard glucose control in outpatients with stable type 2 diabetes.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2012/12/14/6.htm
14 Dec 2012
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
In uncontrolled type 2 diabetes, CBT improved glycemic control and reduced depression
Patients with diabetes and depression who received cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) had improvements in medication adherence, self-monitoring of glucose, depressive symptoms, and HbA1c compared to those who received usual care.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2014/09/12/5.htm
12 Sep 2014
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
Review: In diabetes with multivessel or left main CAD, PCI increases death/MI/stroke combo compared with CABG
In patients with diabetes and multivessel disease or left main coronary artery disease (CAD), percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was associated with a higher rate of death, myocardial infarction (MI), or stroke than coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), a meta-analysis found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2015/04/10/5.htm
10 Apr 2015
Guideline: The USPSTF recommends low- to moderate-dose statins to prevent CVD in selected adults 40 to 75 years of age
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued a recommendation on use of statins for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD).
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2017/04/14/6.htm
14 Apr 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