Diabetes research and clinical practice
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Diabetes Res. Clin. Pract. · Dec 2012
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyMetformin compared with insulin in the management of gestational diabetes mellitus: a randomized clinical trial.
To evaluate the effect of metformin and insulin in glycemic control and compare pregnancy outcome in women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). ⋯ Metformin is an effective and safe alternative treatment to insulin for women with GDM. This study does not show significant risk of maternal or neonatal adverse outcome with the use of metformin.
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Diabetes Res. Clin. Pract. · Dec 2012
Clinical evaluation of a novel test strip technology for blood glucose monitoring: accuracy at hypoglycaemic glucose levels.
To evaluate OneTouch® Verio™ test strip performance at hypoglycaemic blood glucose (BG) levels (<3.9 mmol/L [<70 mg/dL]) at seven clinical studies. ⋯ In this analysis of data from seven independent studies, OneTouch Verio test strips provide highly accurate results at hypoglycaemic BG levels.
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Diabetes Res. Clin. Pract. · Oct 2012
Meta AnalysisIncreased risk of bladder cancer with pioglitazone therapy in patients with diabetes: a meta-analysis.
Emerging studies suggest a possible increased risk of bladder cancer with pioglitazone therapy. We therefore pooled data available to examine the association between pioglitazone therapy and bladder cancer in patients with diabetes. ⋯ Pioglitazone treatment appears to be associated with a significantly increased risk of bladder cancer in patients with diabetes.