Diabetes & metabolism
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Diabetes & metabolism · Nov 2011
Ramadan fasting with diabetes: an interview study of inpatients' and general practitioners' attitudes in the South of France.
The aim of this study was to evaluate attitudes in hospital inpatients and physicians towards Ramadan fasting and diabetes in Marseille. ⋯ This study confirms the importance of Ramadan fasting for Muslim patients, and reveals a wide cross-cultural gap between GPs and their patients. Systematic advice on treatment adjustment needs to be given. For this reason, we encourage more sensitive care of these patients and more medical training for physicians.
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Diabetes & metabolism · Jun 2011
Multicenter Study Comparative Study Clinical TrialChanges in body composition during weight loss in obese subjects in the NUGENOB study: comparison of bioelectrical impedance vs. dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry.
We studied the accuracy of bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) to assess changes in body composition during moderate weight loss in obese subjects. ⋯ During moderate diet-induced weight loss, the use of BIA leads to estimates of changes in body composition at the individual level that can differ substantially from those assessed by DXA, indicating that BIA and DXA cannot be used interchangeably. However, BIA in this context may be used for assessing changes in body composition at group level.
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Diabetes & metabolism · Apr 2011
Validation of the Finnish diabetes risk score (FINDRISC) questionnaire for screening for undiagnosed type 2 diabetes, dysglycaemia and the metabolic syndrome in Greece.
The present study aimed to validate the Finnish Type 2 Diabetes Risk Score (FINDRISC) questionnaire for its ability to predict the presence of any glucose homoeostasis abnormalities and the metabolic syndrome (MetS) in the Greek population. ⋯ The FINDRISC questionnaire performed well as a screening tool for the cross-sectional detection of unknown diabetes, IFG, IGT and the MetS in the Greek population.
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Diabetes & metabolism · Feb 2011
ReviewNew-onset diabetes after transplantation: risk factors and clinical impact.
With improvements in patient and graft survival, increasing attention has been placed on complications that contribute to long-term patient morbidity and mortality. New-onset diabetes after transplantation (NODAT) is a common complication of solid-organ transplantation, and is a strong predictor of graft failure and cardiovascular mortality in the transplant population. ⋯ However, adjusting the immunosuppressant regimen to improve glucose tolerance must be weighed against the risk of allograft rejection. Lifestyle modification is currently the strategy with the least risk and the most benefit.
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Maternal and perinatal complications linked to gestational diabetes mellitus could be decreased with an intensive management approach. ⋯ The treatment of “severe or moderate” gestational diabetes is recommended. Additional studies, in particular long-term studies in children, are warranted before oral antidiabetic agents can be used.