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Effect of lifestyle intervention on the risk of incident diabetes in individuals with impaired fasting glucose and low or high genetic risk for the development of type 2 diabetes in men: a T2D-GENE trial - PubMed

Effect of lifestyle intervention on the risk of incident diabetes in individuals with impaired fasting glucose and low or high genetic risk for the development of type 2 diabetes in men: a T2D-GENE trial - PubMed

Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34650392/

doi: 10.29219/fnr.v65.7721. 1 School of Medicine, Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland. 2 Department of Medicine, Endocrinology and Clinical Nutrition, Kuopio University Hospital,...



Conclusion: If the effects of the lifestyle intervention are independent from the genetic risk of the participants, our study will be of great importance for the entire T2D research community, health care providers, and individuals at high risk for T2D. In this case, lifestyle intervention is beneficial for all individuals at risk for...

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Association of healthy lifestyle including a healthy sleep pattern with incident type 2 diabetes mellitus among individuals with hypertension - Cardiovascular Diabetology

Association of healthy lifestyle including a healthy sleep pattern with incident type 2 diabetes mellitus among individuals with hypertension - Cardiovascular Diabetology

Source : https://cardiab.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12933-021-01434-z

Background Evidence is limited regarding the association of healthy lifestyle including sleep pattern with the risk of complicated type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) among patients with hypertension. We aimed to...


Conclusions: Adherence to a healthy lifestyle pattern including a healthy sleep pattern is associated with lower risk of T2DM in hypertensives, and this benefit is even further in normotension.

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Heart rate-corrected QT interval: a novel diagnostic biomarker for diabetic peripheral neuropathy - PubMed

Heart rate-corrected QT interval: a novel diagnostic biomarker for diabetic peripheral neuropathy - PubMed

Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34932277/

doi: 10.1111/jdi.13738. Online ahead of print. 1 Department of Endocrinology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. 2 Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. 3 Department...


Conclusions: QTc interval with 428.5ms has more reliable diagnostic utility for DPN than nerve conduction velocity, and prolonged QTc interval is closely associated with increased risk of DPN.


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The iHealth-T2D study, prevention of type 2 diabetes amongst South Asians with central obesity and prediabetes: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial - Trials

The iHealth-T2D study, prevention of type 2 diabetes amongst South Asians with central obesity and prediabetes: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial - Trials

Source : https://trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13063-021-05803-7

Background People from South Asia are at increased risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D). There is an urgent need to develop approaches for the prevention of T2D in South Asians...


Conclusion: The iHealth-T2D study will advance understanding of strategies for the prevention of diabetes amongst South Asians, use approaches for screening and intervention that are adapted for low-resource settings. Our study will thus inform the implementation of strategies for improving the health and well-being of this major global ethnic...

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Share your experience on determining patients' A1C goals

There are multiple factors that weigh in to A1C goals based on patients age, co-morbidities, duration of diabetes, etc.



When deciding to add another medication or switch, what A1C target do you aim for and how does that vary, if at all, depending on various patient characteristics such as:





  • diabetes duration



  • comorbidities



  • age



  • risk of hypoglycemia



  • patient preference



  • other factors?





What percentage of your patients have an A1C goal of 7% or lower?



 



 


  • 4yr
    The goal A1c is based on an individualized approach. If you have a young woman who is pregnant with diabetes, the goal A1c is very strict at 6.0. Generally, my goal Show More
  • 4yr
    I work as a consultant in longterm care and The majority of my patients are DM2 and over age 75. Since an HGA1C of 7 equates to an average Show More

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