Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association
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Dietary modifications may play an important role in the prevention of diabetes. We aimed to assess the temporal association between diet quality and both impaired fasting glucose and Type 2 diabetes among older adults. ⋯ Greater compliance with published dietary guidelines (better diet quality) was associated with a reduced risk of pre-diabetes in men, but not women.
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Comparative Study
The impact of hypoglycaemia on patients admitted to hospital with medical emergencies.
To quantify the frequency of biochemical hypoglycaemia in acutely unwell patients in the medical assessment unit and relate this to their subsequent outcomes. ⋯ Hypoglycaemia is associated with an increased length of stay in hospital and an increased in-hospital mortality rate. Hypoglycaemia may have contributed to the poorer outcome, but would also appear to be a marker of disease severity in unwell patients, especially patients with sepsis.