Diabetes research and clinical practice
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Diabetes Res. Clin. Pract. · Mar 2014
Multicenter Study Observational StudyPrevalence and clinical implications of painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy in type 2 diabetes: results from a nationwide hospital-based study of diabetic neuropathy in Korea.
To determine the prevalence and risk factors for painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy (PDPN) and evaluate sleep impairment and quality of life in patients with PDPN. ⋯ The prevalence of PDPN in Koreans was comparable to that in Western populations. PDPN may impair sleep and quality of life compared with non-PDPN, and physicians should carefully consider pain symptoms in patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy.
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Diabetes Res. Clin. Pract. · Mar 2014
Anthropometric measures of abdominal adiposity for the identification of cardiometabolic risk factors in adolescents.
Sagittal abdominal diameter (SAD) was obtained in 65 adolescents referred for assessment of cardiometabolic risk. We found that SAD was associated with cardiometabolic risk factors independent of BMI in males, but that SAD was not superior to BMI or other measures of abdominal adiposity for the detection of metabolic syndrome.
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Diabetes Res. Clin. Pract. · Mar 2014
Impact of glycemic variability and hypoglycemia on adverse hospital outcomes in non-critically ill patients.
To determine if glycemic variability is associated with hospitalization outcomes in non-critically ill patients, and if this association remains after controlling for hypoglycemia. ⋯ Hypoglycemia, compared to glycemic variability, is more strongly associated with adverse outcomes in hospitalized, non-critically ill patients.
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Diabetes Res. Clin. Pract. · Mar 2014
Case ReportsSevere acute renal failure in patients treated with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists.
We report two patients with diabetes in whom acute renal failure requiring hemodialysis occurred while on treatment with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists. We discuss the mechanisms of this complication and the potential for its prevention.