Current Issue May 2012, Vol. 96, No. 2

Editor-in-Chief

Stephen Colagiuri, MD

Stephen Colagiuri is Professor of Metabolic Health at the University of Sydney. His research interests focus on development and implementation of evidence-based guidelines, cardiometabolic risk assessment, diabetes screening and prevention, the glycemic index, and economic aspects of diabetes and obesity. He has over 100 publications in scientific journals and books. He is a past President of the Australian Diabetes Society. He is a member of the Diabetes Expert Advisory Committee of the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care, chair of the International Diabetes Federation Global Guideline Working Group, and an advisor on diabetes to the World Health Organization.

Issue Highlights

Review

A systematic review of the association of diabetic retinopathy and cognitive impairment in people with Type 2 diabetes
May 2012(Vol. 96 | No. 2 | Pages 101-110)
R. Crosby-Nwaobi, S. Sivaprasad, A. Forbes

Clinical Care and Education

Usefulness of sum of the thickness of plaque in the carotid artery for predicting the presence and the extent of the coronary artery disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus without known coronary artery disease
May 2012(Vol. 96 | No. 2 | Pages 111-118)
Shoichi Akazawa, Masayuki Tojikubo, Yuko Nakano, Satoe Nakamura, Tomohiro Kawasaki, Nobuhiko Koga

Predictors of suboptimal glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes patients: The role of medication adherence and body mass index in the relationship between glycaemia and age
May 2012(Vol. 96 | No. 2 | Pages 119-128)
Alexander Nagrebetsky, Simon Griffin, Ann Louise Kinmonth, Stephen Sutton, Anthea Craven, Andrew Farmer

Low-grade inflammation in young adults exposed to intrauterine hyperglycemia
23 May 2012
Louise Kelstrup, Tine Dalsgaard Clausen, Elisabeth R. Mathiesen, Torben Hansen, Peter Damm
Abstract: Aim: To investigate associations between fetal exposure to intrauterine hyperglycemia and plasma concentrations of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) in ad...
Glycemic index and glycemic load in relation to glucose intolerance among Greenland's Inuit population
22 May 2012
Marieke A. van Aerde, Daniel R. Witte, Charlotte Jeppesen, Sabita S. Soedamah-Muthu, Peter Bjerregaard, Marit E. Jørgensen
Abstract: Background: Intake of carbohydrates which elicit a large glycemic response is hypothesized to increase the risk of diabetes. However, studies assessing the relationship between glycemic inde...
Do triglycerides interfere with the determination of haemoglobin A1c? History of a fallacy
21 May 2012
José Escribano-Serrano, Alfredo Michán-Doña
Three very important guidelines have been recently published in the field of diabetes mellitus (DM) on the use of HbA1c as a diagnostic criterion.
Severe insulin allergy successfully treated with continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion
21 May 2012
Tatsuya Fujikawa, Hisashi Imbe, Masamichi Date, Yoshie Go, Haruko Kitaoka
Abstract: Insulin allergy is a rare complication of insulin therapy. Proper management, though difficult, is critical. Here, we report the case of a patient with type 2 diabetes and insulin allergy, s...
The association between the triglyceride to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio with insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) in the general Korean population: Based on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey in 2007–2009
21 May 2012
Jong-Seok Kim, Hee-Taik Kang, Jae-Yong Shim, Hye-Ree Lee
Abstract: Aims: This study explores the association between the ratio of triglyceride (TG) and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and insulin resistance according to waist circumference in t...

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