Diabetes
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SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Cultural Competence Training Isn't Associated with Better Diabetes Outcomes
- February 9, 2010
- Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, FASAM
- General Medicine
Awareness of racial disparities didn't translate into better glucose, lipid, or blood pressure control.
- Reviewing:
- Sequist TD et al. Ann Intern Med 2010 Jan 5; 152:40
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Septic Shock, Insulin, and Steroids — RevisitedFree
- February 4, 2010
- Allan S. Brett, MD
- General Medicine
Intensive insulin therapy did not lower in-hospital mortality in septic shock patients who received hydrocortisone.
- Reviewing:
- The COIITSS Study Investigators. JAMA 2010 Jan 27; 303:341
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Smoking Cessation and Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
- February 4, 2010
- Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, FASAM
- General Medicine
Excess diabetes risk in quitters is mediated partially by weight gain.
- Reviewing:
- Yeh H-C et al. Ann Intern Med 2010 Jan 5; 152:10
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Physical Activity, BMI, and Diabetes Risk in the Physicians' Health Study
- February 2, 2010
- Jamaluddin Moloo, MD, MPH
- General Medicine
Exercise lowered diabetes risk, but obese patients benefited significantly only by exercising at least 5 times weekly.
- Reviewing:
- Siegel LC et al. Am J Med 2009 Dec; 122:1115
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Risk for Incident Type 2 Diabetes
- February 2, 2010
- Jamaluddin Moloo, MD, MPH
- General Medicine
Patients with severe sleep apnea were more likely to develop diabetes than were those with less-severe symptoms.
- Reviewing:
- Botros N et al. Am J Med 2009 Dec; 122:1122
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Cardiovascular Benefit of Glycemic Control Is Limited to Those with Low Comorbidity
- January 26, 2010
- Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, FASAM
- General Medicine
Does an HbA1c level of 7% remain an appropriate goal?
- Reviewing:
- Greenfield S et al. Ann Intern Med 2009 Dec 15; 151:854
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Glyburide Outperformed Metformin in Treating Women with Gestational DiabetesFree
- January 14, 2010
- Wendy S. Biggs, MD
- Women's Health
Compared with glyburide, metformin was associated with doubled risk for poor glycemic control. CME
- Reviewing:
- Moore LE et al. Obstet Gynecol 2010 Jan; 115:55
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Diagnosing Pediatric Metabolic Syndrome Is ProblematicFree
- January 13, 2010
- Robin Drucker, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Characteristics of metabolic syndrome are not stable in children.
- Reviewing:
- Gustafson JK et al. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2009 Dec; 94:4828
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Reducing Blood Pressure Levels Effectively in Practice
- January 6, 2010
- Frederick A. Masoudi, MD, MSPH
- Cardiology
Two interventions each helped to modify this cardiovascular risk factor successfully, but staffing such programs would be costly.
- Reviewing:
- Ma J et al. Arch Intern Med 2009 Nov 23; 169:1988
How to Stay HealthyFree
- January 4, 2010
- Jonathan Silver, MD
- Psychiatry
A few easy New Year's resolutions to improve or maintain the physical, cognitive, and mental health of ourselves and our patients
