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Diabetes and Clinical ResearchISSN: 2377-3634

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 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-3634/1410079

Do Patients Value Nutritional Therapy? A Quantitative Study in Type-2 Diabetes Patients

Ezequiel Pinto, Nidia Braz, Tania Nascimento and Eurico Gomes

Article Type: Original Research | First Published: December 28, 2017

Type 2 diabetes patients' adherence to pharmacotherapy is higher than adherence to nutritional therapy or lifestyle change behaviours, and patients do not value nutritional therapy in the same level as they value other types of interventions....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-3634/1410078

Multicentre Evaluation of Adherence to Extended-Release Metformin in Daily Practice in Russia

Hostalek U, Ametov A, Barykina I, Bondar I, Vaysberg A, Verbovaya N, Zhukova L, Zamyatina O, Kiseleva T, Morugova T, Shabalina E and Hildemann S

Article Type: Original Article | First Published: December 16, 2017

Major guidelines support the use of metformin the initiation of pharmacologic antihyperglycaemic therapy within the management of type 2 diabetes. Metformin is available as a standard, immediate-release formulation (usually taken two or three times daily) and also in Extended-Release (XR) formulations (designed to be taken once-daily)....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-3634/1410077

Network Pharmacology and Traditional Chinese Medicine: Development of Anti-Diabetic Therapies

Zhongxia Lu, Wenjun Xu, Xi Chen, Changyu Li and Yitao Chen

Article Type: Review Article | First Published: December 04, 2017

Partly due to the failure of single-target drugs, diabetes mellitus, a chronic metabolic disease with complex pathogenesis and long-term medication requirements, is increasing in prevalence worldwide and urgently needs multi-component and multi-target treatments....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-3634/1410076

Biocompatible Scaffolds: An Effective Means for Improving Islet Cells Viability and Function

Reza B Jalili and Aziz Ghahary

Article Type: Short Communication | First Published: November 17, 2017

Islets of Langerhans are endocrine units of the pancreas. Local microenvironment of islets includes their immediate extracellular matrix and other molecules that surround islets within the exocrine pancreas. Transplantation of pancreatic islets, which is a promising method for treatment of type 1 diabetes....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-3634/1410075

Technology Driven Diabetes Management: Application of Cellular Transmission of Glucose Data

John P Bernot, Manali Patel, Holly Borders, Jade Hairston, Steven Davis and Julienne Kirk

Article Type: Short Communication | First Published: November 16, 2017

A prospective study was performed in 10 patients with uncontrolled diabetes. Subjects received a wireless glucose monitor with the capability to transmit their glucose measurements to an external server via cellular service. The clinician analyzed these measurements, and communicated with the patient via the glucometer....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-3634/1410074

Elevated Hemoglobin A1C is Significantly Associated with Decreased Post-Exercise Heart Rate Recovery in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus

Hasan Hareem, Everman Sarah, Alawi A Al sheikh Ali, Farooqi Hamed, Blanchon Bruno and Hassoun Ahmed

Article Type: Research Article | First Published: November 11, 2017

Heart Rate Recovery (HRR) has been associated with cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in both healthy individuals and those with diabetes. We examined the association between Hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c) and post-exercise HRR in patients with diabetes. Participants who were free from known cardiac disease or severe orthopedic problems referred to an exercise specialist for a fitness assessment....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-3634/1410073

New Development of Hypoglycemia in a Previously Poorly-Controlled Type 2 Diabetic: Ackee Fruit-Induced Hypoglycemia

Summaya Abdul Latif and and Pooja Luthra

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: October 26, 2017

We report a patient with new onset hypoglycemia due to the consumption of the Ackee fruit. Patient is a 95-year-old Jamaican male with history of uncontrolled, insulin requiring Type 2 diabetes mellitus. He presented with new onset of hypoglycemia and improvement in hemoglobin A1C without any changes in diabetes regimen....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-3634/1410072

Seniors and Diabetes Education on Social Media

Edson da Silva, Marileila Marques Toledo and Luciana de Freitas Campos

Article Type: Short Commentary | First Published: September 28, 2017

The growing life expectancy of the population has shown significant increase in the number of elderly and seniors have more diabetes than any other age-group. Worldwide, the number of people aged 60 or older is growing faster than all younger age groups, with most of the increase in developing countries....

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