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Retinol binding protein levels are regulated by renal function Metabolism, October 2008 The study describes affect of renal function on retinol binding protein 4 concentrations are in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.



Turnover of gastrointestinal symptoms in diabetic subjects is not associated with glycemic control Am J Gastroenterol. 2008 Aug The study describes gain and loss of gastrointestinal symptoms in diabetes mellitus



Increased circulating CD34+ cells may partly contribute to the anti-atherosclerotic action of pioglitazone Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. September 2008 The study explains that pioglitazone treatment stimulates circulating CD34-positive cells in type 2 diabetes patients



Particular combinations of metabolic syndrome components may be associated with different risk of cardiovascular disease Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. September 2008 The study reports that the metabolic syndrome identifies a heterogeneous group of metabolic component combinations in the Asia-Pacific region.



Difference in dietary component may be one of the most influential factors for the ethnic difference Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. September 2008 A systematic review and meta-analysis focusing on fasting serum insulin of ethnic difference in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in inter-East Asian populations.



Implementing effective interventions to improve management of nontraditional risk factors may lower the risk for peripheral arterial disease Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. September 2008 Analysis of traditional and nontraditional risk factors for peripheral arterial disease in elderly type 2 diabetic patients in Taiwan.



HbA1c at twenty eight weeks of gestation may be a clinical significant predictor of preterm delivery in type 1 diabetes Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. September 2008 The study reports that elevated third-trimester haemoglobin A1c predicts preterm delivery in type 1 diabetes.



Addition of beta-blockers to angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors improves endothelial function Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. September 2008 The study explains that the beta-blockers have a beneficial effect upon endothelial function and microalbuminuria in African-American subjects with diabetes and hypertension



Inflammation might play a role in the pathogenesis of proliferative diabetic retinopathy Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. September 2008 The study reports that TNF-� is an independent serum marker for proliferative retinopathy in type 1 diabetic patients.



Abnormal glucose regulation may present in the majority of acute coronary syndromes patients Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. September 2008 A prospective study of abnormal glucose regulation in an Australian acute coronary syndrome population.



Initial period postdiagnosis may be a critical time to apply weight-loss treatments to improve risk factor control Diabetes Care, October 2008 The study is about the weight change in diabetes and glycemic and blood pressure control.



Fetuin-A is an independent risk factor of type 2diabetes Diabetes Care, October 2008 The study discusses about plasma fetuin-A levels and the risk of type 2 diabetes.



Cognitive function may not decline with hypoglycemia or intensive therapy among type 1 diabetes adolescents Diabetes Care, October 2008 The study assesses the impact of diabetes and its treatment on cognitive function among adolescents who participated in the diabetes control and complications trial



Serum glycated albumin may offer a better index for monitoring glycemic control in pregnancy Diabetes Care, October 2008 The study reports that A1C but not serum glycated albumin is elevated in late pregnancy owing to iron deficiency.



Two-day in-hospital diabetes educational program may effectively reduces the progression of impaired glucose tolerance to diabetes Diabetes Care, October 2008 The Joetsu Diabetes Prevention Trial that evaluates the effect of 2-day in-hospital diabetes educational program on the progression to type 2diabetes from impaired glucose tolerance.



High prevalence of abnormal glucose tolerance may be seen in patients with acute coronary syndrome Diabetes Care, October 2008 The study investigates whether admission and fasting glucose can reliably identify undiagnosed diabetes in patients with acute coronary syndrome.



Mixed-meal tolerance test may be preferred for the assessment of �-cell function in therapeutic trials in type 1 diabetes Diabetes Care, October 2008 The study regarding mixed-meal tolerance test versus glucagons stimulation test for the assessment of �-cell function in therapeutic trials in type 1 diabetes.



Mechanistic connection may be found between sweet taste recognition thresholds and plasma leptin levels in humans Diabetes Care, October 2008 The study reports that diurnal variation of human sweet taste recognition thresholds is correlated with plasma leptin levels.



Serum xylosyltransferase activity may be decreased in patients with diabetes Diabetes Care, October 2008 The study of serum xylosyltransferase activity in diabetic patients as a possible marker of reduced proteoglycan biosynthesis.



Alcohol consumption may be inversely associated with risk of type 2 diabetes Diabetes Care, October 2008 The study is about the alcohol consumption, mediating biomarkers, and risk of type 2 diabetes among middle-aged women.



Clinical and biological predictors may marginally differ between men and women Diabetes Care, October 2008 The study presents the data regarding clinical, biological, and genetic approaches for diabetes prediction from the Epidemiological Study on the Insulin Resistance Syndrome (DESIR).



Likelihood of metabolic syndrome classification may increase with higher insulin and homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance values Diabetes Care, October 2008 The study assesses the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome among a racially/ethnically diverse group of U.S. eighth-grade adolescents and associations with fasting insulin and homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance levels



Any degree of abnormal glucose homeostasis in pregnancy independently predicts an increased risk of postpartum glucose intolerance Diabetes Care, October 2008 The study discusses about the glucose intolerance in pregnancy and also evaluates the future risk of pre-diabetes or diabetes.



Measurements of fasting triglyceride levels can assist in identifying apparently healthy young men at increased risk for diabetes Diabetes Care, October 2008 The study evaluates the changes in triglyceride levels over time and risk of type 2 diabetes in young men



Diabetes may not be preceding risk factor for Parkinson's disease Diabetes Care, October 2008 Prospective cohort study of type 2 diabetes and the risk of Parkinson's disease.



Plasma fibrinogen may be the best predictor for intima-media thickness progression Diabetes Care, October 2008 The study determines the risk factors related to inflammation and endothelial dysfunction in the DCCT/EDIC cohort and their relationship with nephropathy and macrovascular complications.



Young type 2 diabetic patients may have lower plasma concentrations of total and free testosterone than type 1 diabetics Diabetes Care, October 2008 The study discusses about the testosterone concentration in young patients with diabetes.



Tight glycemic control during bone marrow transplant may reduce infections Diabetes Care, October 2008 Antecedent hyperglycemia is associated with an increased risk of neutropenic infections during bone marrow transplantation



Negative feeling about self may predict disturbed eating behavior in young diabetic girls Diabetes Care, October 2008 The study describes prediction of the onset of disturbed eating behavior in adolescent girls with type 1 diabetes



Superior mesenteric artery syndrome may be a possibility in diabetic patients presenting with gastric symptoms Diabetes Care, October 2008 The study describes superior mesenteric artery syndrome in type 1 diabetes masquerading as gastroparesis



A1C levels are positively associated with age Diabetes Care, October 2008 The study describes effect of aging on A1C levels in individuals without diabetes



High C-reactive protein is related to lower forced vital capacity in metabolic syndrome Diabetes Care, October 2008 The study describes association of C-reactive protein with reduced forced vital capacity in a nonsmoking U.S. population with metabolic syndrome and diabetes



Newly developed diabetes-specific equation may enable prediction of cardiovascular diabetes Diabetes Care, October 2008 The study describes risk prediction of cardiovascular disease in type 2 diabetes



Bogalusa Heart Study: Risk variables of metabolic syndrome, adiposity, and measures of glucose homeostasis accelerating since childhood Diabetes Care, October 2008 The study describes changes in risk variables of metabolic syndrome since childhood in pre-diabetic and type 2 diabetic subjects



Patients with early-onset diabetes have increased risk of developing retinopathy Diabetes Care, October 2008 Age of onset influences long-term retinopathy risk in type 2 diabetes, independent of traditional risk factors



Diabetes is not associated with stress urinary incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse surgery Diabetes Care, October 2008 The study describes diabetes and obesity-related risks for pelvic reconstructive surgery in a cohort of Swedish twins



Smoking may be one of the important modifiable risk factors for the prevention of diabetes Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. September 2008 The study is about the low leptin but high insulin resistance of smokers in Japanese men.



Elevated one hour plasma glucose indicates mildly impaired glucose tolerance due to decreased early-phase insulin secretion Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. September 2008 The study reports the factors responsible for elevation of 1-h postchallenge plasma glucose levels in Japanese men.



Urinary albumin excretion may be highest in subjects with both metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. September 2008 The study discusses about aggravation of albuminuria by metabolic syndrome in type 2 diabetic Asian subjects.



Moderate physical activity can be recommended for well-controlled type 2 diabetes patients receiving intensive conventional insulin therapy Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. September 2008 Comparison of insulin glargine with NPH insulin as basal insulin supplement to evaluate the risk of exercise-induced hypoglycaemia in patients with type 2 diabetes on intensive insulin therapy.



Modified Yale insulin infusion protocol may be effective and safe for tight blood glucose control Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. September 2008 The study assesses the efficacy and safety of modified Yale insulin infusion protocol in Japanese diabetic patients after open-heart surgery.



Occurrence of diabetes in patients with hereditary haemochromatosis may reduce life expectancy Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. September 2008 The study explains that earlier diagnosis results in declining prevalence of diabetes mellitus in hereditary haemochromatosis.



AST-120 initiated in early stage overt diabetic nephropathy may stunts the progression of renal dysfunction Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. September 2008 The study reports the time of AST-120 (Kremezin�) prescribtion for type 2 diabetic subjects with early stage chronic kidney disease.



Higher alanine aminotransferase may be independently associated with insulin resistant in obese Korean boys Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. September 2008 The study determines the relationship between insulin resistance and serum alanine aminotransferase as a surrogate of NAFLD (nonalcoholic fatty liver disease) in obese Korean children.



Serum apolipoprotein B48 level may strongly associated with the presence of carotid plaque in type 2 diabetic patients Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. September 2008 The study is about the association of serum apolipoprotein B48 level with the presence of carotid plaque in type 2 diabetes mellitus.



Pregabalin may effectively reduce pain and can be well tolerated in patients with painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy A double-blind placebo-controlled trial evaluates the efficacy and safety of pregabalin 600 mg/d for treating painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy.



Rates of ischemic heart disease, end-stage renal disease and proliferative diabetic retinopathy may be high in blacks Brazilians The study explains the vascular complications of black patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Southern Brazil.



Pioglitazone may have advantage over rosiglitazone in lowering lipid and proinflammatory cytokines The study determines the effect of pioglitazone and rosiglitazone on mediators of endothelial dysfunction, markers of angiogenesis and inflammatory cytokines in type-2 diabetes.



Screening for diabetic retinopathy may be both medically and economically worthwhile A community-based study in Kinmen for economic evaluation of screening for diabetic retinopathy among Chinese type 2 diabetics.