Editor's Commentary:

Diabetes Care: Moving (a Little) in the Winds of Change

Vivian A. Fonseca
Diabetes Care 2008 31: 1-2. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Care/Education/Nutrition/Psychosocial Research:

Bloodletting Ameliorates Insulin Sensitivity and Secretion in Parallel to Reducing Liver Iron in Carriers of HFE Gene Mutations

Francesco Equitani, Josè Manuel Fernandez-Real, Giacomo Menichella, Maurizio Koch, Menotti Calvani, Valerio Nobili, Geltrude Mingrone, and Melania Manco
Diabetes Care 2008 31: 3-8. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hypoglycemia in Pregnant Women With Type 1 Diabetes: Predictors and role of metabolic control

Lene Ringholm Nielsen, Ulrik Pedersen-Bjergaard, Birger Thorsteinsson, Marianne Johansen, Peter Damm, and Elisabeth R. Mathiesen
Diabetes Care 2008 31: 9-14. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Online-Only Appendix  

Head-to-Head Comparison of Sirolimus- and Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent in the Same Diabetic Patient With Multiple Coronary Artery Lesions: A prospective, randomized, multicenter study

Fabrizio Tomai, Bernhard Reimers, Leonardo De Luca, Alfredo R. Galassi, Achille Gaspardone, Anna S. Ghini, Valeria Ferrero, Luca Favero, Gaetano Gioffrè, Francesco Prati, Corrado Tamburino, and Flavio Ribichini
Diabetes Care 2008 31: 15-19. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Advancing Insulin Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes Previously Treated With Glargine Plus Oral Agents: Prandial premixed (insulin lispro protamine suspension/lispro) versus basal/bolus (glargine/lispro) therapy

Julio Rosenstock, Andrew J. Ahmann, Gildred Colon, Jamie Scism-Bacon, Honghua Jiang, and Sherry Martin
Diabetes Care 2008 31: 20-25. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Online-Only Appendix  

Prediction of Healing for Postoperative Diabetic Foot Wounds Based on Early Wound Area Progression

Lawrence A. Lavery, Sunni A. Barnes, Michael S. Keith, John W. Seaman, Jr., and David G. Armstrong
Diabetes Care 2008 31: 26-29. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of the Dipeptidyl Peptidase-IV Inhibitor Vildagliptin on Incretin Hormones, Islet Function, and Postprandial Glycemia in Subjects With Impaired Glucose Tolerance

Julio Rosenstock, James E. Foley, Marc Rendell, Mona Landin-Olsson, Jens J. Holst, Carolyn F. Deacon, Erika Rochotte, and Michelle A. Baron
Diabetes Care 2008 31: 30-35. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Online-Only Appendix  

Oral Glucose Tolerance Test: A Reliable Tool for Early Detection of Glucose Abnormalities in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction in Clinical Practice: A report on repeated oral glucose tolerance tests from the GAMI Study

Märit Wallander, Klas Malmberg, Anna Norhammar, Lars Rydén, and Åke Tenerz
Diabetes Care 2008 31: 36-38. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Experience With the Addition of Pramlintide in Patients With Insulin-Requiring Type 2 Diabetes

Karen Elkind-Hirsch, William J. Butler, Madhu Bhushan, David Hirsch, and Rajat Bhushan
Diabetes Care 2008 31: 39-40. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effect of Cinnamon on Glucose Control and Lipid Parameters

William L. Baker, Gabriela Gutierrez-Williams, C. Michael White, Jeffrey Kluger, and Craig I. Coleman
Diabetes Care 2008 31: 41-43. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effect of Puberty on the Pharmacodynamic and Pharmacokinetic Properties of Insulin Pump Therapy in Youth With Type 1 Diabetes

Karena L. Swan, Stuart A. Weinzimer, James D. Dziura, Garry M. Steil, Gayane R. Voskanyan, Amy T. Steffen, Melody L. Martin, and William V. Tamborlane
Diabetes Care 2008 31: 44-46. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Influence of Body Weight on the Performance of Glomerular Filtration Rate Estimators in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes

Richard A. Chudleigh, Gareth Dunseath, Rajesh Peter, John N. Harvey, Richard L. Ollerton, Steve Luzio, and David R. Owens
Diabetes Care 2008 31: 47-49. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Epidemiology/Health Services Research:

Homocysteine and Diabetic Retinopathy

Laima Brazionis, Kevin Rowley, Sr., Catherine Itsiopoulos, Colin Alexander Harper, and Kerin O’Dea
Diabetes Care 2008 31: 50-56. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Five-Year Impact of a Continuous Quality Improvement Effort Implemented by a Network of Diabetes Outpatient Clinics

Club Diabete Sicili@
Diabetes Care 2008 31: 57-62. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Variant of the Transcription Factor 7-Like 2 (TCF7L2) Gene and the Risk of Posttransplantation Diabetes Mellitus in Renal Allograft Recipients

Eun Seok Kang, Myoung Soo Kim, Yu Seun Kim, Kyu Yeon Hur, Seung Jin Han, Chung Mo Nam, Chul Woo Ahn, Bong Soo Cha, Soon Il Kim, and Hyun Chul Lee
Diabetes Care 2008 31: 63-68. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Online-Only Appendix  

Sex Disparities in Control and Treatment of Modifiable Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Among Patients With Diabetes: Translating Research Into Action for Diabetes (TRIAD) Study

Assiamira Ferrara, Carol M. Mangione, Catherine Kim, David G. Marrero, David Curb, Mark Stevens, Joseph V. Selby for the Translating Research Into Action for Diabetes (TRIAD) Study Group
Diabetes Care 2008 31: 69-74. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Increased Risks of Hip Fracture in Diabetic Patients of Taiwan: A population-based study

Hua-Fen Chen, Ching-An Ho, and Chung-Yi Li
Diabetes Care 2008 31: 75-80. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Is Glycemic Control Improving in U.S. Adults?

Thomas J. Hoerger, Joel E. Segel, Edward W. Gregg, and Jinan B. Saaddine
Diabetes Care 2008 31: 81-86. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

KCNJ11 E23K Affects Diabetes Risk and Is Associated With the Disposition Index: Results of two independent German cohorts

Antje Fischer, Eva Fisher, Matthias Möhlig, Matthias Schulze, Kurt Hoffmann, Martin O. Weickert, Rita Schueler, Martin Osterhoff, Andreas F.H. Pfeiffer, Heiner Boeing, and Joachim Spranger
Diabetes Care 2008 31: 87-89. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ten-Year Trends in Self-Rated Health Among Spanish Adults With Diabetes, 1993–2003

Rodrigo Jiménez-Garcia, Isabel Jiménez-Trujillo, Valentin Hernandez-Barrera, Pilar Carrasco-Garrido, Ana Lopez, and Angel Gil
Diabetes Care 2008 31: 90-92. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Relationship of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Intake to Peripheral Neuropathy Among Adults With Diabetes in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999–2004

Min Tao, Margaret A. McDowell, Sharon H. Saydah, and Mark S. Eberhardt
Diabetes Care 2008 31: 93-95. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prevalence of Diabetes and Impaired Fasting Glucose in the Adult Population of Iran: National Survey of Risk Factors for Non-Communicable Diseases of Iran

Alireza Esteghamati, Mohamad M. Gouya, Mehrshad Abbasi, Alireza Delavari, Siamak Alikhani, Farishid Alaedini, Afshin Safaie, Mehrdad Forouzanfar, and Edward W. Gregg
Diabetes Care 2008 31: 96-98. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reduction in Diabetic Amputations Over 11 Years in a Defined U.K. Population: Benefits of multidisciplinary team work and continuous prospective audit

Singhan Krishnan, Fiona Nash, Neil Baker, Duncan Fowler, and Gerry Rayman
Diabetes Care 2008 31: 99-101. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Trends in A1C Concentrations Among U.S. Adults With Diagnosed Diabetes From 1999 to 2004

Earl S. Ford, Chaoyang Li, Randie R. Little, and Ali H. Mokdad
Diabetes Care 2008 31: 102-104. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prevalence of Depression Among U.S. Adults With Diabetes: Findings from the 2006 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

Chaoyang Li, Earl S. Ford, Tara W. Strine, and Ali H. Mokdad
Diabetes Care 2008 31: 105-107. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Online-Only Appendix  

Emerging Treatments and Technologies:

The Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitor Vildagliptin Improves β-Cell Function and Insulin Sensitivity in Subjects With Impaired Fasting Glucose

Kristina M. Utzschneider, Jenny Tong, Brenda Montgomery, Jayalakshmi Udayasankar, Fernando Gerchman, Santica M. Marcovina, Catherine E. Watson, Monica A. Ligueros-Saylan, James E. Foley, Jens J. Holst, Carolyn F. Deacon, and Steven E. Kahn
Diabetes Care 2008 31: 108-113. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pathophysiology/Complications:

Expression of Matrix Metalloproteinases, Cytokines, and Connexins in Diabetic and Nondiabetic Human Keratinocytes Before and After Transplantation Into an Ex Vivo Wound-Healing Model

Johanna M. Brandner, Steffi Zacheja, Pia Houdek, Ingrid Moll, and Ralf Lobmann
Diabetes Care 2008 31: 114-120. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Addition of Pioglitazone and Ramipril to Intensive Insulin Therapy in Type 2 Diabetic Patients Improves Vascular Dysfunction by Different Mechanisms

Marianella Fernandez, Curtis Triplitt, Estela Wajcberg, Apiradee A. Sriwijilkamol, Nicholas Musi, Kenneth Cusi, Ralph DeFronzo, and Eugenio Cersosimo
Diabetes Care 2008 31: 121-127. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Determinants of Whole-Body Protein Metabolism in Subjects With and Without Type 2 Diabetes

Réjeanne Gougeon, José A. Morais, Stéphanie Chevalier, Sandra Pereira, Marie Lamarche, and Errol B. Marliss
Diabetes Care 2008 31: 128-133. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Insulin Reduces Plasma Arginase Activity in Type 2 Diabetic Patients

Sangeeta R. Kashyap, Abigail Lara, Renliang Zhang, Young Mi Park, and Ralph A. DeFronzo
Diabetes Care 2008 31: 134-139. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Online-Only Appendix  

Reduced Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Expression and Intra-Epidermal Nerve Fiber Loss in Human Diabetic Neuropathy

Cristian Quattrini, Maria Jeziorska, Andrew J.M. Boulton, and Rayaz A. Malik
Diabetes Care 2008 31: 140-145. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Insulin Resistance and Progression to Type 1 Diabetes in the European Nicotinamide Diabetes Intervention Trial (ENDIT)

Polly J. Bingley, Jeffrey L Mahon, Edwin A.M. Gale for the European Nicotinamide Diabetes Intervention Trial (ENDIT) Group
Diabetes Care 2008 31: 146-150. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Relationship of Prospective GHb to Glycated Serum Proteins in Incident Diabetic Retinopathy: Implications of the glycation gap for mechanism of risk prediction

Robert M. Cohen, Tamara J. LeCaire, Christopher J. Lindsell, Eric P. Smith, and Donn J. D'Alessio
Diabetes Care 2008 31: 151-153. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] Online-Only Appendix  

Reevaluating the Way We Classify the Diabetic Foot: Restructuring the diabetic foot risk classification system of the International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot

Lawrence A. Lavery, Edgar J.G. Peters, Jayme R. Williams, Douglas P. Murdoch, Amanda Hudson, and David C. Lavery
Diabetes Care 2008 31: 154-156. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Circulating CD34-Positive Cell Number Is Associated With Brain Natriuretic Peptide Level in Type 2 Diabetic Patients

Sadanori Okada, Hisashi Makino, Ayako Nagumo, Takako Sugisawa, Muneya Fujimoto, Ichiro Kishimoto, Yoshihiro Miyamoto, Akie Kikuchi-Taura, Toshihiro Soma, Akihiko Taguchi, and Yasunao Yoshimasa
Diabetes Care 2008 31: 157-158. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cardiovascular and Metabolic Risk:

Disorders of Glucose Regulation in Adults and Birth Weight: Results from the Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle (AusDiab) Study

Isa Al Salmi, Wendy E. Hoy, Srinivas Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Zhiqiang Wang, Glenda C. Gobe, Elizabeth L. M. Barr, and Jonathan E. Shaw
Diabetes Care 2008 31: 159-164. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Online-Only Appendix  

Liver Fat Is Increased in Type 2 Diabetic Patients and Underestimated by Serum Alanine Aminotransferase Compared With Equally Obese Nondiabetic Subjects

Anna Kotronen, Leena Juurinen, Antti Hakkarainen, Jukka Westerbacka, Anja Cornér, Robert Bergholm, and Hannele Yki-Järvinen
Diabetes Care 2008 31: 165-169. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Type 2 Diabetes Without the Atherogenic Metabolic Triad Does Not Predict Angiographically Assessed Coronary Artery Disease in Women

Patricia Blackburn, Isabelle Lemieux, Benoît Lamarche, Jean Bergeron, Patrice Perron, Gérald Tremblay, Daniel Gaudet, and Jean-Pierre Després
Diabetes Care 2008 31: 170-172. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reviews/Commentaries/ADA Statements:

   Consensus Statements:

Management of Hyperglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes: A Consensus Algorithm for the Initiation and Adjustment of Therapy: Update regarding thiazolidinediones: a consensus statement from the American Diabetes Association and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes

David M. Nathan, John B. Buse, Mayer B. Davidson, Ele Ferrannini, Rury R. Holman, Robert Sherwin, and Bernard Zinman
Diabetes Care 2008 31: 173-175. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

   Perspectives on the News:

Diabetes and Obesity: Part 2

Zachary T. Bloomgarden
Diabetes Care 2008 31: 176-182. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Editorials:

Thirty Years of Diabetes Care: Reflections on the Beginning

Jay S. Skyler
Diabetes Care 2008 31: 183-184. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Errata:

Errata

Diabetes Care 2008 31: 187. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Errata

Diabetes Care 2008 31: 188. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters: Observations:

Weight Gain and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Is a Sensitive Issue

Wendy C. Bevier and Lois Jovanovic
Diabetes Care 2008 31: e1. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters: Comments and Responses:

Primary Aldosteronism in Diabetic Subjects With Resistant Hypertension: Response to Umpierrez et al.

Ying Wai Ng, Sau Cheung Tiu, Jason Chiu Ming Ng, and Hiu Yan Chan
Diabetes Care 2008 31: e2. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Primary Aldosteronism in Diabetic Subjects With Resistant Hypertension: Response to Ng et al.

Dawn Smiley and Guillermo Umpierrez
Diabetes Care 2008 31: e3. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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