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Editorial

- David E Goldstein
Isn't It Time to Retire the Oral Glucose Tolerance Test for Diabetes Screening and Diagnosis?
Diabetes Care August 1998 21:1215-1216; doi:10.2337/diacare.21.8.1215

Original Articles

Clinical Care/Education/Nutrition

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- Jan W Eriksson,
- Tomas Bremell,
- Björn Eliasson,
- Jesper Fowelin,
- Linda Fredriksson,
- and Zhi-Wen Yu
Successful Treatment With Plasmapheresis, Cyclophosphamide, and Cyclosporin A in Type B Syndrome of Insulin Resistance: Case report
Diabetes Care August 1998 21:1217-1220; doi:10.2337/diacare.21.8.1217
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- Gary T C Ko,
- Juliana C N Chan,
- Vincent T F Yeung,
- Chun-Chung Chow,
- Lynn W W Tsang,
- June K Y Li,
- Wing-Yi So,
- Hendena P S Wai,
- and Clive S Cockram
Combined Use of a Fasting Plasma Glucose Concentration and HbA_1c or Fructosamine Predicts the Likelihood of Having Diabetes in High-Risk Subjects
Diabetes Care August 1998 21:1221-1225; doi:10.2337/diacare.21.8.1221
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- Emilio Bognetti,
- Maria Cristina Riva,
- Riccardo Bonfanti,
- Franco Meschi,
- Matteo Viscardi,
- and Giuseppe Chiumello
Growth Changes in Children and Adolescents With Short-Term Diabetes
Diabetes Care August 1998 21:1226-1229; doi:10.2337/diacare.21.8.1226
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Epidemiology/Health Services/Psychosocial Research

Emerging Treatments and Technologies

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- Priscilla A Hollander,
- Steven C Elbein,
- Irl B Hirsch,
- David Kelley,
- Janet McGill,
- Terry Taylor,
- Stuart R Weiss,
- Samuel E Crockett,
- Roy A Kaplan,
- John Comstock,
- Charles P Lucas,
- Peter A Lodewick,
- William Canovatchel,
- Jain Chung,
- and Jonathan Hauptman
Role of Orlistat in the Treatment of Obese Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A 1-year randomized double-blind study
Diabetes Care August 1998 21:1288-1294; doi:10.2337/diacare.21.8.1288
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- Tore Julsrud Berg,
- Jaffar Nourooz-Zadeh,
- Simon P Wolff,
- Hans J Tritschler,
- Hans-Jacob Bangstad,
- and Kristian F Hanssen
Hydroperoxides in Plasma Are Reduced by Intensified Insulin Treatment: A randomized controlled study of IDDM patients with microalbuminuria
Diabetes Care August 1998 21:1295-1300; doi:10.2337/diacare.21.8.1295
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- Fahim Abbasi,
- Marcello Carantoni,
- Y -D I Chen,
- and Gerald M Reaven
Further Evidence for a Central Role of Adipose Tissue in the Antihyperglycemic Effect of Metformin
Diabetes Care August 1998 21:1301-1305; doi:10.2337/diacare.21.8.1301
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Pathophysiology/Complications

Reviews/Commentaries/Position Statements

Perspectives On The News

- Zachary T Bloomgarden
International Diabetes Federation Meeting, 1997, and Other Recent Meetings: Atherosclerosis and related topics
Diabetes Care August 1998 21:1356-1363; doi:10.2337/diacare.21.8.1356
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Letters: Observations

- Ahmed F Al-Jebawi,
- M Nathan Lassman,
- and Nicolas N Abourizk
Lactic Acidosis With Therapeutic Metformin Blood Level in a Low-Risk Diabetic Patient
Diabetes Care August 1998 21:1364-1365; doi:10.2337/diacare.21.8.1364
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- Thomas M Kapellen,
- Axel Dost,
- Christiane Leludas,
- and W Kiess
Patient Acceptance and Use of an Emergency Telephone Hotline Service in Pediatric Diabetes Care
Diabetes Care August 1998 21:1365; doi:10.2337/diacare.21.8.1365
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- Jean D Lalau,
- Jean-M Race,
- and L Brinquin
Lactic Acidosis in Metformin Therapy: Relationship between plasma metformin concentration and renal function
Diabetes Care August 1998 21:1366-1367; doi:10.2337/diacare.21.8.1366
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- Andrew A Dahl,
- Evan M Dahl,
- and Phyllis E Kelly
Four Years After the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial Report: Nonimplementation in High-Risk Patients
Diabetes Care August 1998 21:1367-1369; doi:10.2337/diacare.21.8.1367
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- Amer G Rassam,
- Joy Mcleod,
- Mark R Burge,
- and David S Schade
Use of the HemoCue Blood Glucose Analyzer in Research Studies
Diabetes Care August 1998 21:1369-1370; doi:10.2337/diacare.21.8.1369
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- Cam Donaldson and
- K M Venkat Narayan
The Cost of Diabetes: A useful statistic?
Diabetes Care August 1998 21:1370-1371; doi:10.2337/diacare.21.8.1370
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- Danièle Dubois-Laforgue,
- Sophie Caillat-Zucman,
- Idriss Djilali-Saiah,
- Etienne Larger,
- Anne Mercadier,
- Christian Boitard,
- Jean-François Bach,
- and José Timsit
Mutations in HFE, the Hemochromatosis Candidate Gene, in Patients With NIDDM
Diabetes Care August 1998 21:1371-1372; doi:10.2337/diacare.21.8.1371
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- Olga Aude Rueda,
- Ingrid M Libman,
- Nelly Altamirano Bustamante,
- Carlos Robles Valdes,
- and Ronald E LaPorte
Low Incidence of IDDM in Children of Veracruz-Boca del Rio, Veracruz: Results of the first validated IDDM registry in Mexico
Diabetes Care August 1998 21:1372-1373; doi:10.2337/diacare.21.8.1372
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- Yoshihiko Suzuki,
- Yoshito Atsumi,
- and Kempei Matsuoka
Finger Infection Resulting From Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose and a New Aid for Reducing Risk
Diabetes Care August 1998 21:1373-1374; doi:10.2337/diacare.21.8.1373
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Letters: Comments and Responses

- Jonathan Brown,
- Harry Glauber,
- and Gregory Nichols
Impact on a Population-Based Registry off Changing Diagnostic Thresholds for Diabetes
Diabetes Care August 1998 21:1374-1375; doi:10.2337/diacare.21.8.1374
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- Shoichiro Nagasaka,
- San-E Ishikawa,
- Naoki Itabashi,
- Kumiko Rokkaku,
- and Toshikazu Saito
Ketoacidosis-Onset Type 2 Diabetes in Japanese: Association with the widespread distribution of soft drinks and vending machines
Diabetes Care August 1998 21:1376-1377; doi:10.2337/diacare.21.8.1376
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- Mayer B Davidson
Comments on the Position Statements “Management of Dyslipidemia in Adults With Diabetes” and “Diabetic Retinopathy”
Diabetes Care August 1998 21:1378-1379; doi:10.2337/diacare.21.8.1378
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Diabetes Care

Editorial

Isn't It Time to Retire the Oral Glucose Tolerance Test for Diabetes Screening and Diagnosis?

Original Articles

Clinical Care/Education/Nutrition

Successful Treatment With Plasmapheresis, Cyclophosphamide, and Cyclosporin A in Type B Syndrome of Insulin Resistance: Case report

Combined Use of a Fasting Plasma Glucose Concentration and HbA1c or Fructosamine Predicts the Likelihood of Having Diabetes in High-Risk Subjects

Growth Changes in Children and Adolescents With Short-Term Diabetes

Epidemiology/Health Services/Psychosocial Research

Is the Risk of Diabetic Retinopathy Greater in Non-Hispanic Blacks and Mexican Americans Than in Non-Hispanic Whites With Type 2 Diabetes?: A U.S. population study

Isolated Postchallenge Hyperglycemia and the Risk of Fatal Cardiovascular Disease in Older Women and Men: The Rancho Bernardo Study

Potential Economic Benefits of Lower-Extremity Amputation Prevention Strategies in Diabetes

Fasting Plasma Glucose Is a Useful Test for the Detection of Gestational Diabetes

History of Gestational Diabetes Leads to Distinct Metabolic Alterations in Nondiabetic African-American Women With a Parental History of Type 2 Diabetes

Adverse Effects of Diabetes on Multiple Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Women: The Strong Heart Study

Reversion From Type 2 Diabetes to Nondiabetic Status: Influence of the 1997 American Diabetes Association criteria

Ethnicity and Cardiovascular Disease: The incidence of myocardial infarction in white, South Asian, and Afro-Caribbean patients with type 2 diabetes (U.K. Prospective Diabetes Study 32)

Was There an Epidemic of Diabetes in Nonwhite Adolescents in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania?

Diabetes Care for Medicare Beneficiaries: Attitudes and behaviors of primary care physicians

Emerging Treatments and Technologies

Role of Orlistat in the Treatment of Obese Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A 1-year randomized double-blind study

Hydroperoxides in Plasma Are Reduced by Intensified Insulin Treatment: A randomized controlled study of IDDM patients with microalbuminuria

Further Evidence for a Central Role of Adipose Tissue in the Antihyperglycemic Effect of Metformin

Pathophysiology/Complications

Diabetic Nephropathy in Hypertransfused Patients With β-Thalassemia: The role of oxidative stress

Insufficient Glycemic Control Increases Nuclear Factor-κB Binding Activity in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Isolated From Patients With Type 1 Diabetes

Distortion-Product Otoacoustic Emissions and Selective Sensorineural Loss in IDDM

Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: Effectiveness of electrotherapy and amitriptyline for symptomatic relief

Physiological Importance of First-Phase Insulin Release in Elderly Patients With Diabetes

Effect of Glycemic Control on Glucose Counterregulation During Hypoglycemia in NIDDM

Differences in Foot and Forearm Skin Microcirculation in Diabetic Patients With and Without Neuropathy

Long-Term Lisinopril Therapy Reduces Exercise-Induced Albuminuria in Normoalbuminuric Normotensive IDDM Patients

Ultrasonographic Manifestations of Carotid Atherosclerosis and Glucose Intolerance in Elderly Eastern Finnish Men

Resistance Training Improves Insulin Sensitivity in NIDDM Subjects Without Altering Maximal Oxygen Uptake

Reviews/Commentaries/Position Statements

Perspectives On The News

International Diabetes Federation Meeting, 1997, and Other Recent Meetings: Atherosclerosis and related topics

Letters: Observations

Lactic Acidosis With Therapeutic Metformin Blood Level in a Low-Risk Diabetic Patient

Patient Acceptance and Use of an Emergency Telephone Hotline Service in Pediatric Diabetes Care

Lactic Acidosis in Metformin Therapy: Relationship between plasma metformin concentration and renal function

Four Years After the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial Report: Nonimplementation in High-Risk Patients

Use of the HemoCue Blood Glucose Analyzer in Research Studies

The Cost of Diabetes: A useful statistic?

Mutations in HFE, the Hemochromatosis Candidate Gene, in Patients With NIDDM

Low Incidence of IDDM in Children of Veracruz-Boca del Rio, Veracruz: Results of the first validated IDDM registry in Mexico

Finger Infection Resulting From Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose and a New Aid for Reducing Risk

Letters: Comments and Responses

Impact on a Population-Based Registry off Changing Diagnostic Thresholds for Diabetes

Ketoacidosis-Onset Type 2 Diabetes in Japanese: Association with the widespread distribution of soft drinks and vending machines

Comments on the Position Statements “Management of Dyslipidemia in Adults With Diabetes” and “Diabetic Retinopathy”

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Combined Use of a Fasting Plasma Glucose Concentration and HbA_1c or Fructosamine Predicts the Likelihood of Having Diabetes in High-Risk Subjects

Insufficient Glycemic Control Increases Nuclear Factor-_κB Binding Activity in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Isolated From Patients With Type 1 Diabetes