Original Research:

   Clinical Care/Education/Nutrition:

Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events With Long-Term Pravastatin in Patients With Diabetes or Impaired Fasting Glucose: Results from the LIPID trial

Anthony Keech, David Colquhoun, James Best, Adrienne Kirby, R. John Simes, David Hunt, Wendy Hague, Elaine Beller, Manjula Arulchelvam, Jennifer Baker, and Andrew Tonkin
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2713-2721. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Improving Diabetes Processes of Care in Managed Care

Liza L. Ilag, Catherine L. Martin, Bahman P. Tabaei, Deanna J. M. Isaman, Ray Burke, Douglas A. Greene, and William H. Herman
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2722-2727. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Is HbA_1c Affected by Glycemic Instability?

Rachel Derr, Elizabeth Garrett, Gerald A. Stacy, and Christopher D. Saudek
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2728-2733. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Moderate Alcohol Consumption, Estrogen Replacement Therapy, and Physical Activity Are Associated With Increased Insulin Sensitivity: Is abdominal adiposity the mediator?

Jerry R. Greenfield, Katherine Samaras, Arthur B. Jenkins, Paul J. Kelly, Tim D. Spector, and Lesley V. Campbell
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2734-2740. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sonographic Evaluation of Fetal Growth and Body Composition in Women With Different Degrees of Normal Glucose Metabolism

Elena Parretti, Lucia Carignani, Riccardo Cioni, Elisa Bartoli, Patrizia Borri, Pasquale La Torre, Federico Mecacci, Elisabetta Martini, Gianfranco Scarselli, and Giorgio Mello
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2741-2748. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vitamin C Affects Thrombosis/ Fibrinolysis System and Reactive Hyperemia in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Coronary Artery Disease

Dimitris Tousoulis, Charalambos Antoniades, Charalambos Tountas, Erini Bosinakou, Maria Kotsopoulou, Pavlos Toutouzas, and Christodoulos Stefanadis
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2749-2753. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

   Epidemiology/Health Services/Psychosocial Research:

Elevated C-Reactive Protein Is a Risk Factor for the Development of Type 2 Diabetes in Japanese Americans

Shuhei Nakanishi, Kiminori Yamane, Nozomu Kamei, Masamichi Okubo, and Nobuoki Kohno
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2754-2757. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Prevalence and Management of Diabetes in Thai Adults: The International Collaborative Study of Cardiovascular Disease in Asia

Wichai Aekplakorn, Ronald P. Stolk, Bruce Neal, Paibul Suriyawongpaisal, Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong, Sayan Cheepudomwit, and Mark Woodward
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2758-2763. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Relation of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy to Inflammation and Albuminuria in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: The Strong Heart Study

Vittorio Palmieri, Russell P. Tracy, Mary J. Roman, Jennifer E. Liu, Lyle G. Best, Jonathan N. Bella, David C. Robbins, Barbara V. Howard, and Richard B. Devereux
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2764-2769. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Diabetes, Insulin Resistance, and the Metabolic Syndrome in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction Without Previously Known Diabetes

Åke Tenerz, Anna Norhammar, Angela Silveira, Anders Hamsten, Göran Nilsson, Lars Rydén, and Klas Malmberg
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2770-2776. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prediction of Coronary Heart Disease in Middle-Aged Adults With Diabetes

Aaron R. Folsom, Lloyd E Chambless, Bruce B. Duncan, Adam C. Gilbert, James S. Pankow the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study Investigators
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2777-2784. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alcohol Consumption and the Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes: A 20-year follow-up of the Finnish Twin Cohort Study

Sofia Carlsson, Niklas Hammar, Valdemar Grill, and Jaakko Kaprio
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2785-2790. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Diabetes and Idiopathic Cardiomyopathy: A nationwide case-control study

Alain G. Bertoni, Arthur Tsai, Edward K. Kasper, and Frederick L. Brancati
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2791-2795. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Low Insulin Sensitivity (S_i = 0) in Diabetic and Nondiabetic Subjects in the Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Study: Is it associated with components of the metabolic syndrome and nontraditional risk factors?

Steven M. Haffner, Ralph D’Agostino, Jr., Andreas Festa, Richard N. Bergman, Leena Mykkänen, Andrew Karter, Mohammed F. Saad, and Lynne E. Wagenknecht
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2796-2803. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Decisional Attributes of Patients With Diabetes: The aspirin choice

Victor M. Montori, Sandra C. Bryant, Annette M. O’Connor, Neal W. Jorgensen, Erin E. Walsh, and Steven A. Smith
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2804-2809. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Estrogen Therapy and Risk of Cardiovascular Events Among Women With Type 2 Diabetes

Katherine M. Newton, Andrea Z. LaCroix, Susan R. Heckbert, Linn Abraham, David McCulloch, and William Barlow
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2810-2816. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Development of a Reliable and Valid Chinese Version of the Diabetes Empowerment Scale

Ann T.Y. Shiu, Rebecca Y.M. Wong, and David R. Thompson
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2817-2821. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Depression Predicts Increased Incidence of Adverse Health Outcomes in Older Mexican Americans With Type 2 Diabetes

Sandra A. Black, Kyriakos S. Markides, and Laura A. Ray
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2822-2828. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Role of Active Family Nutritional Support in Navajos’ Type 2 Diabetes Metabolic Control

Carolyn Epple, Anne L. Wright, Vijay N. Joish, and Mark Bauer
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2829-2834. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

   Emerging Treatments and Technologies:

Effects of 3 Months of Continuous Subcutaneous Administration of Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 in Elderly Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Graydon S. Meneilly, Nigel Greig, Hugh Tildesley, Joel F. Habener, Josephine M. Egan, and Dariush Elahi
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2835-2841. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dose-Response Relationships of Inhaled Insulin Delivered via the Aerodose Insulin Inhaler and Subcutaneously Injected Insulin in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Dennis Kim, Sunder Mudaliar, Sithipol Chinnapongse, Neelima Chu, Sarah M. Boies, Trent Davis, Ayesh D. Perera, Robert S. Fishman, David A. Shapiro, and Robert Henry
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2842-2847. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nonremovable, Windowed, Fiberglass Cast Boot in the Treatment of Diabetic Plantar Ulcers: Efficacy, safety, and compliance

Georges Ha Van, Hubert Siney, Agnes Hartmann-Heurtier, Sophie Jacqueminet, Françoise Greau, and André Grimaldi
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2848-2852. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

HYAFF 11-Based Autologous Dermal and Epidermal Grafts in the Treatment of Noninfected Diabetic Plantar and Dorsal Foot Ulcers: A prospective, multicenter, controlled, randomized clinical trial

Carlo Caravaggi, Roberto De Giglio, Chiara Pritelli, Manuela Sommaria, Sergio Dalla Noce, Ezio Faglia, Manuela Mantero, Giacomo Clerici, Pietro Fratino, Luca Dalla Paola, Giulio Mariani, Roberto Mingardi, and Alberto Morabito
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2853-2859. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Characterization of GLP-1 Effects on ß-Cell Function After Meal Ingestion in Humans

Bo Ahrén, Jens J. Holst, and Andrea Mari
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2860-2864. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

   Pathophysiology/Complications:

Testing the Accelerator Hypothesis: The relationship between body mass and age at diagnosis of type 1 diabetes

M. Kibirige, B. Metcalf, R. Renuka, and T. J. Wilkin
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2865-2870. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Changing Prevalence of Overweight Children and Adolescents at Onset of Insulin-Treated Diabetes

Ingrid M. Libman, Massimo Pietropaolo, Silva A. Arslanian, Ronald E. LaPorte, and Dorothy J. Becker
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2871-2875. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Evidence for Heterogeneous Pathogenesis of Insulin-Treated Diabetes in Black and White Children

Ingrid M. Libman, Massimo Pietropaolo, Silva A. Arslanian, Ronald E. LaPorte, and Dorothy J. Becker
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2876-2882. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fasting Plasma Leptin, Tumor Necrosis Factor- Receptor 2, and Monocyte Chemoattracting Protein 1 Concentration in a Population of Glucose-Tolerant and Glucose-Intolerant Women: Impact on cardiovascular mortality

Lorenzo Piemonti, Giliola Calori, Alessia Mercalli, Guido Lattuada, Paolo Monti, Maria Paola Garancini, Federica Costantino, Giacomo Ruotolo, Livio Luzi, and Gianluca Perseghin
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2883-2889. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tele-Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy With the Retinal Thickness Analyzer

Aljoscha S. Neubauer, Ulrich C. Welge-Lüßen, Martin J. Thiel, Claudia Alge, Siegfried G. Priglinger, Christoph Hirneiß, Michael W. Ulbig, and Anselm Kampik
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2890-2897. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PC-1 Amino Acid Variant Q121 Is Associated With a Lower Glomerular Filtration Rate in Type 2 Diabetic Patients With Abnormal Albumin Excretion Rates

Salvatore De Cosmo, Roberto Trevisan, Michele Dalla Vestra, Monica Vedovato, Alessandra Argiolas, Anna Solini, Alois Saller, Francesco Damone, Antonio Tiengo, Vincenzo Trischitta, and Paola Fioretto
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2898-2902. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Signs of Nephropathy May Occur Early in Young Adults With Diabetes Despite Modern Diabetes Management: Results from the nationwide population-based Diabetes Incidence Study in Sweden (DISS)

Maria Svensson, Göran Sundkvist, Hans J. Arnqvist, Elisabeth Björk, Göran Blohmé, Jan Bolinder, Marianne Henricsson, Lennarth Nyström, Ole Torffvit, Ingeborg Waernbaum, Jan Östman, and Jan W. Eriksson
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2903-2909. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Predictive Properties of Impaired Glucose Tolerance for Cardiovascular Risk Are Not Explained by the Development of Overt Diabetes During Follow-Up

Qing Qiao, Pekka Jousilahti, Johan Eriksson, and Jaakko Tuomilehto
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2910-2914. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prospective Study of the Association Between the Proline to Alanine Codon 12 Polymorphism in the PPAR Gene and Type 2 Diabetes

Asli Memisoglu, Frank B. Hu, Susan E. Hankinson, Simin Liu, James B. Meigs, David M. Altshuler, David J. Hunter, and JoAnn E. Manson
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2915-2917. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cardiorespiratory Fitness and the Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes: Prospective study of Japanese men

Susumu S. Sawada, I-Min Lee, Takashi Muto, Kazuko Matuszaki, and Steven N. Blair
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2918-2922. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Progression of Coronary Artery Calcification in Type 1 Diabetes: The importance of glycemic control

Janet K. Snell-Bergeon, John E. Hokanson, Lisa Jensen, Todd MacKenzie, Gregory Kinney, Dana Dabelea, Robert H. Eckel, James Ehrlich, Satish Garg, and Marian Rewers
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2923-2928. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reviews/Commentaries/ADA Statements:

   Reviews:

Enhancing Incretin Action for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes

Daniel J. Drucker
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2929-2940. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

   Perspectives on the News:

American Diabetes Association Annual Meeting, June 2003: Gastrointestinal and dietary aspects of diabetes

Zachary T. Bloomgarden
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2941-2946. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Editorials:

Diabetes and Heart Disease

Elizabeth Barrett-Connor
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2947-2958. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Diabetic Cardiomyopathy

David S.H. Bell
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2949-2951. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Depression: A Quiet Killer by Any Name

Mark Peyrot
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2952-2953. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Obesity, Insulin Resistance, ß-Cell Autoimmunity, and the Changing Clinical Epidemiology of Childhood Diabetes

Arlan L. Rosenbloom
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2954-2956. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters: Observations:

Missense Mutation of Pro387Leu in Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase-1B (PTP-1B) Is Not Associated With Type 2 Diabetes in a Chinese Han Population

Jianping Weng, Jinhua Yan, Zhimin Huang, Yi Sui, and Lingling Xiu
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2957. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Retinopathy Is Associated With Cardiovascular and All-Cause Mortality in Both Diabetic and Nondiabetic Subjects: The Hoorn Study

Manon V. van Hecke, Jacqueline M. Dekker, Giel Nijpels, Annette C. Moll, Hendrik A. van Leiden, Robert J. Heine, Lex M. Bouter, Coen D.A. Stehouwer, and Bettine C.P. Polak
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2958. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Antilipidemic Effects of Ezetimibe in Patients With Diabetes

Jeffrey S. Stroup, Michael P. Kane, and Robert S. Busch
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2958-2959. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Severe Diabetic Ketoacidosis Associated With Acute Myocardial Necrosis

Martin Tretjak, Franc Verovnik, Bojan Vujkovac, Cirila Slemenik-Pusnik, and Marko Noc
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2959-2960. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Novel Approach to Preventing Diabetic Ketoacidosis in a Patient Treated With an Insulin Pump

Ben D. Phillips, Lisa A. Aurand, Michele M. Bedwell, and James R. Levy
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2960-2961. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Successful Treatment of Insulin Allergy in a Type 1 Diabetic Patient by Means of Constant Subcutaneous Pump Infusion of Insulin

Agnes Sola-Gazagnes, Catherine Pecquet, Régis Radermecker, Laurence Piétri, Fabienne Elgrably, Géérard Slama, and Jean-Louis Sélam
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2961-2962. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Glycyrrhizin and Serum Testosterone Concentrations in Male Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Michiaki Fukui, Yoshihiro Kitagawa, Naoto Nakamura, and Toshikazu Yoshikawa
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2962. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ACE Insertion/Deletion Genotypes and Angiotensin II Receptor Blockade in Diabetic Nephropathy: Is there a light at the end of the tunnel?

Steen Andersen, Peter Jacobsen, and Hans-Henrik Parving
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2962-2963. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Early Diagnosis of Primary Biliary Cirrhosis in Type 1 Diabetes: The possible role of eosinophilia

Carmine Gazzaruso, Stefano Giordanetti, Pasquale De Cata, Guido Poggi, and Pietro Fratino
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2963-2964. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Plasma Levels of Adiponectin Are Associated With Insulin Resistance and Serum Levels of Triglyceride in Japanese Metabolically Obese, Normal-Weight Men With Normal Glucose Tolerance

Akira Katsuki, Yasuhiro Sumida, Hideki Urakawa, Esteban C. Gabazza, Shuichi Murashima, Kazutaka Matsumoto, Kaname Nakatani, Yutaka Yano, and Yukihiko Adachi
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2964-2965. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Apolipoprotein B Is an Independent Risk Factor for Microalbuminuria in Taiwanese Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Chin-Hsiao Tseng
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2965-2966. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: The significance of microalbuminuria and different risk factors for atherosclerosis

Maria Matsagoura, Emanouil Andreadis, Emanouil J. Diamantopoulos, Charalambos Vassilopoulos, Nicholas Tentolouris, and Nicholas Katsilambros
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2966. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters: Comments and Responses:

Association Between Elevated Testosterone and Development of Microalbuminuria During Puberty in Female Subjects With Type 1 Diabetes: Response to Amin et al.

Michiaki Fukui, Yoshihiro Kitagawa, Naoto Nakamura, and Toshikazu Yoshikawa
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2966-2967. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Acute Stress Is Not Responsible for Glucose Dysregulation in Chronic Schizophrenia: Response to Shiloah et al.

Jogin H. Takore
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2967-2968. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Effect of Weight Loss on Endothelial Functions in Obesity: Response to Sciacqua et al.

Katherine Esposito, Carmen Di Palo, Raffaele Marfella, and Dario Giugliano
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2968-2969. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Modem Transmission of Glucose Values Reduces the Costs of and Need for Clinic Visits: Response to Chase et al.

Leon Perlemuter and Bernard Yomtov
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2969. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Modem Transmission of Glucose Values Reduces the Costs of and Need for Clinic Visits: Response to Perlemuter and Yomtov

H. Peter Chase
Diabetes Care 2003 26: 2969-2970. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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