Editor's Commentary:

Report Card

Mayer B. Davidson
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 1. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Research:

   Clinical Care/Education/Nutrition:

Improving Diabetes Care in Midwest Community Health Centers With the Health Disparities Collaborative

Marshall H. Chin, Sandy Cook, Melinda L. Drum, Lei Jin, Myriam Guillen, Catherine A. Humikowski, Julie Koppert, James F. Harrison, Susan Lippold, and Cynthia T. Schaefer
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 2-8. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Opportunistic Screening for Diabetes in Routine Clinical Practice

Mark W. Ealovega, Bahman P. Tabaei, Michael Brandle, Ray Burke, and William H. Herman
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 9-12. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Decisions Regarding HbA_1c Results in Primary Care: A report from CaReNet and HPRN

Bennett L. Parnes, Deborah S. Main, L. Miriam Dickinson, Linda Niebauer, Sherry Holcomb, John M. Westfall, and Wilson D. Pace
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 13-16. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Glycemic Control From 1988 to 2000 Among U.S. Adults Diagnosed With Type 2 Diabetes: A preliminary report

Carol E. Koro, Steven J. Bowlin, Nancy Bourgeois, and Donald O. Fedder
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 17-20. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Inflammation and Glucose Intolerance: A prospective study of gestational diabetes mellitus

Myles Wolf, Jenny Sauk, Anand Shah, Karen Vossen Smirnakis, Ricardo Jimenez-Kimble, Jeffrey L. Ecker, and Ravi Thadhani
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 21-27. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Acute Effects of Different Intensities of Exercise in Normoalbuminuric/ Normotensive Patients With Type 1 Diabetes

James T. Lane, Timothy C. Ford, LuAnn R. Larson, Ward A. Chambers, and Pascale H. Lane
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 28-32. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of Moderate Weight Loss and Orlistat on Insulin Resistance, Regional Adiposity, and Fatty Acids in Type 2 Diabetes

David E. Kelley, Lewis H. Kuller, Therese M. McKolanis, Patricia Harper, Juliet Mancino, and Satish Kalhan
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 33-40. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Favorable Effects of Pioglitazone and Metformin Compared With Gliclazide on Lipoprotein Subfractions in Overweight Patients With Early Type 2 Diabetes

James M. Lawrence, Julia Reid, Gordon J. Taylor, Chris Stirling, and John P.D. Reckless
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 41-46. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effect of Weight Loss on Cardiac Synchronization and Proinflammatory Cytokines in Premenopausal Obese Women

Raffaele Marfella, Katherine Esposito, Mario Siniscalchi, Federico Cacciapuoti, Francesco Giugliano, Domenico Labriola, Myriam Ciotola, Carmen Di Palo, Lucio Misso, and Dario Giugliano
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 47-52. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Low Synthesis and High Absorption of Cholesterol Characterize Type 1 Diabetes

Tatu A. Miettinen, Helena Gylling, Juha Tuominen, Piia Simonen, and Veikko Koivisto
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 53-58. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dietary Magnesium Intake in Relation to Plasma Insulin Levels and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Women

Yiqing Song, JoAnn E. Manson, Julie E. Buring, and Simin Liu
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 59-65. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

   Epidemiology/Health Services/Psychosocial Research:

Type 2 Diabetes Prevalence in Asian Americans: Results of a national health survey

Marguerite J. McNeely and Edward J. Boyko
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 66-69. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Diabetes and Outcome of Community-Acquired Pneumococcal Bacteremia: A 10-year population-based cohort study

Reimar W. Thomsen, Heidi H. Hundborg, Hans-Henrik Lervang, Søren P. Johnsen, Henrik T. Sørensen, and Henrik C. Schønheyder
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 70-76. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fasting Plasma Free Fatty Acids and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study

James S. Pankow, Bruce B. Duncan, Maria Inês Schmidt, Christie M. Ballantyne, David J. Couper, Ron C. Hoogeveen, and Sherita H. Golden
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 77-82. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Exercise Capacity and Body Composition as Predictors of Mortality Among Men With Diabetes

Timothy S. Church, Yiling J. Cheng, Conrad P. Earnest, Carolyn E. Barlow, Larry W. Gibbons, Elisa L. Priest, and Steven N. Blair
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 83-88. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Standardized Triglyceride and Carbohydrate Challenge: The oral triglyceride tolerance test

Nina Mohanlal and Rury R. Holman
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 89-94. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Closing the Gap: Effect of Diabetes Case Management on Glycemic Control Among Low-Income Ethnic Minority Populations: The California Medi-Cal Type 2 Diabetes Study

The California Medi-Cal Type 2 Diabetes Study Group
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 95-103. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Economic Consequences of Epidemiological Changes in Diabetes in Middle-Income Countries: The Mexican case

Armando Arredondo and Alexis Zúñiga
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 104-109. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Improvement in Diabetes Care of Underinsured Patients Enrolled in Project Dulce: A community-based, culturally appropriate, nurse case management and peer education diabetes care model

Athena Philis-Tsimikas, Chris Walker, Lisa Rivard, Gregory Talavera, Joachim O.F. Reimann, Michelle Salmon, and Rachel Araujo
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 110-115. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Performance of a Risk Score as a Screening Test for Undiagnosed Hyperglycemia in Ethnic Minority Groups: Data from the 1999 Health Survey for England

Annemieke M.W. Spijkerman, Matthew F. Yuyun, Simon J. Griffin, Jacqueline M. Dekker, Giel Nijpels, and Nicholas J. Wareham
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 116-122. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Physician, Organizational, and Patient Factors Associated With Suboptimal Blood Pressure Management in Type 2 Diabetic Patients in Primary Care

Carel F. Schaars, Petra Denig, Willeke N. Kasje, Roy E. Stewart, Bruce H.R. Wolffenbuttel, and Flora M. Haaijer-Ruskamp
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 123-128. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Depressive Symptoms and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Women

Cassandra Arroyo, Frank B. Hu, Louise M. Ryan, Ichiro Kawachi, Graham A. Colditz, Frank E. Speizer, and JoAnn Manson
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 129-133. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

   Emerging Treatments and Technologies:

Magnesium Intake and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Men and Women

Ruy Lopez-Ridaura, Walter C. Willett, Eric B. Rimm, Simin Liu, Meir J. Stampfer, JoAnn E. Manson, and Frank B. Hu
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 134-140. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

One-Year Glycemic Control With a Sulfonylurea Plus Pioglitazone Versus a Sulfonylurea Plus Metformin in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Markolf Hanefeld, Paolo Brunetti, Guntram H. Schernthaner, David R. Matthews, and Bernard H. Charbonnel
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 141-147. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of Troglitazone in Young First-Degree Relatives of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Klaus Levin, Ole Hother-Nielsen, Jan Erik Henriksen, and Henning Beck-Nielsen
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 148-154. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

XENical in the Prevention of Diabetes in Obese Subjects (XENDOS) Study: A randomized study of orlistat as an adjunct to lifestyle changes for the prevention of type 2 diabetes in obese patients

Jarl S. Torgerson, Jonathan Hauptman, Mark N. Boldrin, and Lars Sjöström
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 155-161. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Intensive Therapy With Inhaled Insulin via the AERx Insulin Diabetes Management System: A 12-week proof-of-concept trial in patients with type 2 diabetes

Kjeld Hermansen, Tapani Rönnemaa, Astrid Heide Petersen, Shannon Bellaire, and Ulf Adamson
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 162-167. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Restoration of Sensation, Reduced Pain, and Improved Balance in Subjects With Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study with monochromatic near-infrared treatment

David R. Leonard, M. Hamed Farooqi, and Sara Myers
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 168-172. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

   Pathophysiology/Complications:

Postural Control Mechanisms During Quiet Standing in Patients With Diabetic Sensory Neuropathy

Danik Lafond, Hélène Corriveau, and Francois Prince
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 173-178. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Asp299Gly and Thr399Ile Genotypes of the TLR4 Gene Are Associated With a Reduced Prevalence of Diabetic Neuropathy in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Gottfried Rudofsky, Jr, Peter Reismann, Steffen Witte, Per M. Humpert, Berend Isermann, Triantafyllos Chavakis, Jörg Tafel, Valery V. Nosikov, Andreas Hamann, Peter Nawroth, and Angelika Bierhaus
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 179-183. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effect of Moderate Alcohol Consumption on Adiponectin, Tumor Necrosis Factor-, and Insulin Sensitivity

Aafje Sierksma, Hamina Patel, Noriyuki Ouchi, Shinji Kihara, Tohru Funahashi, Robert J. Heine, Diederick E. Grobbee, Cornelis Kluft, and Henk F.J. Hendriks
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 184-189. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Acanthocytes in the Urine: Useful tool to differentiate diabetic nephropathy from glomerulonephritis?

Gunnar H. Heine, Urban Sester, Matthias Girndt, and Hans Köhler
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 190-194. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nonalbuminuric Renal Insufficiency in Type 2 Diabetes

Richard J. MacIsaac, Con Tsalamandris, Sianna Panagiotopoulos, Trudy J. Smith, Karen J. McNeil, and George Jerums
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 195-200. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Risk Factors for Myocardial Infarction Case Fatality and Stroke Case Fatality in Type 2 Diabetes: UKPDS 66

Richard J. Stevens, Ruth L. Coleman, Amanda I. Adler, Irene M. Stratton, David R. Matthews, and Rury R. Holman
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 201-207. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prognostic Value of Epicardial Coronary Artery Constriction to the Cold Pressor Test in Type 2 Diabetic Patients With Angiographically Normal Coronary Arteries and No Other Major Coronary Risk Factors

Alain Nitenberg, Paul Valensi, Régis Sachs, Emmanuel Cosson, Jean-Raymond Attali, and Isabelle Antony
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 208-215. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

White Blood Cell Count Is Associated With Macro- and Microvascular Complications in Chinese Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Peter C. Tong, Ka-Fai Lee, Wing-Yee So, Margaret H. Ng, Wing-Bun Chan, Matthew K. Lo, Norman N. Chan, and Juliana C. Chan
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 216-222. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Association Between Acute-Phase Reactants and Advanced Glycation End Products in Type 2 Diabetes

Kathryn C.B. Tan, Wing-Sun Chow, Sidney Tam, Richard Bucala, and John Betteridge
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 223-228. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Infections in Diabetic Burn Patients

Heidi Memmel, Areta Kowal-Vern, and Barbara A. Latenser
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 229-233. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Metabolic Syndrome/Insulin Resistance/Pre-Diabetes:

The Prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome Among Arab Americans

Linda A. Jaber, Morton B. Brown, Adnan Hammad, Qian Zhu, and William H. Herman
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 234-238. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reviews/Commentaries/Position Statements:

   Review Articles:

Concept, Strategies, and Feasibility of Noninvasive Insulin Delivery

William T. Cefalu
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 239-246. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Antihypertensive Therapy and Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes: A systematic review

Raj Padwal and Andreas Laupacis
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 247-255. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

   Consensus Statements:

Thiazolidinedione Use, Fluid Retention, and Congestive Heart Failure: A consensus statement from the American Heart Association and American Diabetes Association

Richard W. Nesto, David Bell, Robert O. Bonow, Vivian Fonseca, Scott M. Grundy, Edward S. Horton, Martin Le Winter, Daniel Porte, Clay F. Semenkovich, Sidney Smith, Lawrence H. Young, and Richard Kahn
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 256-263. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

   Perspectives on the News:

Aspects of Blood Pressure, Lipid, and Glycemic Treatment

Zachary T. Bloomgarden
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 264-269. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Editorials:

A New Dietary Approach to Reduce the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes?

Jerry L. Nadler
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 270-271. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters: Observations:

Plasma Interleukin-18 Concentrations Are Elevated in Type 2 Diabetes

Katherine Esposito, Raffaele Marfella, and Dario Giugliano
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 272. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Similar A1C Outcomes in Type 1 Diabetic Patients Undergoing Intensive Diabetes Management With Preprandial Rapid-Acting Insulin and Either CSII or Glargine

Anne Peters Harmel and Ruchi Mathur
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 272-273. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 May Be a Marker of Microangiopathy in Children and Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes

Giuseppe Derosa, Maria Antonietta Avanzini, Diego Geroldi, Roberto Fogari, Renata Lorini, Annalisa De Silvestri, Carmine Tinelli, Giorgio Rondini, and Giuseppe d’Annunzio
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 273-274. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Plasma Adiponectin and Pregnancy-Induced Insulin Resistance

Károly Cseh, Éva Baranyi, Zsolt Melczer, Edit Kaszás, Éva Palik, and Gábor Winkler
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 274-275. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vitiligo Associated With Subcutaneous Insulin Lispro Infusion in Type 1 Diabetes

Mark R. Burge and J. David Carey
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 275-276. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Aseptic Peritonitis Revealed Through Recurrent Catheter Obstructions in Type 1 Diabetic Patients Treated with Continuous Peritoneal Insulin Infusion

Eric Renard, Isabelle Raingeard, Guy Costalat, Dominique Apostol, Dominique Lauton, Françoise Boulet, and Jacques Bringer
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 276-277. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Comparative Study of Prognostic Value for Coronary Disease Risk Between the U.K. Prospective Diabetes Study and Framingham Models

Ioannis D. Protopsaltis, Panayiotis A. Konstantinopoulos, Alexandros V. Kamaratos, and Andreas I. Melidonis
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 277-278. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Biological Variation of Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin in Type 2 Diabetes: Implications for sex hormone-binding globulin as a surrogate marker of insulin resistance

Vijay Jayagopal, Eric S. Kilpatrick, Paul E. Jennings, Steve Holding, David A. Hepburn, and Stephen L. Atkin
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 278-280. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Development of an Assessment Tool for Screening Children for Glucose Intolerance by Oral Glucose Tolerance Test

Sarah Ehtisham, Nick Shaw, Jeremy Kirk, and Timothy Barrett
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 280-281. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vinegar Improves Insulin Sensitivity to a High-Carbohydrate Meal in Subjects With Insulin Resistance or Type 2 Diabetes

Carol S. Johnston, Cindy M. Kim, and Amanda J. Buller
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 281-282. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sleep Disturbance and Onset of Type 2 Diabetes

Norito Kawakami, Naoyoshi Takatsuka, and Hiroyuki Shimizu
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 282-283. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Non-HDL Cholesterol Contributes to the "Hypertriglyceridemic Waist" as a Cardiovascular Risk Factor: The Hoorn Study

Griët Bos, Jacqueline M. Dekker, and Robert J. Heine
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 283-284. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Improvement of Temperature and Flow in Feet of Subjects with Diabetes With Use of a Transdermal Preparation of L-Arginine: A pilot study

Eric T. Fossel
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 284-285. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Increased Prevalence of Enteroviral RNA in Blood Spots From Newborn Children Who Later Developed Type 1 Diabetes: A population-based case-control study

Gisela G. Dahlquist, Jenny Forsberg, Lars Hagenfeldt, Jens Boman, and Per Juto
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 285-286. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Physician Attitudes Toward Foot Care Education and Foot Examination and Their Correlation With Patient Practice

Giorgia De Berardis, Fabio Pellegrini, Monica Franciosi, Maurizio Belfiglio, Barbara Di Nardo, Sheldon Greenfield, Sherrie H. Kaplan, Maria C.E. Rossi, Michele Sacco, Gianni Tognoni, Miriam Valentini, and Antonio Nicolucci
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 286-287. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hepatocyte Growth Factor in the Vitreous Fluid of Patients With Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy: Its relationship with vascular endothelial growth factor and retinopathy activity

Rafael Simó, Albert Lecube, José García-Arumí, Esther Carrasco, and Cristina Hernández
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 287-288. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Autoimmune Hypoglycemia in a Type 2 Diabetic Patient With Anti-Insulin and Insulin Receptor Antibodies

Chong Hwa Kim, Ji Hyun Park, Tae Sun Park, and Hong Sun Baek
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 288-289. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters: Comments and Responses:

Phenotypic Heterogeneity and Associations of Two Aldose Reductase Gene Polymorphisms With Nephropathy and Retinopathy in Type 2 Diabetes: Response to Wang et al.

Daniel P.K. Ng, Kee-Seng Chia, and David Koh
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 289-290. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Phenotypic Heterogeneity and Associations of Two Aldose Reductase Gene Polymorphisms With Nephropathy and Retinopathy in Type 2 Diabetes: Response to Ng et al.

Juliana Chan and Ying Wang
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 290. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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