Original Research:

   Clinical Care/Education/Nutrition:

Quality of Diabetes Care in the Middle- and High-Income Group Populace: The Delhi Diabetes Community (DEDICOM) survey

Jitender Nagpal and Abhishek Bhartia
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2341-2348. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Parity and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study

Wanda K. Nicholson, Keiko Asao, Frederick Brancati, Josef Coresh, James S. Pankow, and Neil R. Powe
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2349-2354. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Durability of Insulin Pump Use in Pediatric Patients With Type 1 Diabetes

Jamie R. Wood, Elaine C. Moreland, Lisa K. Volkening, Britta M. Svoren, Deborah A. Butler, and Lori M.B. Laffel
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2355-2360. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Long-Term Efficacy of Metformin Therapy in Nonobese Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes

Cynthia R. Ong, Lynda M. Molyneaux, Maria I. Constantino, Stephen M. Twigg, and Dennis K. Yue
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2361-2364. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Oral Treatment With -Lipoic Acid Improves Symptomatic Diabetic Polyneuropathy: The SYDNEY 2 trial

Dan Ziegler, Alexander Ametov, Alexey Barinov, Peter J. Dyck, Irina Gurieva, Phillip A. Low, Ullrich Munzel, Nikolai Yakhno, Itamar Raz, Maria Novosadova, Joachim Maus, and Rustem Samigullin
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2365-2370. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Comparison of Glargine Insulin Versus Rosiglitazone Addition in Poorly Controlled Type 2 Diabetic Patients on Metformin Plus Sulfonylurea

Curtis Triplitt, Leonard Glass, Yoshiniro Miyazaki, Estela Wajcberg, Amalia Gastaldelli, Elena De Filippis, Eugenio Cersosimo, and Ralph A. DeFronzo
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2371-2377. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Analysis of Efficacy and Safety in Patients Aged 65–75 Years at Randomization: Collaborative Atorvastatin Diabetes Study (CARDS)

H. Andrew W. Neil, David A. DeMicco, Don Luo, D. John Betteridge, Helen M. Colhoun, Paul N. Durrington, Shona J. Livingstone, John H. Fuller, Graham A. Hitman on behalf of the CARDS Study Investigators
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2378-2384. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Does Coffee Consumption Reduce the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Individuals With Impaired Glucose?

Besa Smith, Deborah L. Wingard, Tyler C. Smith, Donna Kritz-Silverstein, and Elizabeth Barrett-Connor
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2385-2390. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

   Epidemiology/Health Services/Psychosocial Research:

Incidence of Type 1 Diabetes in Philadelphia Is Higher in Black Than White Children From 1995 to 1999: Epidemic or misclassification?

Terri H. Lipman, Abbas F. Jawad, Kathryn M. Murphy, Alan Tuttle, Rebecca L. Thompson, Sarah J. Ratcliffe, and Lorraine E. Levitt Katz
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2391-2395. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Trends in Hyperinsulinemia Among Nondiabetic Adults in the U.S.

Chaoyang Li, Earl S. Ford, Lisa C. McGuire, Ali H. Mokdad, Randie R. Little, and Gerald M. Reaven
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2396-2402. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Health Care Use and Costs in the Decade After Identification of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes: A population-based study

Jeffrey A. Johnson, Sheri L. Pohar, and Sumit R. Majumdar
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2403-2408. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Age and Sex May Significantly Interact With Diabetes on the Risks of Lower-Extremity Amputation and Peripheral Revascularization Procedures: Evidence from a cohort of a half-million diabetic patients

Hua-Fen Chen, Ching-An Ho, and Chung-Yi Li
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2409-2414. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Burden and Treatment of Diabetes in Elderly Individuals in the U.S.

Elizabeth Selvin, Josef Coresh, and Frederick L. Brancati
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2415-2419. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Design and Validation of a Population-Based Definition of the Metabolic Syndrome

Carlos A. Aguilar-Salinas, Rosalba Rojas, Clicerio Gonzalez-Villalpando, Francisco J. Gómez-Pérez, Roopa Mehta, Gustavo Olaiz, Juan A. Rull, and David R. Cox
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2420-2426. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prevalence and Determinants of Insulin Resistance Among U.S. Adolescents: A population-based study

Joyce M. Lee, Megumi J. Okumura, Matthew M. Davis, William H. Herman, and James G. Gurney
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2427-2432. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

   Emerging Treatments and Technologies:

Evaluation of a New Measure of Blood Glucose Variability in Diabetes

Boris P. Kovatchev, Erik Otto, Daniel Cox, Linda Gonder-Frederick, and William Clarke
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2433-2438. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

   Pathophysiology/Complications:

Hematocrit, Independent of Chronic Kidney Disease, Predicts Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes in Chinese Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Peter C.Y. Tong, Alice P.S. Kong, Wing-Yee So, Margaret H.L. Ng, Xilin Yang, Maggie C.Y. Ng, Ronald C.W. Ma, Chung-Shun Ho, Christopher W.K. Lam, Chun-Chung Chow, Clive S. Cockram, and Juliana C.N. Chan
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2439-2444. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Combination of Multiple Genetic Risk Factors Is Synergistically Associated With Carotid Atherosclerosis in Japanese Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes

Yoshimitsu Yamasaki, Naoto Katakami, Ken’ya Sakamoto, Hideaki Kaneto, Munehide Matsuhisa, Hiroshi Sato, Masatsugu Hori, Masakazu Haneda, Atsunori Kashiwagi, Yasushi Tanaka, Ryuzo Kawamori, and Shin-ichi Kuno
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2445-2451. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Benefit of a Gluten-Free Diet in Type 1 Diabetic Children With Screening-Detected Celiac Disease: A population-based screening study with 2 years’ follow-up

Dorte Hansen, Bendt Brock-Jacobsen, Elisabeth Lund, Christina Bjørn, Lars P. Hansen, Christian Nielsen, Claus Fenger, Søren T. Lillevang, and Steffen Husby
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2452-2456. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Plasma Retinol-Binding Protein-4 Concentrations Are Elevated in Human Subjects With Impaired Glucose Tolerance and Type 2 Diabetes

Young Min Cho, Byung-Soo Youn, Hyewon Lee, Namseok Lee, Sung-Shik Min, Soo Heon Kwak, Hong Kyu Lee, and Kyong Soo Park
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2457-2461. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Online-Only Appendix  

Sustained Virological Response Correlates With Reduction in the Incidence of Glucose Abnormalities in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection

Rafael Simó, Albert Lecube, Joan Genescà, Joan Ignaci Esteban, and Cristina Hernández
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2462-2466. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cigarette Smoking Is Associated With Low Glomerular Filtration Rate in Male Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Salvatore De Cosmo, Olga Lamacchia, Anna Rauseo, Raffaella Viti, Loreto Gesualdo, Alessandra Pilotti, Vincenzo Trischitta, and Mauro Cignarelli
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2467-2470. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

   Cardiovascular and Metabolic Risk:

Metabolic Syndrome: Prevalence and prediction of mortality in elderly individuals

Giovanni Ravaglia, Paola Forti, Fabiola Maioli, Luciana Bastagli, Martina Chiappelli, Fausta Montesi, Luigi Bolondi, and Christopher Patterson
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2471-2476. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Obese Women and the Relation Between Cardiovascular Risk Profile and Hormone Therapy, Glucose Tolerance, and Psychosocial Conditions

Jonas Lidfeldt, Göran Samsioe, and Carl-David Agardh
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2477-2482. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Celiac Disease and Risk of Subsequent Type 1 Diabetes: A general population cohort study of children and adolescents

Jonas F. Ludvigsson, Johnny Ludvigsson, Anders Ekbom, and Scott M. Montgomery
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2483-2488. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Online-Only Appendix  

Association of Pro12Ala Polymorphism in Peroxisome Proliferator–Activated Receptor With Pre-Diabetic Phenotypes: Meta-analysis of 57 studies on nondiabetic individuals

Anke Tönjes, Markus Scholz, Markus Loeffler, and Michael Stumvoll
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2489-2497. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Associations of Adiponectin Levels With Incident Impaired Glucose Metabolism and Type 2 Diabetes in Older Men and Women: The Hoorn Study

Marieke B. Snijder, Robert J. Heine, Jacob C. Seidell, Lex M. Bouter, Coen D.A. Stehouwer, Giel Nijpels, Tohru Funahashi, Yuji Matsuzawa, Iichiro Shimomura, and Jacqueline M. Dekker
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2498-2503. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Brief Reports:

   Clinical Care/Education/Nutrition:

Clinical Experience With U-500 Regular Insulin in Obese, Markedly Insulin-Resistant Type 2 Diabetic Patients

Piya Ballani, Michael T. Tran, Maria D. Navar, and Mayer B. Davidson
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2504-2505. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Natural History of LDL Control in Type 2 Diabetes: A prospective study of adherence to lipid guidelines

Diana Rucker, Jeffrey A. Johnson, T.K. Lee, Dean T. Eurich, Richard Z. Lewanczuk, Scot H. Simpson, Ellen L. Toth, and Sumit R. Majumdar
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2506-2508. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

   Pathophysiology/Complications:

Polymorphism of the 3'-Untranslated Region of the Leptin Receptor Gene, but Not the Adiponectin SNP45 Polymorphism, Predicts Type 2 Diabetes: A population-based study

Monica Nannipieri, Rosalinda Posadas, Alessandra Bonotti, Ken Williams, Clicerio Gonzalez-Villalpando, Michael P. Stern, and Ele Ferrannini
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2509-2511. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

HbA_1c Values Determine the Outcome of Intrasheath Injection of Triamcinolone for Diabetic Flexor Tenosynovitis

Makoto Kameyama, Osamu Funae, Shu Meguro, and Yoshihito Atsumi
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2512-2514. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

   Cardiovascular and Metabolic Risk:

Is the Third Component of Metabolic Syndrome Really Predictive of Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetic Patients?

Matteo Monami, Lorella Lambertucci, Andrea Ungar, Maria Pieri, Giulio Masotti, Niccolò Marchionni, and Edoardo Mannucci
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2515-2517. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reviews/Commentaries/ADA Statements:

   Meta-Analysis:

Effects of Different Modes of Exercise Training on Glucose Control and Risk Factors for Complications in Type 2 Diabetic Patients: A meta-analysis

Neil J. Snowling and Will G. Hopkins
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2518-2527. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

   Review Articles:

Type 1 Diabetes and Coronary Artery Disease

Trevor J. Orchard, Tina Costacou, Adam Kretowski, and Richard W. Nesto
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2528-2538. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] Online-Only Appendix  

Brain Imaging in Patients With Diabetes: A systematic review

Barbera van Harten, Frank-Erik de Leeuw, Henry C. Weinstein, Philip Scheltens, and Geert Jan Biessels
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2539-2548. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

   Perspectives on the News:

Glycemic Treatment in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes

Zachary T. Bloomgarden
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2549-2555. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters: Observations:

Mutations in the Hereditary Hemochromatosis Gene Are Not Associated With the Increased Body Iron Stores Observed in Overweight and Obese Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

José I. Botella-Carretero, Manuel Luque-Ramírez, Francisco Álvarez-Blasco, José L. San Millán, and Héctor F. Escobar-Morreale
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2556. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

On the Weighted-Average Relationship Between Plasma Glucose and HbA_1c

Oliver J. Gibson, Patrick E. McSharry, and Lionel Tarassenko
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2556-2557. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Is Pregnancy Outcome Worse in Type 2 Than in Type 1 Diabetic Women?

Natalia Hillman, Lucrecia Herranz, Pilar M. Vaquero, Africa Villarroel, Alberto Fernandez, and Luis F. Pallardo
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2557-2558. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters: Comments and Responses:

Glucose Abnormalities in Patients With Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Epidemiology and Pathogenesis: Response to Lecube et al.

Umberto Vespasiani Gentilucci, Antonio Picardi, and Paolo Pozzilli
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2558-2559. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Glucose Abnormalities in Patients With Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Epidemiology and Pathogenesis: Response to Gentilucci et al.

Rafael Simó
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2559-2560. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Clinical Screening Tool Identifies Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults: Response to Fourlanos et al.

Timothy M.E. Davis, Carole A. Cull, and Rury R. Holman
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2560. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Clinical Screening Tool Identifies Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults: Response to Davis et al.

Spiros Fourlanos, Leonard C. Harrison, and Peter G. Colman
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2560-2561. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Efficacy and Safety of Atorvastatin in the Prevention of Cardiovascular End Points in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes: The Atorvastatin Study for Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease Endpoints in Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (ASPEN): Response to Knopp

Irene F. Gazi and Dimitri P. Mikhailidis
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2561. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Efficacy and Safety of Atorvastatin in the Prevention of Cardiovascular End Points in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes: The Atorvastatin Study for Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease Endpoints in Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (ASPEN): Response to Gazi and Mikhailidis

Robert H. Knopp on behalf of the ASPEN Study Group
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2561-2562. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prediction of Diabetic Foot Ulcer Occurrence Using Commonly Available Clinical Information: Response to Boyko et al.

Graham P. Leese and Andrew D. Morris
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2562-2563. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prediction of Diabetic Foot Ulcer Occurrence Using Commonly Available Clinical Information: Response to Leese and Morris

Edward J. Boyko, Jessie H. Ahroni, and Karin M. Nelson
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2563. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes–2006: Response to the American Diabetes Association

Kingston H. Tseng
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2563-2564. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes–2006: Response to Tseng

Vivian Fonseca and Nathaniel G. Clark
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2564-2565. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Does the Metabolic Syndrome Exist: Response to Grundy

Mayer B. Davidson
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2565. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Does the Metabolic Syndrome Exist?: Response to Davidson

Scott M. Grundy
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2565-2566. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Metabolic Syndrome (Emperor) Wears No Clothes: Response to Kahn

Eiji Oda
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2566. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Metabolic Syndrome (Emperor) Wears No Clothes: Response to Oda

Richard Kahn
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2566-2567. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Strong Dose-Response Relation Between Serum Concentrations of Persistent Organic Pollutants and Diabetes: Results From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999–2002: Response to Lee et al.

Miquel Porta
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2567. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Strong Dose-Response Relation Between Serum Concentrations of Persistent Organic Pollutants and Diabetes: Results From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999–2002: Response to Porta

Duk-Hee Lee and David R. Jacobs, Jr.
Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2568. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Errata:

Errata

Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2571. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Errata

Diabetes Care 2006 29: 2571. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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