Aims To determine the blood glucose lowering effect of cinnamon on HbA1c, blood pressure and lipid profiles in people with type 2 diabetes. Methods 58 type 2 diabetic patients (25 males and 33 females), aged 54.9 9.8, treated only with hypoglycemic agents and with an HbA1c more than 7% were randomly assigned to receive either 2g of cinnamon or placebo daily for 12 weeks. Results After intervent...

AIMS To compare the net cost of a tight blood pressure control policy with an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (captopril) or beta blocker (atenolol) in patients with Type 2 diabetes. DESIGN A cost-effectiveness analysis based on outcomes and resources used in a randomized controlled trial and assumptions regarding the use of these therapies in a general practice setting. SETTING Twe...

1. Bense S, Vangel R, Szederkényi E, Marofka F, Szenohradszky PNoninvazív perctérfogat monitorizálás (ODM-II) veseátültetések során.Non-invasive monitoring of the cardiac output (ODM-II) during kidneytransplantation. A Magyar Sebész Társaság 53. Kongresszusa, Szeged, 1996.Magy Seb. 1996; 49: 130 2. Marofka F, Szenohradszky P, Csajbók E, Szederkényi E, Morvay Z, Iványi B, Ormos<l...

Objective. We performed a systematic review of the literature to evaluate the effects of alpha lipoic acid for symptomatic peripheral neuropathy in patients with diabetes mellitus. Research design and methods. The databases MEDLINE and EMBASE were searched using the key words "lipoic acid", "thioctic acid", "diabet∗", and the MeSH-terms "thioctic acid" and "diabetes mellitus". Randomised contro...

OBJECTIVES To design and validate a scale to evaluate preferences of type 2 diabetic patients towards nutritional supplements (Madrid scale) and to discover those taste attributes that are more discriminating. CONTEXT ambulatory patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. MATERIALS AND METHODS 18 controls and 106 type 2 diabetic patients received 2 of the 7 stimuli studied (6 nutritional supple...

Aims To explore which behaviour change techniques and other intervention features are associated with increased levels of physical activity and improved HbA1c in adults with Type 2 diabetes. Methods Moderator analyses were performed on a dataset of 21 behaviour change techniques and six intervention features identified in a systematic review of behavioural interventions (N = 1975 patients with ...

Aim Elderly and old patients with Type 1 diabetes represent a growing population that requires thorough diabetes care. The increasing relevance of this subgroup, however, plays only a minor role in the literature. Here, we describe elderly patients with Type 1 diabetes on the basis of a large multi-centre database in order to point out special features of this population. Method Data of 64 609 ...

Aims To assess the effect of pregnancy planning on maternal and neonatal outcomes in women with Type 1 diabetes. Methods Pregnancy planning was assessed retrospectively in a cohort of women who participated in the Diabetes and Pre-eclampsia Intervention Trial (DAPIT). Pregnancy planning was determined based on self-report as to whether pregnancy was planned or unplanned. The effect of pregnancy...