Aleksandr Zaitcev, Mohammad R Eissa, Zheng Hui, Tim Good, Jackie Elliott, Mohammed Benaissa
{"title":"Corrigendum: Automatic inference of hypoglycemia causes in type 1 diabetes: a feasibility study.","authors":"Aleksandr Zaitcev, Mohammad R Eissa, Zheng Hui, Tim Good, Jackie Elliott, Mohammed Benaissa","doi":"10.3389/fcdhc.2023.1227105","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fcdhc.2023.1227105","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fcdhc.2023.1095859.].</p>","PeriodicalId":73075,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in clinical diabetes and healthcare","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10282988/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10041721","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Association of the use of psychotropic drugs with hospitalization, cardiovascular events, and mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes: a propensity score-matched cohort study.","authors":"Hidetaka Hamasaki, Hidekatsu Yanai","doi":"10.3389/fcdhc.2023.1181998","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fcdhc.2023.1181998","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Use of psychotropic drugs (PD) may be associated with impairment of physical function. However, few studies have assessed the impact of PD on health outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes. This study aimed to examine the associations between psychotropic drug use and handgrip strength (HGS) and between the use of PD and hospitalization in patients with type 2 diabetes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>From April 2013 to December 2015, we conducted a retrospective cohort study in patients with type 2 diabetes at the National Center for Global Health and Medicine Kohnodai Hospital. Patients aged 20 years and over who can measure HGS were included. All participants received nutritional guidance regarding diet therapy for type 2 diabetes at baseline. Nonpsychotropic drug users were matched one-to-one with the PD users using propensity score matching method with respect to their baseline covariates. The differences in HGS and the number of patients who had hospitalizations during the study period were examined. By Cox proportional hazard regression analysis, the association between the use of PD and repeated hospitalizations was estimated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 1,282 patients were enrolled and followed up for 2.36 ± 0.73 years. In the propensity score matching cohort, HGS was significantly lower (p = 0.006) in PD users than non-PD users. PD users had more hospitalizations than non-PD users. Cox proportional hazard regression analysis confirmed the association of repeated hospitalizations with the use of PD (hazard ratio = 2.138; 95% confidence interval, 1.144-3.995, p = 0.017)). In addition, HGS was significantly and inversely correlated with the number of hospitalizations (r = -0.143, p = 0.013).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The use of PD could increase the risk of repeated hospitalizations. Skeletal muscle may play a role in reducing the risk of hospitalization in patients who are treated with PD.</p>","PeriodicalId":73075,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in clinical diabetes and healthcare","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10354430/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9840806","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Smile with diabetes: reflections on illness perception and diabetes management behaviors of adolescents in private health care in South Africa.","authors":"Elmari Deacon","doi":"10.3389/fcdhc.2023.1097441","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fcdhc.2023.1097441","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The association between illness perception and diabetes management has been well established in adults but is not clearly understood for adolescents. This article reflects on qualitative findings on illness perception from the perspective of adolescents, and suggests future research to operationalize findings.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Qualitative document analysis was conducted on four research projects forming part of the <i>Smile with Diabetes</i> project, which aims to investigate psychosocial variables in diabetes management, including illness perception, within the adolescent and youth populations. Thematic analysis was used to derive four themes from the qualitative and review studies examined in the document analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The voices of the adolescents were evident as four prominent themes: 1) living with diabetes leads to a sense of being different; 2) integration of diabetes into identity is critical, but difficult to achieve; 3) fear of potential negative consequences motivates adherence to treatment; 4) diabetes management is difficult, but possible.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The findings not only confirmed the importance of illness perception in the management of diabetes by adolescents, but also indicate that illness perceptions should be investigated from a developmental perspective, specifically taking identity development into consideration in this group. Adolescents should be made aware of how their thinking about diabetes and its management affects their experience of living with diabetes and its future management. This study further contributes to the literature by focusing on the patient's voice in understanding living with a chronic condition, and reassures that positive outcomes are possible when living with a chronic condition such as diabetes.</p>","PeriodicalId":73075,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in clinical diabetes and healthcare","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10175576/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9846861","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Developing digital mental health tools for youth with diabetes: an agenda for future research.","authors":"Katie M Babbott, Anna Serlachius","doi":"10.3389/fcdhc.2023.1227332","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fcdhc.2023.1227332","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Youth living with diabetes face a concurrent challenge: managing a chronic health condition and managing the psychosocial and developmental changes that are characteristic of adolescence and young adulthood. Despite these unique challenges, psychological support is often difficult for youth with diabetes to access due to a lack of trained mental health professionals and other resource constraints. Digital wellbeing tools offer the potential to improve access to psychological support for this population. However, very few digital wellbeing tools exist for youth with diabetes. Of those that do exist, very few are evidence-based therapies, undermining their contribution to the field. Given the increasing global prevalence of diabetes in young people, the support necessitated by the challenges experienced by this population is not always accessible in a face-to-face setting and cannot be effectively scaled to meet demand. To support the health and wellbeing of youth with diabetes, there is a clear need to develop digital interventions that are widely accessible to users, but, more saliently, grounded in empirical evidence that supports their efficacy. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to offer an agenda for future research, including insights into which psychological techniques and behavioral change theories may be a good conceptual fit for digital mental health interventions, and how these tools may be best developed and utilized by the individuals that need them. Scalable, evidence-based wellbeing tools for this population are urgently required to improve psychological outcomes, and potentially, improve the equity of service access.</p>","PeriodicalId":73075,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in clinical diabetes and healthcare","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10367007/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9937123","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lingli Zhou, Yingying Luo, Yan Wang, Yao Cheng, Rui Zhang, Simin Zhang, Siqian Gong, Xueyao Han, Linong Ji
{"title":"The clinical implications of fasting serum insulin levels in patients with insulin-treated type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional survey.","authors":"Lingli Zhou, Yingying Luo, Yan Wang, Yao Cheng, Rui Zhang, Simin Zhang, Siqian Gong, Xueyao Han, Linong Ji","doi":"10.3389/fcdhc.2023.1172208","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fcdhc.2023.1172208","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to investigate the clinical implications of fasting serum insulin (FINS) levels in subjects with type 2 diabetes who were receiving insulin therapy.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 1,553 subjects with type 2 diabetes [774 subjects who had never received insulin treatment (N-INS) and 779 subjects who were receiving insulin therapy (constant insulin treatment, C-INS)] admitted to the Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism of Peking University People's Hospital were enrolled in this study. Their FINS levels were measured and those with hyperinsulinemia were identified. The underlying mechanisms of hyperinsulinemia were revealed by measuring insulin antibodies (IAs) and analyzing changes in FINS levels before and after polyethylene glycol (PEG) precipitation. In addition, the clinical characteristics of patients with different types of hyperinsulinemia were compared.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Higher FINS levels and a higher incidence (43.8%, 341/779) of hyperinsulinemia (FINS > 15μIU/mL) were observed in subjects with C-INS than in subjects with N-INS. Among subjects with C-INS and hyperinsulinemia, 66.9% (228/341) were IAs positive, and the incidence of IAs was found to be positively associated with FINS level. By performing PEG precipitation, we found that all subjects without IAs (i.e., those with real hyperinsulinemia) and 31.1% of subjects (71/228) with IAs (i.e., those with both real and IAs-related hyperinsulinemia) still had hyperinsulinemia after PEG precipitation, whereas FINS levels in the other 68.9% of subjects (157/228) with IAs were normal (IAs-related hyperinsulinemia) after PEG precipitation. Comparisons between the groups showed that subjects with real hyperinsulinemia showed more obvious insulin resistance characteristics, including higher lipid levels, BMIs, and homoeostasis model assessment2-estimated insulin resistance (HOMA2-IR) index, and were more likely to have hypertension, obesity, and metabolic syndromes (<i>p</i> < 0.05). However, the risk of hypoglycemia and glucose variability increased significantly in subjects with IAs compared with those without IAs. A cutoff of FINS to serum C-peptide ratio (≥ 9.3μIU/ng) could be used to screen IAs in clinical practice with 83.3% sensitivity and 70% specificity.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>It is necessary to measure FINS in subjects with C-INS to distinguish between types of hyperinsulinemia, which should help to tailor treatment regimens.</p>","PeriodicalId":73075,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in clinical diabetes and healthcare","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10266272/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9659972","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Incidence and predictors of mortality in children with diabetic ketoacidosis in the comprehensive specialized referral hospitals of West Amhara Region, Northwest Ethiopia: a retrospective follow-up study.","authors":"Rahel Asres Shimelash, Getaneh Mulualem Belay, Worknesh Aknaw, Aster Tadesse Shibabaw, Aderajew Agmas Adebabay, Gezahagn Demsu Gedefaw, Tadele Derbew Kassie, Alemu Birara Zemariam","doi":"10.3389/fcdhc.2023.1204133","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fcdhc.2023.1204133","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Diabetic ketoacidosis is one of the major life-threatening conditions associated with acute metabolic complications. It remains a major public health problem in developing countries such as Ethiopia.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To assess the incidence and prediction of mortality in children with diabetic ketoacidosis in West Amhara Region Comprehensive Specialized Referral Hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia, in 2022.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An institution-based retrospective follow-up study was conducted among 423 study participants with a confirmed diagnosis of diabetic ketoacidosis from 01/01/2017 to 31/12/2021. Data were entered, coded, cleaned, and checked using Epi-Data version 4.6 and exported to Stata version 14 for data analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 401 child records were included in the final analysis and were followed for 3781 days during the study period. The overall mortality of children with diabetic ketoacidosis was 10.6 per 1000 person-days observed (95% CI: 7.8-14.4) during the entire follow-up period. Hypoglycemia (AHR=4.6; 95% CI: 2.13-10.1), rural residence (AHR=2.9; 95% CI=1.01-8.11), age younger than five (AHR=4.4; 95% CI=1.4-13.7) or between five and 10 (AHR=3.1; 95% CI=1.1-8.8), and female gender (AHR=2.6; 95% CI=1.1-5.8) were significant predictors of mortality.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The incidence rate of mortality in children with diabetic ketoacidosis was relatively high. Age, rural residence, female gender, and hypoglycemia were significantly predictive of mortality. Community education or mass campaigns about the signs and symptoms of diabetic ketoacidosis may reduce the mortality rate in children.</p>","PeriodicalId":73075,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in clinical diabetes and healthcare","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10502163/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10655418","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Prescribing patterns of statins and associated factors among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients attended at Jugol General Hospital in eastern Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study.","authors":"Shambel Nigussie, Fekade Demeke","doi":"10.3389/fcdhc.2023.1061628","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fcdhc.2023.1061628","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Most clinical practice guidelines support the use of statins in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus to lower the risk of cardiovascular disease. However, nothing is known about the prescribing patterns of statins at Jugol General Hospital in eastern Ethiopia.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to assess the prescribing patterns of statins and associated factors among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients attended at Jugol General Hospital in eastern Ethiopia.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted among 423 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who received follow-up care from 1 June 2017 to 1 June 2022. The study participants were enrolled consecutively using a convenience sampling technique. The data were extracted from patients' medical records using a data abstraction checklist. The extracted data were entered into EpiData, version 3.1, and exported to Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), version 22, for analysis. Associations were considered to be statistically significant at a <i>p</i>-value < 0.05 and presented as adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals.</p><p><strong>Result: </strong>The medical records of 423 patients were reviewed. The review revealed that medical records were complete for 410 of these patients, and these records were included in the analysis. The majority of the study participants were female (72.2%) and between the age of 40 and 65 years (61.2%). All of the study participants were eligible for statin prescription; however, statins were prescribed for only 257 (62.7%) study participants. Of the statins prescribed, moderate-dose-intensity statins were prescribed for 40 (15.6%) participants who were at high risk of cardiovascular disease. Atorvastatin was the most commonly (93.3%) prescribed statin. The presence of hypertension, coronary artery disease, and cerebrovascular events was significantly associated with statin prescribing.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The magnitude of prescribing statins for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus was low in comparison with the clinical practice guidelines recommendation. This finding is alarming and is a call for action to improve the execution of clinical practice guidelines for the benefit of this high-risk population.</p>","PeriodicalId":73075,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in clinical diabetes and healthcare","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10076854/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9641669","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jôice Dias Corrêa, Giovanna Araújo Faria, Leticia Ladeia Fernandes
{"title":"The oral microbiota and gestational diabetes mellitus.","authors":"Jôice Dias Corrêa, Giovanna Araújo Faria, Leticia Ladeia Fernandes","doi":"10.3389/fcdhc.2023.1120920","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fcdhc.2023.1120920","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is one of the most frequent endocrine conditions during pregnancy. GDM is linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes and has implications for maternal health. Studies have demonstrated the link between pathogenic periodontal bacteria, glycemic control, and the risk of diabetes. The objective of the current study is to perform a mini-review of the available literature on the potential changes in the oral microbiota of women with GDM. The review was conducted by two independent reviewers (LLF and JDC). Indexed electronic databases (PubMed/Medline, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and Scopus) were searched, including articles published in English and Portuguese. A manual search was also performed to identify related articles. The oral microbial community of pregnant women with GDM is unique from that of healthy pregnant women. The majority of the alterations found in the oral microbiota of women with GDM point to a pro-inflammatory environment with high levels of bacteria associated with periodontitis (<i>Prevotella, Treponema</i>, anaerobic bacteria) and a depletion of bacteria associated with periodontal health maintenance (Firmicutes, <i>Streptococcus, Leptotrichia).</i> More well-designed studies differentiating between pregnant women with good oral health and those with periodontitis are needed to ascertain which differences are due to GDM or periodontitis.</p>","PeriodicalId":73075,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in clinical diabetes and healthcare","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10012133/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9589756","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Roxana Adriana Stoica, Laura Carina Tribus, Raluca Ioana Marin, Tara David, Carmen Monica Preda, Ioana Cristina Bica, Cristian Serafinceanu
{"title":"Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in diabetes mellitus patients on chronic hemodialysis - A case series addressing cardiovascular and mortality risks.","authors":"Roxana Adriana Stoica, Laura Carina Tribus, Raluca Ioana Marin, Tara David, Carmen Monica Preda, Ioana Cristina Bica, Cristian Serafinceanu","doi":"10.3389/fcdhc.2023.1113666","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fcdhc.2023.1113666","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has an important role in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases in the population with diabetes and it is highly prevalent in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. This case series describes NAFLD associated factors and survival in type 2 diabetes patients (T2DM) who have ESRD treated with hemodialysis. NAFLD prevalence in patients with T2DM and ESRD is 69.2%. A high number of patients (15 out of 18) have obesity evaluated by calculating body mass index (BMI) and bioimpedance measurements. Patients with NAFLD have higher cardiovascular mortality risk, 13 of 18 patients were already diagnosed with coronary heart disease, 6 of 18 had cerebrovascular disease, and 6 of 18 had peripheral artery disease. Fourteen patients were treated with insulin, two patients with sitagliptin (renal adjusted dose of 25mg/day) and two patients with medical nutrition therapy, with an HbA1c ranging from 4.4 to 9.0%. After one-year follow-up 7 of 18 patients died, the causes having roughly equal proportions: myocardial infarction, SARS-CoV2 infection, and pulmonary edema. In conclusion, our population of type 2 diabetic patients with ESRD in hemodialysis had a prevalence of ultrasound-diagnosed NAFLD of 69.2%. Also, this population had a high death rate at one-year follow-up, cardiovascular causes being among the most common.</p>","PeriodicalId":73075,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in clinical diabetes and healthcare","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10012059/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9589757","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}