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Open AccessClinical Features, Cardiovascular Risk Profile, and Therapeutic Trajectories of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Candidate for Oral Semaglutide Therapy in the Italian Specialist Care
This study aimed to address therapeutic inertia in the management of type 2 diabetes (T2D) by investigating the potential of early treatment with oral semaglutide.
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Correction: Advice of General Practitioner, of Surgeon, of Endocrinologist, and Self-Determination: the Italian Road to Bariatric Surgery
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Advice of General Practitioner, of Surgeon, of Endocrinologist, and Self-determination: the Italian Road to Bariatric Surgery
Bariatric surgery (BS) is considered the most efficient treatment for severe obesity. International guidelines recommend multidisciplinary approach to BS (general practitioners, endocrinologists, surgeons, psy...
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: Microvascular impairment as a biomarker of diabetic retinopathy progression in the long-term follow up in type 1 diabetes
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.
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Open AccessMicrovascular impairment as a biomarker of diabetic retinopathy progression in the long-term follow up in type 1 diabetes
This study aimed to explore differences in vascular and structural parameters using optical coherence tomography angiography in patients with type 1 diabetes (DM1) with mild signs of diabetic retinopathy (DR) ...
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Impact of Drugs on Diabetes Risk and Glycemic Control
A variety of pharmacological agents affect glucose homeostasis resulting in hyperglycemia, thus predisposing to or precipitating diabetes, when pre-existing risk factors are present. Drug-induced hyperglycemia...
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Activation of retinal Müller cells in response to glucose variability
In the earliest stages of diabetic retinopathy (DR), a dysfunction of Müller cells, characterized by high levels of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), and aquaporins (AQP), has been observed. Although chr...
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Ten years of experience with DPP-4 inhibitors for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus
Achieving and maintaining recommended glycemic targets without causing adverse e ffects, including hypoglycemia, is challenging, especially in older patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The introduct...
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Impact of Drugs on Diabetes Risk and Glycemic Control
A variety of pharmacological agents affect glucose homeostasis resulting in hyperglycemia, thus predisposing to or precipitating diabetes, when pre-existing risk factors are present. Drug-induced hyperglycemia...
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Early and localized retinal dysfunction in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus studied by multifocal electroretinogram
To investigate the function of localized retinal areas in highly selected type 1 diabetes mellitus patients (DM1) with no or mild signs of diabetic retinopathy (NO DR and NPDR, respectively) and its correlatio...
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Open AccessLong-Term Effectiveness of Liraglutide for Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes in a Real-Life Setting: A 24-Month, Multicenter, Non-interventional, Retrospective Study
The aim of the study was to evaluate whether the reduction in glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) observed in clinical trials with liraglutide in type 2 diabetes (T2D) could be attained in routine clinical practice.
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Impact of Drugs on Diabetes Risk and Glycemic Control
A variety of pharmacological agents affect glucose homeostasis resulting in hyperglycemia, thus predisposing to or precipitating diabetes, when pre-existing risk factors are present. Drug-induced hyperglycemia...
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Open AccessRetinal neurodegeneration in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus: the role of glycemic variability
Recent studies have identified neuroretinal abnormalities in persons affected by diabetes mellitus, before the onset of microvascular alterations. However, the role of glycemic variability (GV) on early retina...
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The social burden of hypoglycemia in the elderly
The study aimed to evaluate the frequency of episodes of symptomatic hypoglycemia (SH) in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes and their impact on quality of life.
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Differences in insulin clearance between metabolically healthy and unhealthy obese subjects
Metabolically healthy obese (MHO) are relatively insulin sensitive and have a favorable cardio-metabolic risk profile compared with metabolically abnormal obese (MAO). To evaluate whether MAO individuals have ...
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Preliminary evidence that obese patients with obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome are refractory to the acute beneficial metabolic effects of a very low calorie diet
Since obesity seems to play a causal role in both obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) and type 2 diabetes, the question arises whether diet-induced weight loss is equally efficacious in type 2 di...
