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DIABETES
ISSN 2054-6181 Vol 6.1 • November 2018 • europeanmedical-journal.com
INSIDE
Review of
EASD 2018
Berlin, Germany
Contents
EDITORIAL BOARD 4
WELCOME 7
FOREWORD 9
01 CONGRESS REVIEW
Review of EASD 2018, held in Berlin, Germany, 1st–5th October 2018 12
BUYER'S GUIDE 26
02 INTERVIEWS WITH EMJ DIABETES EDITORIAL BOARD
Dr Gijs Goossens
DIABETES ISSN 2054-6181
Contents EDITORIAL BOARD
“The 5-day celebration of the advances made to
Editorial Board Editor-in-Chief Prof Jörg Huber
Aims and Scope The European Medical Journal (EMJ)
EMJ Diabet. Chief Executive Officer Spencer Gore
Welcome A very warm welcome to the hotly anticipa
A leading partner in the field
Foreword Dear colleagues and friends, Welcome to
INTRODUCING THE AFINION™ 2 ANALYSER SIMPLY MORE
CLINICAL CONFIDENCE IN 3 MINUTES FOR DIABETES. Wi
Congress Review Review of the 54
the stage to Prof Joachim Spranger, the Ch
Updated Guidelines for the Management of Hypergly
While these guidelines now represent the most up-
"As the vast majority of people with T2DM go thr
The authors of the study commented on the importa
as possible. “Clinicians should be aware th
20 DIABETES • November 2018
Berliner Dom Landmark in Berli
This change to intestinal flora can have a direct
The trial included 6,979 patients with T2DM
In the 38-week, international, open-label
The trial gave rise to a clinically signifi
Buyer's Guide > A. MENARINI DIAGNOSTICS SRL >
Detect and quantify early signs of sensory neurop
Interviews How do the experts approach diabetes
tests, and quantify the amount of lipids in the m
oxygenation in humans to be able to link this to
appreciated the rather informal setting of the an
families in their own experiences of diabetes. Wh
even in the most difficult of times, as t
*When connected*tWo thenincotenrnecttevida taoc
Abstract Reviews A selection of insightful, ha
defensive eating basis. On the other hand, for no
HR was maintained in Zone 2 and 3, rising to Zone
and grants from DC-Ingredients Denmark, outside t
translate into an increased systemic inflammatory
Table 1: Vitamin D levels of all participants in
4. Karohl C et al. Heritability and seasonal v
collected from all hospital admissions and o
Programme to Dr Amisten and Prof Persaud and a Di
In summary, our data reveal that Cxcl14 exhibits
variation with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) an
How Can We Develop More Effective Strategies
centric concept has so far failed to emphasise th
of multiple risk factors has a major impact on th
dysfunction that may explain the progressive
Genetic and environmental factors Increase in in
A paradigm shift from a glucose-centric
2012;59(3):187-95. 36. Saisho Y et al. Associati
Update on the Management of Diabetic Dyslipidae
pathways, increased concentrations of fre
Predominance of Small, Dense Low-Density Lipoprot
filtration rate.20,21 Emerging data suggest t
improvements in lipid levels.10,25 Dietary fats a
Fibrates reduce hepatic synthesis of VLDL by
Table 2: Effects of antidiabetics on lipid levels
total cholesterol levels appear to be
BMJ. 2002;324(7343):939-42. 20. Wannamethee SG e
Efficacy of Wearable Devices to Measure and P
of obesity and non-communicable diseases, suc
measured sedentary time was unfavourably asso
Plotnikoff et al.28 assessed the efficacy of an i
was maintained at Week 12 (-24.6 mmHg versus -15.
tolerance test; however, the secondary outcome in
References 1. Howe KB et al. Gotta catch'em
for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2017
Low-Carbohydrate Diets and Glycaemic Control
The latter was hazardous, and patients often succ
2-week crossover trial. Their findings revealed si
They found significant reductions in HbA1c (5
in low-GI diets compared with carbohydrate e
constitute from 45–65% of the total daily c
overcorrection when titrating insulin resulti
13. Nielsen JV et al. Low carbohydrate
Growth Hormone and Metabolic Homeostasis Author
characterised by altered hormone levels, such as
which is independent of GHRH and somatostatin. It
GH FAK IRSp130Cas CrkllGRB2 SOS SHC
family, which includes SOCS-1–7, and cytokine- in
glycogenolysis.37 GH induces gluconeogenesis a
Insulin resistance is one of the clin
patients with poorly controlled diabetes, Press e
SUMMARY To summarise, GH plays a complex role in
24. Richardson FG, Young FG. Histology o
Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9 In
(as a chaperone rather than a catalytic enzyme) a
Evolocumab reduced LDL-C by approximately 30% in
OVERVIEW OF CLINICAL TRIALS OF PROPROTEIN CONVERT
Table 2: Comparison of four meta-analyses on prop
Table 3: Safety of anti-proprotein convertase sub
had essentially identical side effect profile
PCSK9 inhibition has been suggested to have a del
References 1. Seidah NG et al. The secretory
antibody reduces LDL-cholesterol on top of a stat
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