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ISSN 2054-6181 October 2014 • emjreviews.com
INSIDE
Review of
EASD 2014
Vienna, Austria
CONTENTS
EDITORIAL BOARD................................................................................................................................. 5
CONGRESS REVIEW............................................................................................................................... 10
• Review of the 50th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of
Diabetes, held in Vienna, Austria, 15th-19th September 2014
SYMPOSIUM REVIEW
• Investigating the Different Dimensions of DPP-4 Inhibitors................................................. 35
DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING OF THE BRAIN IN TYPE 1 DIABETES................................................ 42
• Jo Ann V. Antenor-Dor
DIABETES ISSN 2054-6181
CONTENTS EDITORIAL BOARD.......................
DIABETES RESIDUAL CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN DIABE
Duxes Healthcare Series Asia Pacific Healthcare P
Editorial Board Diabetes Editor-in-Chief: Dr G
Vipidia In type 2 diabetes and CV risk
Welcome I would like to welcome you all to this e
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Foreword Dr Gill Hood Research Delivery Manager,
EASD ANNUAL CONGRESS 2014 MESSEZENTRUM VIENNA, VI
Welcome to the European Medical Journal review of
EASD ANNUAL CONGRESS 2014 MESSEZENTRUM VIENNA, VI
Sadly, gestational diabetes, in tandem with
EASD ANNUAL CONGRESS 2014 MESSEZENTRUM VIENNA, VI
Mutations can be good for diabetes prevention MUT
EASD ANNUAL CONGRESS 2014 MESSEZENTRUM VIENNA, VI
Renal failure reduced to rubble in Type 2 diabete
EASD ANNUAL CONGRESS 2014 MESSEZENTRUM VIENNA, VI
Insulin pumps defy death in Type 1 diabetes patie
EASD ANNUAL CONGRESS 2014 MESSEZENTRUM VIENNA, VI
Improving glucose control via an artificial pancre
EASD ANNUAL CONGRESS 2014 MESSEZENTRUM VIENNA, VI
Facultative pancreatic tissue stem cells: fact or
EASD ANNUAL CONGRESS 2014 MESSEZENTRUM VIENNA, VI
Do not put heart failure in the corner of diabete
EASD ANNUAL CONGRESS 2014 MESSEZENTRUM VIENNA, VI
Traumas of
EASD ANNUAL CONGRESS 2014 MESSEZENTRUM VIENNA, VI
Weight gain across the ages “Our findings pro
EASD ANNUAL CONGRESS 2014 MESSEZENTRUM VIENNA, VI
Tresiba®: new hope for diabetic children and adol
EASD ANNUAL CONGRESS 2014 MESSEZENTRUM VIENNA, VI
IDegLira boosts glycaemic control in Type 2 diabe
EASD ANNUAL CONGRESS 2014 MESSEZENTRUM VIENNA, VI
INVESTIGATING THE DIFFERENT DIMENSIONS
insulin resistance and CV disease, which formed t
progressive disease associated with a decline in
resistance and increased risk of vascular events.
The fixed combination of a DPP-4 inhibitor plus pi
Saxagliptin was associated with superior glycaemi
20. Liebl A et al. Evaluation of risk factors for
DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING OF THE BRAIN IN
Studies are beginning to use DTI to understand th
birth to adulthood and is quite heterogeneous in
In addition, a history of
and manner in which their exposure to glycaemic e
REFERENCES 1. Mauras N et al. A randomized clini
DETECTION AND EARLY LIFESTYLE INTERVENTION IN
those with normal blood glucose levels; estimates
has been shown to be the most cost-effecti
Table 2: Characteristics of the primary lifestyle
after randomisation (7 years after the interventi
the prevention and control of non-communicable
Research targeted to the prevention of T2DM
suggest that focusing on sedentary time and
intervention in a multi-ethnic UK pop
of mobile phone messaging in prevention of type 2
A PRACTICAL REVIEW OF INSULIN PEN DEVICES
one co-payment per box of pens, the cost to the p
Insulin cartridges or prefilled disposable pens ar
are aware of these to ensure the best outcomes. T
Because it is possible for insulin to still be flo
REFERENCES 1. Inzucchi SE et al. Management
www.bd.com/us/diabetes/page. aspx?cat=7002&id=102
MEMBRANE FLEXIBILITY AND CELLULAR ENERGY MANAGEME
pair of carbon atoms, which can be calculated wit
Table 1: Experimental data of fully hydrated fluid
overheating of the larger cubic cell, evolu
depends on its plasma membrane flexibility, and th
↓ Mitochondrial ATP ↑ Insulin ↑ Plasma FFA ↓ I
metabolic rate, should be higher in individuals w
20. Graybill C et al. Ultrastructure of human e
TARGETING ADIPOSE TISSUE LIPID METABOLISM
interesting to note that surgical removal of eith
A α2-ADR β-hydroxybutyrate SCFA, lactat
ADIPOSE TISSUE LIPID METABOLISM IN OBESITY AND CV
As illustrated in Figure 2B, induction
white adipose tissue have, so far, not provided p
Recently, we have shown that dietary polyphenols,
12. Dicker A et al. Primary differences in lipoly
natriuretic peptide and natriuretic pept
5-phosphodiesterase inhibition on energy metaboli
RESIDUAL CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN DIABETIC PA
progression in patients with T2DM, including the
significantly improved inflammatory markers, such a
SV, an effect that seems promising for the
Drug Targets. 2009;10(4):336-43. 27. Filippatos T
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND IMAGING TECHNIQUES
In a process called myocardial steatosis (M
a linear correlation between calibrated integrate
V IBS values (dB) -37.2 -43.2 -3.5
MVD AND ED ED and MVD can be evaluated dir
without prior CAD or MI, 60% had abnormal stress
Traditionally, invasive coronary angiogr
On echocardiography, transmitral inflow patterns a
heart. J Pathol. 2013;229:232-41. 11. McGavock
123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) parameter
assessed with novel automated function imaging a
EXERCISE: A POWERFUL TOOL TO MANAGE TYPE 2
higher intensity, greater frequency, and/or longe
latest ACSM-ADA position stand.19 The most releva
visceral fat. This was followed by numerous other
subjects. As a result, a considerable amount of l
Diabetes. 1996;45(4):440–5. 15. Andreassen CS
WHO GETS DIABETIC MACULAR OEDEMA; WHEN; AND WHY?
As these data show, visual disability from diabet
by oxygen tension in the tissue; its produ
DMO prevalence has been studied in many ethnic gr
also have unmodifiable risk factors like gen
REFERENCES 1. World Health Organization. Diabete
diabetes mellitus patients in a 15-year follow-up
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