Hormone Insight Editorial Team
Clinical archive
How effective is print-based education for self-care in type 2 diabetes patients?
A quasi-experimental Nigerian trial finds a print-based educational module with leaflets and reminders significantly improves diabetes self-care practices versus no intervention. PICO summary and commentary.
“How Can Automated Insulin Delivery Help Underresourced Youth?”
A small pilot RCT finds early automated insulin delivery is feasible and well accepted in underresourced youth with new type 1 diabetes, with a non-significant trend toward better glucose control. PICO summary and commentary.
Can redox-sensitive miRNAs and Humanin mediate exercise and astaxanthin’s effects on oxidative stress and inflammation in type 2 diabetes?
A six-arm trial finds combined training plus astaxanthin best improves oxidative and inflammatory markers in women with type 2 diabetes, but glycaemic gains come from exercise, not the supplement. PICO summary and commentary.
Ketogenic Diet Plus Dulaglutide: Synergistic Effects in Type 2 Diabetes
An RCT finds adding a ketogenic diet to dulaglutide improves glucose, lipids, insulin resistance, sleep, and quality of life more than dulaglutide alone in type 2 diabetes. PICO summary and commentary.
How do Mulberry Leaf and Corn Silk Extracts affect post-meal glucose in prediabetics?
A small crossover trial finds mulberry leaf and corn silk extracts inhibit digestive enzymes in vitro but do not lower post-meal glucose overall in prediabetes, only in an overweight subgroup. PICO summary and commentary.