Hormone Insight Editorial Team
Clinical archive
Diet Plus Exercise in Male Athletes With Type 2 Diabetes: A Small Four-Arm RCT
A small 12-week randomized controlled trial in male recreational athletes with type 2 diabetes found that only the combined diet plus exercise arm improved both glycemic and body-composition markers, with small effect sizes. PICO summary and expert commentary.
Do Cord-Blood Lipids in Gestational Diabetes Track With Children’s Insulin Health at Age 9?
A secondary analysis of a gestational-diabetes RCT (122 dyads) found cord-blood lipids, but not maternal lipids after correction, were associated with children's beta-cell function at age 9. PICO summary and expert commentary.
Home Telemedicine Plus Health-Belief Education in Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: An RCT
A single-centre randomised trial testing home telemedicine with Health Belief Model education against conventional care for HbA1c in older adults with type 2 diabetes. PICO summary and expert commentary.
Does Exercise Type Affect Weight Loss After Gastric Bypass?
A 93-patient RCT found structured exercise after gastric bypass did not improve the primary 2-hour glucose endpoint but added modest weight and fat-mass loss. PICO summary and expert commentary.
Does Baseline IL-1β Predict MASLD Improvement After Weight Loss?
A small randomised trial finding that weight loss reduced IL-1β and MASLD comparably with liraglutide or lifestyle, and that baseline IL-1β predicted the extent of MASLD improvement. PICO summary and expert commentary.
Do Carb and Protein Types Affect Blood Sugar in Type 1 Diabetes?
Two acute randomized crossover trials found that neither dietary protein source nor carbohydrate glycaemic index significantly altered postprandial glucose in adults with type 1 diabetes. PICO summary and expert commentary.
Low Glycaemic Index Carbohydrate Product in Obese Pregnancy: A Largely Null Trial (NIGOHealth)
The NIGOHealth randomized trial found no effect of a low glycaemic index/slow digesting carbohydrate product on primary maternal glycaemia outcomes in obese pregnant women, with only a small secondary HbA1c difference. PICO summary and expert commentary.
Can Mobile Health Help Manage Weight in Pregnant Women?
A single-centre Chinese RCT found a mobile health lifestyle programme modestly reduced gestational weight gain and fasting glucose in overweight or obese pregnant women, with no effect on gestational diabetes incidence. PICO summary and expert commentary.