A randomised waitlist-controlled trial of a 10-week whole-food plant-based community programme in a predominantly Maori cohort: weight fell by 3.3 kg versus control, but HbA1c, cholesterol and waist changes were not significant. PICO summary and expert commentary.
Browsing: Diabetes
Evidence summaries and landmark trials across type 1, type 2, prevention, glycaemic control, complications, and diabetes technology.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A randomised non-inferiority trial of a low-energy total diet replacement programme in people with type 2 diabetes at high eating-disorder risk: PICO summary and expert commentary.
An observational comparison of 76 Colorado primary care practices found that having a diabetes care and education specialist was strongly associated with choosing self-paced CGM implementation over a virtual referral service. PICO summary and expert commentary.