A small community-based controlled study in northeastern Thailand found a health literacy and self-management education program raised health literacy and exercise behaviour, with no glycaemic outcome reported. PICO summary and expert commentary.
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A single-centre Shanghai RCT found a family-support self-management programme raised self-management behaviour scores in type 2 diabetes, while HbA1c and other biochemical markers did not improve significantly. PICO summary and expert commentary.
A secondary analysis of the CORDIOPREV trial reports that a lower baseline neutrophil count is associated with type 2 diabetes remission in patients with coronary heart disease following a Mediterranean diet. PICO summary and expert commentary.
A within-trial economic evaluation of the CIC-PDD integrated care model for type 2 diabetes with depressive symptoms reports a cost per QALY around $7,400 to $7,900. PICO summary and expert commentary.
A randomized crossover trial in 75 young adults found acute sucralose raised hypothalamic blood flow and, versus sucrose, increased hunger, with no hunger difference versus water. PICO summary and expert commentary.
DIAMONDS is a published protocol for a randomised trial testing a supported diabetes self-management programme in adults with type 2 diabetes and severe mental illness; no results are reported yet. PICO summary and expert commentary.
Summary: In 70 Iranian women with newly diagnosed PCOS (aged 15–40 years), 330 mg of Salvia officinalis extract daily for…
A 3-month randomised controlled trial found that a 10-hour time-restricted eating window did not alter mitochondrial bioenergetics in blood cells of adults at high type 2 diabetes risk. PICO summary and expert commentary.
A 24-week double-blind feasibility trial (n=12) found LT4 monotherapy did not normalize free T4 and total T3 after thyroidectomy while LT4-LT3 did, but weight and cholesterol differences were non-significant. PICO summary and expert commentary.
A decentralized n-of-1 crossover trial found dapagliflozin lowered the urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio by 15.1% versus placebo over 1-week periods in 20 adults with type 2 diabetes, while demonstrating reliable remote sampling. PICO summary and expert commentary.