A female in her 40s, with poorly controlled Type I diabetes mellitus, was brought to our tertiary hospital by ambulance after being found drowsy. Six days prior, she had self-discharged from the Intensive Care Unit whilst being treated for a Klebsiella pneumonia. At re-admission, she had an...
.11 As people with metabolic syndrome and diabetes have an increased risk of cardiovas- cular disease, many of the participants would benefit from an even lower blood pressure as suggested in the present European guidelines (130/ 80 mm Hg).1 These proportions of patients with controlled hyper...
were higher in OB compared to NW women (p < 0.001). Five OB and one NW women had fasting glycaemia (≥ 100 mg/dl) but no one had a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes according to American Diabetes Association diagnostic criteria [54]. Finally, the OB group showed a significantly high...
To compare the efficacy of sitagliptin versus pioglitazone as add-on drugs in patients with poorly controlled diabetes with metformin and sulfonylureas.This is a randomized, open-label, parallel assignment clinical trial. Patients who had inadequate glycemic control [7% (53mmol/mol)≤A1C<11% (97...
Controlled BP defined as <140/90 mmHg. 55.4% of the 10 743 patients included had controlled BP and these had a slightly higher mean age. Patients with uncontrolled BP were more frequently male, with a higher prevalence of active smokers, obese patients, and patients with diabetes. The rate ...
Thirteen patients (8W/SM, mean age 61 ± 12 years, BMI 34 ±7 kg/m7²) with poorly controlled T2DM (HbA1C 9.7 ± 4%) on >1 OAs (2.3±0.5) were randomized in a cross-over design to either twice-daily 75%/25% neutral protamine lispro/lispro mix (LPM) vs. bedtime glargine (G...
Methods In this 24-week, open-label, parallel-design randomized controlled trial, patients with poorly controlled T2DM despite a premixed insulin regimen were randomized to receive 5 mg of linagliptin (n = 53) or 25 mg of empagliflozin (n = 53) for 24 weeks. Results At week 24, changes ...
Hypertension is a poorly controlled risk factor for cardiovascular disease in South Africa, particularly among patients receiving care in the public sector who are mostly from low socioeconomic backgrounds. This cross-sectional study investigated uncontrolled hypertension, treatment, and predictors among ...