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1 July 1998
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ISSN 0149-5992
EISSN 1935-5548
In this Issue
Editorial
Natural History of Type 2 Diabetes in Chinese: Lessons from the islands of Taiwan
Diabetes Care July 1998, Vol.21, 1035-1036. doi:https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.21.7.1035
Original Articles
Clinical Care / Education / Nutrition
Application of a Diabetes Managed Care Program: The feasibility of using nurses and a computer system to provide effective care
Diabetes Care July 1998, Vol.21, 1037-1043. doi:https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.21.7.1037
Development of a Scale to Measure Adherence to Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose With Latent Variable Measurement
Diabetes Care July 1998, Vol.21, 1046-1051. doi:https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.21.7.1046
Beginning Insulin Treatment of Obese Patients With Evening 70/30 Insulin Plus Glimepiride Versus Insulin Alone
Diabetes Care July 1998, Vol.21, 1052-1057. doi:https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.21.7.1052
An Asian Multicenter Clinical Trial to Assess the Efficacy and Tolerability of Acarbose Compared With Placebo in Type 2 Diabetic Patients Previously Treated With Diet
Juliana CN Chan, FRCP; Kin-Wei A Chan, MD; Larry LT HO, MD; Martin MC Fuh, MD; Lee Chung Horn, MRCP; Richard Sheaves, MRCP; Araceli A Panelo, MD; Duk-Kyu Kim, MD; Mustaffa Embong, MD; For the Asian Acarbose Study Group
Diabetes Care July 1998, Vol.21, 1058-1061. doi:https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.21.7.1058
Glucose Metabolism, Lipid Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Adult Turner's Syndrome: The impact of sex hormone replacement
Claus Højbjerg Gravholt, MD, PHD; Rune Weis Naeraa, MD; Birgit Nyholm, MD; Lars Ulrik Gerdes, MD, PHD; Erik Christiansen, MD, DSCI; Ole Schmitz, MD, DSCI; Jens Sandahl Christiansen, MD, DSCI
Diabetes Care July 1998, Vol.21, 1062-1070. doi:https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.21.7.1062
Multicenter Study of the Incidence of and Predictive Risk Factors for Diabetic Neuropathic Foot Ulceration
Caroline A Abbott, BSC, PHD; Loretta Vileikyte, MSC, MD; Sheila Williamson, MD; Anne L Carrington, BSC, PHD; Andrew JM Boulton, MD, FRCP
Diabetes Care July 1998, Vol.21, 1071-1075. doi:https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.21.7.1071
Proteinuria Is Still Useful for the Screening and Diagnosis of Overt Diabetic Nephropathy
Diabetes Care July 1998, Vol.21, 1076-1079. doi:https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.21.7.1076
Epidemiology / Health Services / Psychosocial Research
High Incidence of Diabetic Nephropathy in Early-Onset Japanese NIDDM Patients: Risk analysis
Hiroki Yokoyama, MD, PHD; Maki Okudaira, MD; Toshika Otani, MD, PHD; Chizuru Watanabe, MD; Hiroko Takaike, MD; Junnoske Miuira, MD; Hitomi Yamada, MD; Kazuko Mutou, MD; Akiko Satou, MD, PHD; Yasuko Uchigata, MD, PHD; Yasuhiko Iwamoto, MD, PHD
Diabetes Care July 1998, Vol.21, 1080-1085. doi:https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.21.7.1080
Asp905Tyr Polymorphism of the Gene for the Skeletal Muscle-Specific Glycogen-Targeting Subunit of Protein Phosphatase 1 in NIDDM
Gong-Qing Shen, MD; Hiroshi Ikegami, MD; Yoshihiko Kawaguchi, MD; Tomomi Fujisawa, MD; Yoichi Hamada, MD; Hironori Ueda, MD; Maki Shintani, MD; Koji Nojima, MD; Yumiko Kawabata, MD; Kazunori Yamada, MD; Naru Babaya, MD; Toshio Ogihara, MD
Diabetes Care July 1998, Vol.21, 1086-1089. doi:https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.21.7.1086
Diabetes in the African-American Medicare Population: Morbidity, quality of care, and resource utilization
Diabetes Care July 1998, Vol.21, 1090-1095. doi:https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.21.7.1090
Use of the Physician Insurers Association of America Database as a Surveillance Tool for Diabetes-Related Malpractice Claims in the U.S.
Diabetes Care July 1998, Vol.21, 1096-1100. doi:https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.21.7.1096
Comparison of the Seasonal Pattern in the Clinical Onset of IDDM in Finland and Sardinia
Marjatta Karvonen, PHD; Virva Jäntti, BSC; Sandro Muntoni, MD; Marco Stabilini, MD; Liliana Stabilini, MD; Sergio Muntoni, MD; Jaakko Tuomilehto, MD, PHD
Diabetes Care July 1998, Vol.21, 1101-1109. doi:https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.21.7.1101
Comorbidity of Diabetes and Eating Disorders: Does diabetes control reflect disturbed eating behavior?
Stephan Herpertz, MD; Christian Albus, MD; Ruth Wagener; Margit Kocnar; Richard Wagner, MD; Andreas Henning; Frank Best, MD; Helmut Foerster, MD; Bernd Schulze Schleppinghoff, MD; Walter Thomas, PHD; Karl Köhle, MD; Klaus Mann, MD; Wolfgang Senf, MD
Diabetes Care July 1998, Vol.21, 1110-1116. doi:https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.21.7.1110
Postmenopausal Estrogens and Risk of Myocardial Infarction in Diabetic Women
Robert C Kaplan, MS; Susan R Heckbert, MD, PHD; Noel S Weiss, MD, DRPH; Patricia W Wahl, PHD; Nicholas L Smith, PHD; Katherine M Newton, PHD; Bruce M Psaty, MD, PHD
Diabetes Care July 1998, Vol.21, 1117-1121. doi:https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.21.7.1117
Direct Medical Costs of Complications Resulting From Type 2 Diabetes in Hie U.S.
Judith A O'Brien, BSPA; Lori A Shomphe, BS; Patricia L Kavanagh, BS; Gabriel Raggio, SCD; J Jaime Caro, MDCM
Diabetes Care July 1998, Vol.21, 1122-1128. doi:https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.21.7.1122
Association of Helicobacter pylori Infection With Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease in Diabetic Patients
Daniel A de Luis, MD; Marcos Lahera, MD; Rafael Cantón, MD; Daniel Boixeda, MD; Antonio L San Román, MD; Rocio Aller, MD; Hermenegildo de La Calle, MD
Diabetes Care July 1998, Vol.21, 1129-1132. doi:https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.21.7.1129
Usefulness of Revised Fasting Plasma Glucose Criterion and Characteristics of the Insulin Response to an Oral Glucose Load in Newly Diagnosed Japanese Diabetic Subjects
Yasushi Tanaka, MD; Yoshihito Atsumi, MD; Takayuki Asahina, MD; Kazuhiro Hosokawa, MD; Kenpei Matsuoka, MD; Junichiro Kinoshita, MD; Tomio Onuma, MD; Ryuzo Kawamori
Diabetes Care July 1998, Vol.21, 1133-1137. doi:https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.21.7.1133
Mortality in Adults With and Without Diabetes in a National Cohort of the U.S. Population, 1971–1993
Diabetes Care July 1998, Vol.21, 1138-1145. doi:https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.21.7.1138
Factors Associated With Glycemic Control: A cross-sectional nationwide study in 2,579 French children with type 1 diabetes
Myriam Rosilio, MD; Jean-BenoîT Cotton, MD; Marie-Claire Wieliczko, MD; Bénédicte Gendrault, MD; Jean-Claude Carel, MD; Olga Couvaras, MD; Nicole Ser, MD; Pierre Gillet, MD; Sylvie Soskin, MD; Patrick Garandeau, MD; Chantal Stuckens, MD; Bernard Le Luyer, MD; Joseph Jos, MD; Hélène Bony-Trifunovic, MD; Anne-Marie Bertrand, MD; France Leturcq, PHD; Antoine Lafuma, PHD; The French Pediatric Diabetes Group; Pierre-François Bougnères, MD
Diabetes Care July 1998, Vol.21, 1146-1153. doi:https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.21.7.1146
Emerging Treatments and Technologies
Acarbose in NIDDM Patients With Poor Control on Conventional Oral Agents: A 24-week placebo-controlled study
Diabetes Care July 1998, Vol.21, 1154-1158. doi:https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.21.7.1154
Rigiscan Evaluation of Specific Nervous Impairment in Patients With Diabetes and Erectile Disorders
Giuseppe Bax, MD; Narciso Marin, MD; Francesco Piarulli, MD; Mario Lamonica, MD; Fabiana Bellio, MD; Domenico Fedele, MD
Diabetes Care July 1998, Vol.21, 1159-1161. doi:https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.21.7.1159
Optimization of Evening Insulin Dose in Patients Using the Short-Acting Insulin Analog Lispro
Diabetes Care July 1998, Vol.21, 1162-1166. doi:https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.21.7.1162
Pathophysiology / Complications
Effects of Diabetes and Level of Glycemia on All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality: The San Antonio Heart Study
Diabetes Care July 1998, Vol.21, 1167-1172. doi:https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.21.7.1167
Power Spectral Analysis of Heart Rate Variation in Diabetic Patients With Neuropathic Foot Ulceration
Diabetes Care July 1998, Vol.21, 1173-1177. doi:https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.21.7.1173
Stiffness Indexes β of the Common Carotid and Femoral Arteries Are Associated With Insulin Resistance in NIDDM
Masanori Emoto, MD; Yoshiki Nishizawa, MD; Takahiko Kawagishi, MD; Kiyoshi Maekawa, MD; Yoshikazu Hiura, MD; Hiroyuki Kanda, MD; Kyoko Izumotani, MD; Tetsuo Shoji, MD; Eiji Ishimura, MD; Masaaki Inaba, MD; Yasuhisa Okuno, MD; Hirotoshi Morii, MD
Diabetes Care July 1998, Vol.21, 1178-1182. doi:https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.21.7.1178
Progression to Type 2 Diabetes Among Hign-Risk Groups in Kin-Chen, Kinmen: Exploring the natural history of type 2 diabetes
Diabetes Care July 1998, Vol.21, 1183-1187. doi:https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.21.7.1183
Hyperinsulinemia and Carotid Atherosclerosis in Hypertensive and Control Subjects
Asko O Rantala, MD; Markku Päivänsalo, MD, PHD; Heikki Kauma, MD; Mauno Lilja, MD, PHD; Markku J Savolainen, MD, PHD; Antti Reunanen, MD, PHD; Y Antero Kesäniemi, MD, PHD
Diabetes Care July 1998, Vol.21, 1188-1193. doi:https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.21.7.1188
Glucokinase Gene Islet Promoter Region Variant (G→A) at Nucleotide −30 Is Not Associated With Reduced Insulin Secretion in Finns
Johanna Rissanen; Laura Saarinen; Sami Heikkinen, MSC; Päivi Kekäläinen, MD; Leena Mykkänen, MD; Johanna Kuusisto, MD; Samir S Deeb, PHD; Markku Laakso, MD
Diabetes Care July 1998, Vol.21, 1194-1197. doi:https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.21.7.1194
Reviews / Commentaries / Position Statements
Perspectives on the News
International Diabetes Federation Meeting, 1997: Neuropathy, information technology, cost of diabetes care, and epidemiology
Diabetes Care July 1998, Vol.21, 1198-1202. doi:https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.21.7.1198
Letters
Factor V Leiden (F5 Q506) and Vascular Disease in Canadian Oji-Cree
Robert A Hegele, MD; Stewart B Harris, MD; Henian Cao, MD; Anthony JG Hanley, MSC; Bernard Zinman, MD
Diabetes Care July 1998, Vol.21, 1203. doi:https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.21.7.1203a
Health-Related Quality off Life and Insulin Lispro: A naturalistic approach
Diabetes Care July 1998, Vol.21, 1203-1204. doi:https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.21.7.1203b
Influence of Sex Differences in Subcutaneous Fat Mass on Serum Leptin Concentrations
Bernd Fruehwald-Schultes, MD; Achim Peters, MD; Werner Kern, MD; Jürgen Beyer, MD; Andreas Pfützner, MD
Diabetes Care July 1998, Vol.21, 1204-1205. doi:https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.21.7.1204
A Simple Device for Foot Pressure Measurement: Evaluation in South Indian NIDDM subjects
Viswanathan Vijay, MD; Rajasekar Seena, BA; Subramaniam Lalitha, BSC; Chamukuttan Snehalatha, MSC, DSC; Ambady Ramachandran, MD, PHD
Diabetes Care July 1998, Vol.21, 1205-1206. doi:https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.21.7.1205
The Efficacy of Voglibose on Glycemic Excursions in Non-Insulin-Treated NIDDM Patients
Diabetes Care July 1998, Vol.21, 1206. doi:https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.21.7.1206a
Response to Yoshioka et al.: Protection of the pancreatic (β-cells by an α-glucosidase inhibitor
Diabetes Care July 1998, Vol.21, 1206-1207. doi:https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.21.7.1206b
Issues and Updates
Issues and Updates
Diabetes Care July 1998, Vol.21, 1208-1209. doi:https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.21.7.1208
Instructions for Authors
Instructions for Authors
Diabetes Care July 1998, Vol.21, 1210-1212. doi:https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.21.7.1210
List of Abbreviations
Diabetes Care July 1998, Vol.21, 1213. doi:https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.21.7.1213
SI Units Table
Table 1—Système International (SI) units for plasma, serum, or blood concentrations
Diabetes Care July 1998, Vol.21, 1214. doi:https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.21.7.1214
