Journal of the Japan Diabetes Society
Online ISSN : 1881-588X
Print ISSN : 0021-437X
ISSN-L : 0021-437X
Volume 48, Issue 10
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Pathogenesis and Treatment of Diabetes-related Ophthalmologic Complications
Original Article
  • Shinsuke Nakata, Hiromi Iwahashi, Jungo Terasaki, Hiroyuki Konya, Mei ...
    2005 Volume 48 Issue 10 Pages 733-738
    Published: 2005
    Released on J-STAGE: April 11, 2008
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    The aim of this study was to identify factors affecting the improvement in glycemic control after switching diabetic patients on multiple daily insulin injections (MDI) from regular insulin (R) to a quick-acting insulin analogue (Aspart). Twenty-seven patients (male/female, 15/12 : Type 2/Other type, 10/14/3) on MDI without using glargin were switched from R to Aspart as bolus insulin and followed up for 24 weeks. HbA1c improved in 10 patients, and worsened in 17 patients. Serum C-peptide immunoreactivity (s-CPR) before lunch was significantly higher in the improved group than in the worse group, and all the patients with a s-CPR value below 0.5 ng/ml belonged to the worse group. In addition, the score on the Problem Areas in Diabetes scale (PAID) measuring diabetes-related distress rose significantly in the worse group. The results showed that the s-CPR value before lunch is useful for predicting improvement of glycemic control when switching from R to Aspart and that the diabetes-related distress became worse even with quick-acting insulin unless glycemic control improved.
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Case Report
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Report of the Committee
  • Shigeki Inomata, Masakazu Haneda, Tatsumi Moriya, Shigehiro Katayama, ...
    2005 Volume 48 Issue 10 Pages 757-759
    Published: 2005
    Released on J-STAGE: April 11, 2008
    JOURNAL FREE ACCESS
    The Diabetic Nephropathy Committee recommends the use of revised criteria for the early diagnosis of diabetic nephropathy in Japan. The new criteria are as follows : 1) Urinary albumin should be determined by immunoassay using a morning spot urine sample in diabetic patients without proteinuria or with dipstick-positive (+1) proteinuria. 2) A urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio ranging from 30 to 299 mg/gCr in 2 or more of 3 specimens may be diagnosed as microalbuminuria. 3) Two alternatives, i.e. the urinary albumin excretion rate of 30-299 mg/24 hr in 24 hr urine collection and 20-199 μg/min in timed urine collection can be used to detect microalbuminuria. 4) Renal hypertrophy and elevated urinary type IV collagen may indicate the existence of diabetic renal disease. 5) Microalbuminuria originating in nondiabetic diseases should be excluded.
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