Sociodemographic Factors Associated with Loss to Follow-Up After Bariatric Surgery.

Purpose: Despite the importance of follow-up and multidisciplinary care after bariatric surgery, many patients do not attend postoperative appointments, particularly those with the medical team. The present study aimed to identify factors associated with loss to follow-up after bariatric surgery.

Materials And Methods: We recruited patients who underwent bariatric surgery between 01/01/2012 and 31/12/2013.

Poor Reliability and Poor Adherence to Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose Are Common in Women With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and May Be Associated With Poor Pregnancy Outcomes.

Objective: To evaluate the compliance with self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) and the reliability of diabetes logbooks in women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), as well as the associated determinants and outcomes.

Research Design And Methods: We prospectively selected French-speaking women with newly diagnosed GDM who had been referred to our diabetes management program and understood SMBG principles. At the next follow-up visit, we collected SMBG results from glucose meters and logbooks.

The diagnostic and prognostic performance of a selective screening strategy for gestational diabetes mellitus according to ethnicity in Europe.

Context: The performance of standard selective screening strategies for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) may vary according to ethnicity.

Objective: We aimed to evaluate the diagnostic and prognostic performance of a selective screening tool to determine whether it accurately predicts GDM and events in women of different ethnicities. The tool selectively screens based on patients having one or more of the following risk factors (RFs): body mass index ≥25 kg/m(2), age ≥35 years, family history of diabetes, and personal history of GDM or macrosomia.

Glycation gap is associated with macroproteinuria but not with other complications in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Objective: We investigated whether glycation gap (G-Gap), an index of intracellular glycation of proteins, was associated with diabetes complications.

Research Design And Methods: We measured concomitantly HbA1c and fructosamine in 925 patients with type 2 diabetes to calculate the G-Gap, defined as the difference between measured HbA1c, and fructosamine-based predicted HbA1c. Patients were explored for retinopathy, nephropathy, peripheral neuropathy, cardiac autonomic neuropathy (n = 512), and silent myocardial ischemia (n = 506).