Publications by authors named "Diane Carla Bernardo"
Article Synopsis
- Sulfonylureas (SUs), like gliclazide and glimepiride, are commonly used medications for managing type 2 diabetes in the Philippines, and the study aimed to explore the genetic factors affecting their effectiveness.
- The research involved 252 participants across two studies, where genetic testing was conducted to identify associations between genetic variants and the individual responses to these medications.
- Results showed that certain genetic variants were significantly linked to poor responses to gliclazide and glimepiride, suggesting that understanding these genetic factors could improve treatment strategies for diabetes in the Filipino population.
Objectives: The use of Facebook (FB) to share and gather information on diabetes is commonplace but no data is available on its use among Filipinos during the COVID-19 pandemic. We sought to determine the engagement from instructional slide decks on diabetes and its management shown on two Philippine-based FB pages under the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ).
Methodology: We used Insights data from the slide decks and slide shows shown on the Philippine Society of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism's (PSEDM) public FB page and the 's FB page.
Objective: This study assessed whether short message service (SMS) reminders would improve follow-up rate among gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) patients by 12 weeks postpartum.
Methodology: In this single-center, single-blind randomized controlled trial, we assigned 308 patients with GDM to either of 2 arms, usual care alone versus usual care with SMS reminders. In the usual care group, 154 patients received a 10-minute short lecture on GDM and a 75 g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) request prior to discharge.
Objective: This study aims to determine the convergent and discriminant validity and internal consistent reliability of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30) Tagalog among adult Filipinos with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC).
Methodology: 104 adult Filipinos with DTC at various disease stages self-administered the EORTC QLQ-C30 version 3 Tagalog and Short Form-36 (SF-36) version 2 Tagalog. Concurrent validity between conceptually-related scales from both tools was determined.