Publications by authors named "Falco van Nes"
Objective: We investigated whether a positive thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPO Ab) status before radioactive iodine (RAI) therapy in patients with Graves' hyperthyroidism is a predictive factor for developing hypothyroidism post RAI.
Methods: We performed a retrospective study of patients with Graves' hyperthyroidism with known TPO Ab status, receiving the first administration of RAI. Patients from four thyroid outpatient centres in Belgium receiving their first RAI therapy between the years 2011 and 2019 were studied.
Objective: To evaluate real-world efficacy and safety of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor (SGLT2i) use in combination with insulin in people with type 1 diabetes.
Research Design And Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort European two-center study. Data on demographics, HbA1c, weight, insulin use, renal function, and adverse events were collected for 199 adults with type 1 diabetes who initiated a SGLT2i adjunct to insulin.
Article Synopsis
- Obesity is a major global health issue, and a drug called liraglutide has shown promise for weight loss; however, there is limited real-world data on its effectiveness outside clinical trials.* -
- In a study conducted in Belgium involving 115 patients, liraglutide led to a significant median weight loss of 9.2% after 4 months, with results similar across various dosage levels.* -
- The study highlighted that those who did not start or prematurely stopped the treatment experienced minimal weight loss, emphasizing the importance of adhering to the prescribed treatment for effective weight management.*
Aims: To determine the frequency of ketonaemia in pregnant women with type 1 diabetes treated with a sensor-augmented pump (SAP) in predictive low glucose suspend (PLGS) mode compared with low glucose suspend (LGS) mode.
Methods: An open-label crossover pilot RCT in ten women with type 1 diabetes treated with a 640 Medtronic insulin pump, with inclusion between 12-30 weeks of pregnancy. Participants were 1/1 randomly assigned (allocation by statistician using a permuted block size of 2) to either 2 weeks with an SAP in PLGS mode or 2 weeks in LGS mode.