Publications by authors named "Francesco Calcaterra"
Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) affects 382 million people worldwide.
Introduction: This study aimed at assessing whether telemonitoring (TM) of DM patients improves health-related quality of life (HRQoL).
Materials And Methods: As part of the RENEWING HEALTH project, 299 DM patients with HbA1c >7.
Article Synopsis
- This study investigates if HOMA-IR, a measure of insulin resistance, can independently predict cardiovascular disease (CVD) in individuals with type 2 diabetes.
- The analysis involved 1,326 patients and assessed various conventional CVD risk factors alongside HOMA-IR at the start and after an average of 4.5 years.
- Results indicated that higher HOMA-IR values significantly predicted both existing and new cases of CVD, suggesting that improving insulin resistance may help manage cardiovascular risks as well as blood sugar levels in these patients.