Publications by authors named "G De Berardis"
Objective: Insulin injection aspects, such as fear of injection and pain, directly affect glycemic control, patient adherence and quality of life. Use of thinner and shorter needles could increase acceptance of injections. The aim of the study is to evaluate the non-inferiority of the new 34G × 3.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: Up to one-third of patients with diabetes mellitus and heart failure (HF) are treated with insulin. As insulin causes sodium retention and hypoglycaemia, its use might be associated with worse outcomes.
Methods And Results: We examined two datasets: 24 012 patients with HF from four large randomized trials and an administrative database of 4 million individuals, 103 857 of whom with HF.
Importance: Numerous glucose-lowering drugs are used to treat type 2 diabetes.
Objective: To estimate the relative efficacy and safety associated with glucose-lowering drugs including insulin.
Data Sources: Cochrane Library Central Register of Controlled Trials, MEDLINE, and EMBASE databases through March 21, 2016.
Objective: to develop and validate the Drug Derived Complexity Index (DDCI), a predictive model derived from drug prescriptions able to stratify the general population according to the risk of death, unplanned hospital admission, and readmission, and to compare the new predictive index with the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI).
Design: Population-based cohort study, using a record-linkage analysis of prescription databases, hospital discharge records, and the civil registry. The predictive model was developed based on prescription patterns indicative of chronic diseases, using a random sample of 50% of the population.