Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on gestational diabetes in Castilla-La Mancha (Spain).

Subject-matter: To assess the effect of the 2019 coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on gestational diabetes (GDM).

Material And Methods: In this retrospective, multicentre, non-interventional study carried out in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, we compared 663 women with GDM exposed to the pandemic (pandemic group), with 622 women with GDM seen one year earlier (pre-pandemic group). The primary endpoint was a Large for Gestational Age (LGA) newborn as an indicator of poor GDM control.

All-cause mortality and risk factors in patients with type 1 diabetes in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. DIACAM1 2010-2020 study.

Introduction: Despite better treatments and care for patients with type 1 diabetes (T1DM), all-cause and cardiovascular mortality still remains higher compared to the general population. We evaluated mortality and risk factors for mortality in a representative cohort of patients with T1DM.

Methods: DIACAM1 was a cross-sectional, multicenter study on adult patients (≥ 16 years old) and diabetes with at least 5 years since diabetes diagnosis conducted between 2009 and 2010.

Metabolic control and treatment regimens in patients with type 1 diabetes in Castilla-La Mancha, 10 years later: The 2020 DIACAM1 study.

Objective: To evaluate degree of metabolic control and treatment regimens in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) enrolled in the DIACAM1 study, after 10 years of follow-up under routine clinical practice conditions.

Patients And Methods: A total of 1,465 patients enrolled in the DIACAM1 study, a multicentre, cross-sectional study conducted in Castilla-La Mancha in 2010, were analysed. Of these patients, 58 (4%) died during the 10-year follow-up period.

Prevalence of autoimmune diseases in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus. DIACAM 1 study 2010-2020.

Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of autoimmune diseases (AD) associated with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM).

Patients And Methods: Analytical cross-sectional study, nested in a multicenter prospective cohort of 1121 adults with DM1 with active follow-up in endocrinology clinics. Sociodemographic and clinical variables and the presence of AD were analysed in 2010 and 2020.

Feasibility of a Brief Online Mindfulness and Compassion-Based Intervention to Promote Mental Health Among University Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic constitutes a global mental health challenge that has disrupted the lives of millions of people, with a considerable effect on university students. The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of a brief online Mindfulness and Compassion-based Intervention to promote mental health among first year university students during COVID-19 home confinement.

Methods: Participants (=66) were first-year psychology students from a university in Spain with no prior meditation experience.

Percutaneous Intervention in Diffuse Coronary Disease: Overlapping Versus Single Very Long Stent Technique. Results From the OVERLONG Registry.

Background: Both stent length and stent overlap are associated with worse outcomes in the percutaneous treatment of diffuse coronary artery disease (dCAD). However, evidence comparing these issues is scarce. We aimed to compare the results between the use of single very long stent (VLS) and ≥2 overlapping stents (OS) in the treatment of dCAD.