Carotid intima-media thickness progression predicts cardiovascular events in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes.

Aims: The aim of this retrospective study was to investigate the relationship between progression of carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) and cardiovascular events in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and free of history of cardiovascular events.

Methods: Patients with T2DM (n=342) without history of cardiovascular events whose cIMT was assessed more than twice by ultrasonography were recruited and followed up for cardiovascular events.

Results: During a mean follow-up of 7.

Efficacy and safety of modified Yale insulin infusion protocol in Japanese diabetic patients after open-heart surgery.

To our knowledge, there is currently no insulin infusion protocol for critically ill patients especially designed for Asian diabetics although many such protocols are used in Western countries. In this study, we modified the Yale insulin infusion protocol taking into consideration the characteristics of Japanese diabetics and hospital environment. We tested the modified protocol in 40 type 2 diabetic patients after elective open-heart surgery (MY group) comparing with 35 type 2 diabetic patients under empirical blood glucose control (EC group).