Effectiveness of oral semaglutide on glucose control and body weight up to 18 months: a multicenter retrospective real-world study.

Aim: Oral semaglutide, an innovative orally administered GLP-1 receptor agonist for type 2 diabetes (T2D) management was herein evaluated for its effectiveness in a multi-center retrospective real-world study.

Methods: We included new-users of oral semaglutide from 18 specialist care centres and collected retrospective data on baseline clinical characteristics. Updated values of HbA1c and body weight were analyzed using the mixed model for repeated measures.

Effectiveness of remote screening for diabetic retinopathy among patients referred to Mozambican Diabetes Association (AMODIA): a retrospective observational study.

Aims: Diabetes represents a growing public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa, where diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a major cause of permanent visual loss. We reported the results of a remote screening of DR among urbanized Mozambican people with diabetes.

Methods: We retrospectively collected retinal images and clinical characteristics from 536 patients screened for DR in Maputo (Mozambique), over a period of 2 years (2018-2019).

Real-world study on the effectiveness and safety of basal insulin IDegLira in type 2 diabetic patients previously treated with multi-injective insulin therapy.

Objective: Achieving glycemic target is paramount to control diabetes mellitus (DM) and reduce micro-vascular and macro-vascular complications. Despite the mostly recent-developed drugs, most patients still show an above desired glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) level due to DM complex pathophysiology, therapeutic and dietary compliance and clinical inertia in introducing or intensifying insulin therapy. To support the promising results of clinical trials on the effectiveness and safety of the degludec/liraglutide combination (IDegLira) in type 2 DM patients with C-peptide values >1 ng/ml who were previously treated with basal-bolus multiple daily-dose insulin injections.

Can Nurse-Based Management Screening Ensure Adequate Outcomes in Patients With Gestational Diabetes? A Comparison of 2 Organizational Models.

Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is an impaired glucose tolerance with onset or first recognition during pregnancy. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical outcomes of a blood glucose monitoring protocol implemented by nurses and dietitians in a diabetes team to the previously established protocol of direct monitoring of GDM patients by a diabetologist.

Methods: Two groups of patients were formed: The first group was based on a traditional protocol (P1: 230 patients) with patients' blood glucose constantly checked by a diabetologist.

A structured therapeutic education program for children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes: an analysis of the efficacy of the "Pediatric Education for Diabetes" project.

Background: Therapeutic education for Type 1 Diabetes involves the process of transmitting knowledge and developing the skills and behavior required to treat the disease. guidelines agree on stressing the importance of therapeutic educational intervention in teaching self-management skills to children and adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). This study presents the results of the "Pediatric Education for Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)" (PED) project, specifically designed for children and adolescents aged 6 to 16, and structured on guidelines indications, as part of a broader clinical-educational intervention for Type 1 diabetes.