[Trends in the characteristics of patients treated with nutritional supplements in the Northern Area of Gran Canaria in the period 2016 -2021].

Aim: to assess the prescription of oral nutritional supplements (ONS) in the Northern Area of Gran Canaria in the period 2016-2021. Materials and methods: based on electronic prescription data, the first ONS prescription during 2016-2021 was analyzed considering age, gender, nutritional requirements (NR), body mass index (BMI), percentage of weight loss (%WL), albumin and number of prescribed ONS per patient. Results: 10,595 prescriptions were identified corresponding to 6661 patients with the following characteristics: 46.

Ultrasonographic Size of the Thenar Muscles of the Nondominant Hand Correlates with Total Body Lean Mass in Healthy Subjects.

Rationale And Objectives: Sarcopenia is associated with adverse outcomes in clinical situations such as elderly population, in-hospital setting and oncologic patients. However, no direct measurement of muscular mass is routinely available for clinicians. The aim of this study was to assess the correlation between thenar musculature of the nondominant hand evaluated by ultrasound and body fat-free mass.

[Limitations of insulin-dependent drugs in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus].

In this study, we review the efficacy and safety limitations of insulin-dependent oral antidiabetic agents. In terms of efficiency, the main drawback of metformin, sulfonylureas, gliptins and -to a lesser extent-glitazones is durability. No drug per se is able to maintain stable blood glucose control for years.

[Safety and tolerability of oral antidiabetes drugs in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus].

The treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus requires overall control of the multiple risk factors usually found in these patients. Amongst these, avoidance of hypoglycemia and treatment of obesity, especially central obesity, is of utmost importance. Consequently, among the various physiopathological approaches to improve glycemic control that do not include insulin, drugs that are not associated with increased risk of hypoglycaemia or increase weight are of special interest.

[Estimated prevalence of chronic renal failure among patients with type 2 diabetes in Spain].

Background And Objective: The aim of this study was to estimate the current prevalence of Chronic Renal Insufficiency (RI) in ambulatory patients with type 2 Diabetes (T2DM) assisted in Endocrinology Departments all over Spain.

Patients And Methods: This was an observational, cross sectional, multicenter study. From each participant the following data were retrospective collected: demographic, anthropometric, renal function, diabetes, cardiovascular risk factors, comorbidities and treatment.

Losartan titration versus diuretic combination in type 2 diabetic patients.

Methods: We compared the effects of Losartan dose titration to 100 mg versus the addition of 12.5 mg of hydrochlorothiazide, in 90 type 2 diabetic patients with microalbuminuria and blood pressure > 130/85 mmHg, receiving losartan 50 mg as initial treatment during 4 weeks.

Results: With the first dose of losartan, systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) decreased from 154.