Meal-related structured self-monitoring of blood glucose: effect on diabetes control in non-insulin-treated type 2 diabetic patients.

Objective: To investigate the effect of meal-related self-monitoring of blood glucose on glycemic control and well-being in non-insulin-treated type 2 diabetic patients.

Research Design And Methods: This 6-month study, which included 6 months of follow-up, adopted a prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled design. Subjects were randomized to two groups: one group used a blood glucose-monitoring device, kept a blood glucose/eating diary, and received standardized counseling; the control group received nonstandardized counseling on diet and lifestyle.

Bone-patellar tendon-bone grafts for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: an in vitro comparison of mechanical behavior under failure tensile loading and cyclic submaximal tensile loading.

Background: Secure fixation is an important factor in the success of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Hypothesis: There is no difference in the mechanical behavior of reconstructions from method of fixation or method of testing.

Study Design: Controlled laboratory study.

Acquired hyperostosis syndrome--AHYS--(sternocostoclavicular hyperostosis, pustulotic arthro-osteitis, SAPHO-syndrome): bone scintigraphy of the anterior chest wall.

The objective of this report is to provide a description of diagnostically significant scintigraphically recognizable sites and patterns of acquired hyperostosis syndrome (AHYS) on the anterior chest wall (ACW), which is involved in 82% of AHYS patients. In 49/90 of our own AHYS patients, planar bone scans of the ACW were performed with the gamma camera, applying an average of 650 MBq of 99mTc-phosphate complexes. In addition, 53 atraumatic patients with extrathoracic cancer were available for routine whole-body scintigraphy.