Risk factors for falls in older adults with type 2 diabetes: A cross-sectional study.

The study was to estimate the prevalence of falls with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and investigate the associated risk factors. The study design employed was cross-sectional. The participants for this study were recruited from a community-based diabetes specialist clinic.

Associated factors of low muscle mass in community-dwelling patients with type 2 diabetes.

This study aims to analyze the prevalence of low muscle mass (LMM) and its associated factors among community-dwelling patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). A retrospective design was employed to analyze the body composition of 2404 adults with T2D aged 18 years and older. LMM was defined as a skeletal muscle index < 7.

Real-world Benefits of Diabetes Management App Use and Self-monitoring of Blood Glucose on Glycemic Control: Retrospective Analyses.

Background: Among self-care measures, the self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) is a critical component for checking blood glucose levels. In addition, there is growing evidence suggesting that digital technologies are being adopted as an additional method for health care systems to increase patient contact. However, for patients with non-insulin-treated diabetes mellitus type 2 (DMT2), the value of SMBG was inconsistent among studies, and the evidence for digital technologies from real-world clinical practice is still limited.

Risk factors associated with frailty in older adults with type 2 diabetes: A cross-sectional study.

Aims And Objectives: The aims of the study were to (i) estimate the prevalence of frailty among older adults with type 2 diabetes, and (ii) investigate risk factors associated with frailty in the study group.

Background: The high prevalence of frailty among older adults and its adverse health impacts including higher risks for physical disabilities and a higher mortality rate is quickly evolving to become an important public health issue.

Design: A cross-sectional design.

Association of Body Composition with Type 2 Diabetes: A Retrospective Chart Review Study.

This study analyzed the body composition of individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). In this retrospective chart review study, body composition was measured through multifrequency bioelectrical impedance analysis (InBody 770). Body composition assessments were conducted in individuals with T2DM, who were aged ≥18 years.

Nocturnal Glycemic Control with New Insulin Glargine 300 U/mL.

Insulin glargine 300 U/mL (Gla-300) is a new generation basal insulin product that has been demonstrated to have more stable pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic characteristics than insulin glargine 100 U/mL (Gla-100). To evaluate the real-world benefits of Gla-300 in reducing nocturnal fluctuations in blood glucose levels and nocturnal hypoglycemia, 10 Taiwanese patients using Gla-100 for insulin therapy were switched to Gla-300 and continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) was applied at nighttime to monitor changes to nocturnal glycemic variability parameters. Glycemic variability parameters measured to assess between- and within-night glycemic variability included mean 6-hour nocturnal (00:00-6:00 AM) glucose levels, standard deviation (SD), and coefficient of variance (CV) of mean nocturnal glucose levels and mean glucose excursion (MAGE).

The development of a questionnaire measure of diabetes-related distress in Chinese-speaking patients: the Diabetes-Related Distress Questionnaire (DRDQ).

Purpose: To develop and evaluate the reliability and validity of a Diabetes-Related Distress Questionnaire for Chinese-speaking patients with diabetes.

Methods: The Diabetes-Related Distress Questionnaire (DRDQ) included 11 quality-of-life questions translated from a Diabetes, Attitudes, Wishes, and Needs study and four native items developed by researchers based on patients' experiences. A sample of 981 Chinese-speaking patients with diabetes in Taiwan was invited to complete the questionnaire.

A comparison of glycated albumin and glycosylated hemoglobin for the screening of diabetes mellitus in Taiwan.

Objective: Glycated albumin (GA) values reflect an average plasma glucose level over approximately 2-4 weeks, and the assay is stable and can be run on serum or plasma. The aim of this study was to determine the universality and the clinical utility of GA in screening for diabetes mellitus.

Methods: Subjects consisted of 2192 male and female residents in Yi-lan County, Northern Taiwan (mean age 60.

Team care of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Taiwan.

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a global health-care and national policy issue. As fluctuating glycemic control in diabetes often results in serious complications, we must encourage the diabetes educators' efforts at long-term follow-up among patients with T2DM. Therefore, certified diabetes educators (CDEs) play the most pivotal roles as life-long protectors for patients with T2DM.

A decade of diabetes care in Taiwan.

Introduction: Diabetes is a major non-communicable chronic disease with a great impact on health, socio-economic burden, and premature mortality around the world. It has been recognized as an important public health issue for more than two decades in Taiwan, and concerted efforts to improve diabetes care started there in 1990. In facing the challenge of the diabetes burden, the progress and outcomes of diabetes health-care delivery can be studied by reviewing all related statistical data of the past decade.

Glycosylated hemoglobin level and number of oral antidiabetic drugs predict whether or not glycemic target is achieved in insulin-requiring type 2 diabetes.

Aims: Factors predicting success (glycosylated hemoglobin (A1C)<7%) with insulin therapy in patients with insulin-requiring type 2 diabetes need to be identified.

Methods: A retrospective, multi-center, observational study was conducted for outpatients with oral antidiabetic drug (OAD)-treated type 2 diabetes whose A1C levels remained above 7%. Patients were begun on basal insulin between January 2005 and December 2006.

Trends of ABC control 2006-2011: a National Survey of Diabetes Health Promotion Institutes in Taiwan.

Aims: To understand the trends of ABC control in 5 years interval in Taiwan.

Methods: We compared two waves of nationwide surveys (n=7541 and n=5599, mainly type 2 diabetes) to examine the trends of ABC control across 5 years in accredited Diabetes Health Promotion Institutes in Taiwan.

Results: The percentages of subjects who had HbA1c lower than 7% (A), both SBP and DBP lower than 130/80 mmHg (B), and total cholesterol lower than 160 mg/dl or LDL cholesterol lower than 100mg/dl (C) increased by 6.

ABC control of diabetes: survey data from National Diabetes Health Promotion Centers in Taiwan.

We undertook nationwide surveys to evaluate the status of diabetes control in 7541 diabetes subjects among 114 accredited Diabetes Health Promotion Centers in Taiwan in 2006, focusing on characteristics of those who attained the "ABC" goals (n=310). The mean age was 62.8+/-12.