Improving the estimation of mealtime insulin dose in adults with type 1 diabetes: the Normal Insulin Demand for Dose Adjustment (NIDDA) studyJiansong Bao
Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition and Exercise and the School of Molecular Biosciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Diabetes Care 34:2146-51. 2011
..We sought to compare a novel algorithm on the basis of the FII for estimating mealtime insulin dose with carbohydrate counting in adults with type 1 diabetes...
The cost of overweight and obesity in AustraliaStephen Colagiuri
Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition and Exercise, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Med J Aust 192:260-4. 2010
..To assess and compare health care costs for normal-weight, overweight and obese Australians...
Epidemiology of prediabetesStephen Colagiuri
Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition and Exercise, University of Sydney, K25 Medical Foundation Building, New South Wales 2006, Australia
Med Clin North Am 95:299-307, vii. 2011
..Increasingly, multifactorial risk tools are being used and cut-points set to identify approximately 15% of the population as being at high risk...
The Sydney Diabetes Prevention Program: a community-based translational studyStephen Colagiuri
Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition and Exercise, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
BMC Public Health 10:328. 2010
..The current challenge is to translate this evidence into routine community settings, determine feasible and effective ways of delivering the intervention and providing on-going support to sustain successful behavioural changes...
Optimal management of type 2 diabetes: the evidenceS Colagiuri
Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition and Exercise, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2066, Australia
Diabetes Obes Metab 14:3-8. 2012
..However it is possible to derive a generic evidence-informed consensus algorithm which considers availability, access and cost of medications which can be adapted for local country use...
Glycemic thresholds for diabetes-specific retinopathy: implications for diagnostic criteria for diabetesStephen Colagiuri
Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition, and Exercise, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Diabetes Care 34:145-50. 2011
..To re-evaluate the relationship between glycemia and diabetic retinopathy...
The metabolic syndrome identifies a heterogeneous group of metabolic component combinations in the Asia-Pacific regionCrystal Man Ying Lee
The George Institute for International Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia
Diabetes Res Clin Pract 81:377-80. 2008
..To compare the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) by combinations of MetS components derived from the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III (ATPIII) and International Diabetes Federation (IDF) definitions...
Obesity, Type II diabetes and the Ala54Thr polymorphism of fatty acid binding protein 2 in the Tongan populationNatalia L Duarte
Cardiovascular Genetics Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Prince of Wales Hospital and the University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia
Mol Genet Metab 79:183-8. 2003
..We conclude that there is a high prevalence of the FABP2 Ala54Thr polymorphism in Tongans. The polymorphism may be involved in lipid metabolism as the Thr allele is associated with low total and LDL cholesterol levels in this population...
A 45-bp insertion/deletion polymorphism of uncoupling protein 2 in relation to obesity in TongansNatalia L Duarte
Cardiovascular Genetics Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Prince of Wales Hospital, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Obes Res 11:512-7. 2003
..This may be the result of a founder effect and may be relevant to the prevalence of obesity and type 2 diabetes in Tonga...
Australian athletes' health behaviours and perceptions of role modelling and marketing of unhealthy productsAnne C Grunseit
Prevention Research Collaboration, School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Australia
Health Promot J Austr 23:63-9. 2012
..This study examined Australian athletes' support for athletes' role in promoting physical activity and obesity prevention, the acceptability of unhealthy products promotion in sport, and their own health behaviours...
Higher-than-optimal body mass index and diabetes mortality in the Asia Pacific regionAlexandra L C Martiniuk
The George Institute for Global Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Diabetes Res Clin Pract 94:471-6. 2011
..To estimate the population attributable fraction (PAF) of elevated body mass index (BMI) for diabetes mortality by country, sex and age group, for the Western Pacific and South-East Asia regions...
The answer to diabetes prevention: science, surgery, service delivery, or social policy?Ruth Colagiuri
Diabetes Unit, Australian Health Policy Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Am J Public Health 96:1562-9. 2006
..Accordingly, we argue that social policy is the key to achieving and sustaining social and physical environments required to achieve widespread reductions in both the incidence and prevalence of diabetes...
The cost of diabetes in adults in AustraliaCrystal Man Ying Lee
The Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition, Exercise and Eating Disorders, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia Electronic address
Diabetes Res Clin Pract 99:385-90. 2013
..To assess and compare costs associated with diabetes and lesser degrees of glucose intolerance in Australia...
Factors influencing participant enrolment in a diabetes prevention program in general practice: lessons from the Sydney diabetes prevention programRachel A Laws
Prevention Research Collaboration, School of Public Health, University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
BMC Public Health 12:822. 2012
..This study examines the predictors of enrolment in the Sydney Diabetes Prevention Program (SDPP), a community-based diabetes prevention program conducted in general practice, New South Wales, Australia from 2008-2011...
Position statement of the Australian Diabetes Society: individualisation of glycated haemoglobin targets for adults with diabetes mellitusN Wah Cheung
Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Med J Aust 191:339-44. 2009
..Management of diabetes also includes: adequate control of other cardiovascular risk factors, including weight, blood pressure and lipid serum levels; antiplatelet therapy; and smoking cessation...
Translating research for evidence-based public health: key concepts and future directionsLucie Rychetnik
School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
J Epidemiol Community Health 66:1187-92. 2012
..Finally, an integrated framework is presented to illustrate the relationship between these domains, and priority areas for further development and empirical research are identified...
Contemporary model for cardiovascular risk prediction in people with type 2 diabetesAndre Pascal Kengne
The George Institute for International Health, The University of Sydney, Australia
Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil 18:393-8. 2011
..This report presents a contemporary model for predicting cardiovascular risk in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus...
Childhood obesity in Australia remains a widespread health concern that warrants population-wide prevention programsTimothy P Gill
Institute of Obesity, Nutrition and Exercise, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW
Med J Aust 190:146-8. 2009
..Concerns about disordered eating in children and adolescents should not preclude appropriate action on childhood obesity...
Screening for type 2 diabetes and impaired glucose metabolism: the Australian experienceStephen Colagiuri
Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia
Diabetes Care 27:367-71. 2004
..To assess the Australian protocol for identifying undiagnosed type 2 diabetes and impaired glucose metabolism...
Using an economic model of diabetes to evaluate prevention and care strategies in AustraliaStephen Colagiuri
Institute of Obesity, Nutrition, and Exercise, University of Sydney, Australia
Health Aff (Millwood) 27:256-68. 2008
..quot; Among those deemed at high risk, 53,000 avoided developing diabetes by 2010. Average yearly intervention and incremental treatment cost was AU$179 million, with a cost per disability-adjusted life-year of AU$50,000...
Glycemic index and glycemic load of carbohydrates in the diabetes dietKate Marsh
Northside Nutrition and Dietetics, 74 47 Neridah Street, Chatswood, NSW, 2067, Australia
Curr Diab Rep 11:120-7. 2011
..These findings, together with the fact that there are no demonstrated negative effects of a low GI diet, suggest that the GI should be an important consideration in the dietary management and prevention of diabetes...
Comparisons of metabolic syndrome definitions in four populations of the Asia-Pacific regionCrystal Man Ying Lee
The George Institute for International Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Metab Syndr Relat Disord 6:37-46. 2008
..To compare the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) by four MetS definitions in four Asia-Pacific populations, and to compare the prevalence of individual metabolic components...
Trade and the nutrition transition: strengthening policy for health in the PacificAnne Marie Thow
Menzies Centre for Health Policy, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Ecol Food Nutr 50:18-42. 2011
....
The value of early detection of type 2 diabetesStephen Colagiuri
Institute of Obesity, Nutrition and Exercise, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes 16:95-9. 2009
..To examine the value of early detection of type 2 diabetes from the perspective of potential benefits and harms to the individual, and from the perspective of the health system...
Estimating the cost of complications of diabetes in Australia using administrative health-care dataPhilip Clarke
School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Value Health 11:199-206. 2008
..To estimate Australian health-care costs in the year of first occurrence and subsequent years for major diabetes-related complications using administrative health-care data...
Low-glycemic index diets in the management of diabetes: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trialsJennie Brand-Miller
Human Nutrition Unit, School of Molecular and Microbial Biosciences, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
Diabetes Care 26:2261-7. 2003
....
The carnivore connection hypothesis: revisitedJennie C Brand-Miller
The Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition, Exercise and Eating Disorders, The University of Sydney, G89 Medical Foundation Building K25, NSW 2006, Sydney, Australia
J Obes 2012:258624. 2012
..Increasing obesity and habitual consumption of high-glycemic-load diets worsens insulin resistance and increases the risk of type 2 diabetes in all populations...
Ethnic comparisons of the cross-sectional relationships between measures of body size with diabetes and hypertensionR Huxley
The George Institute for International Health, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Obes Rev 9:53-61. 2008
....
Obesity, Type II diabetes and the beta 2 adrenoceptor gene Gln27Glu polymorphism in the Tongan populationNatalia L Duarte
Cardiovascular Genetics Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Prince of Wales Hospital and the University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2031, Australia
Clin Sci (Lond) 104:211-5. 2003
....