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Predictors of glycemic control among patients with Type 2 diabetes: a longitudinal studyStephen R Benoit
University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
BMC Public Health 5:36. 2005....
Improvement in diabetes care of underinsured patients enrolled in project dulce: a community-based, culturally appropriate, nurse case management and peer education diabetes care modelAthena Philis-Tsimikas
Whittier Institute for Diabetes, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
Diabetes Care 27:110-5. 2004..To improve clinical diabetes care, patient knowledge, and treatment satisfaction and to reduce health-adverse culture-based beliefs in underserved and underinsured populations with diabetes...
Glycemic control with insulin glargine as part of an ethnically diverse, community-based diabetes management programAthena Philis-Tsimikas
The Whittier Institute for Diabetes, Scripps Health, La Jolla, California, USA
Am J Ther 13:466-72. 2006..To evaluate the contribution of long-acting basal insulin therapy (insulin glargine) to glycemic control in a predominantly Hispanic population participating in a community-based diabetes management program, Project Dulce...
Outcomes of Project Dulce: a culturally specific diabetes management programTodd P Gilmer
Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 0622, USA
Ann Pharmacother 39:817-22. 2005..Diabetes mellitus is a common and costly chronic disease that increasingly affects minority populations; however, there is little evidence regarding the clinical effectiveness and costs of culturally appropriate disease management programs...
Predictors of dropouts from a San Diego diabetes program: a case control studyStephen R Benoit
UCSD SDSU Preventive Medicine Residency, University of California, San Diego Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, La Jolla, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 1:A10. 2004..The objective of this study was to determine the demographic, treatment, clinical, and behavioral factors associated with dropping out of a nurse-based, low-income, multiethnic San Diego diabetes program...
Peer-led diabetes education programs in high-risk Mexican Americans improve glycemic control compared with standard approaches: a Project Dulce promotora randomized trialAthena Philis-Tsimikas
Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
Diabetes Care 34:1926-31. 2011....
Comparison of once-daily insulin detemir with NPH insulin added to a regimen of oral antidiabetic drugs in poorly controlled type 2 diabetesAthena Philis-Tsimikas
The Whittier Institute for Diabetes Scripps Health, LaJolla, California 92037, USA
Clin Ther 28:1569-81. 2006..Initial studies investigated detemir administered BID, but pharmacologic data suggest that detemir might be effective with QD administration...
Precision, accuracy, and user acceptance of the OneTouch SelectSimple blood glucose monitoring systemAthena Philis-Tsimikas
Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
J Diabetes Sci Technol 5:1602-9. 2011..Alarms alert subjects to low [20-69 mg/dl (1.1-3.8 mmol/liter)], high [180-239 mg/dl (9.9-13.2 mmol/liter)], and very high [240-600 mg/dl (13.3-33.1 mmol/liter)] blood glucose readings...
Improving treatment of depression among Latinos with diabetes using project Dulce and IMPACTTodd P Gilmer
Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
Diabetes Care 31:1324-6. 2008..To assess the feasibility and cost of integrating diabetes and depression care management in three community clinics serving a low-income and predominantly Spanish-speaking Latino population...
An update on the use of insulin detemir, with a focus on type 2 diabetes (drug evaluation update)Athena Philis-Tsimikas
Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute, 9894 Genesee Avenue, Suite 316, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
Expert Opin Pharmacother 9:2181-95. 2008..This article reviews new evidence, in particular on the weight-sparing effect of detemir and its use in type 2 diabetes...
Prevalence of sleep apnea in a population of adults with type 2 diabetes mellitusDaniel Einhorn
Scripps Whittier Institute for Diabetes, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
Endocr Pract 13:355-62. 2007..To assess the prevalence of sleep apnea (SA) in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and examine whether demographics and comorbid factors were associated with SA in this population...
Cost-effectiveness of diabetes case management for low-income populationsTodd P Gilmer
Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 0622, USA
Health Serv Res 42:1943-59. 2007..To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of Project Dulce, a culturally specific diabetes case management and self-management training program, in four cohorts defined by insurance status...
The incretin effect and its potentiation by glucagon-like peptide 1-based therapies: a revolution in diabetes managementOctaviano A Roges
The Whittier Institute for Diabetes, 9894 Genesee Avenue, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
Expert Opin Investig Drugs 14:705-27. 2005..This review includes an historical perspective, physiology of incretins, and discussions of the pathophysiology in Type 2 diabetes, pharmacology of the main agents and randomised clinical trials published to date...
Pramlintide as an adjunct to insulin in patients with type 2 diabetes in a clinical practice setting reduced A1C, postprandial glucose excursions, and weightDiane Karl
The Endocrine Clinic, Portland, Oregon, USA
Diabetes Technol Ther 9:191-9. 2007..This study was designed to assess the safety and efficacy of pramlintide therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes in a clinical practice setting...
