Diabetes

Qualitative and Quantitative Evaluation of an Innovative Primary and Secondary Diabetes Clinic in Western Sydney – Sumathy Ravi et al.

2024-04-05T15:56:55+11:00COVID-19, Diabetes, Primary Care, Publications, Shared decision making, Virtual Care/Telehealth|

Integrated care models such as this Community Diabetes Clinic can be feasible when enabled by virtual care. This case study demonstrated a promising integrated model that was acceptable to both health providers and patient with improved clinical outcomes. Future research could investigate the feasibility of [...]

Gestational diabetes mellitus screening and diagnosis criteria before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective pre–post study – Paul P Glasziou & Jenny A Doust

2024-04-05T15:49:44+11:00COVID-19, Diabetes, Disease labels, Gestational diabetes, Overdiagnosis, Publications, Screening, Women's health|

To the Editor: Meloncelli and colleagues1 have provided clear evidence that a fasting venous plasma glucose (FVPG) assessment may be used to decrease the number of unnecessary oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTTs) for low risk women. This would be a very welcome step forward. However, it does [...]

A call to reconsider the new diagnostic criteria for gestational diabetes mellitus – Katy J.L. Bell, Paul P. Glasziou & Jenny A. Doust

2023-12-01T13:17:17+11:00Diabetes, Diagnostic system, Gestational diabetes, Overdiagnosis, Pregnancy, Publications, Women's health|

We read the article by Nethery and colleagues with great interest, having noted a similar dramatic increase in the incidence of gestational diabetes in Australia, coincident with widespread adoption of the 1-step test using the International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups (IADPSG) criteria. [...]

Clinicians’ perspectives on gestational diabetes screening during the global COVID-19 pandemic in Australia – Nina Meloncelli et al

2024-02-11T15:19:47+11:00COVID-19, Diabetes, Publications, Screening|

There is no international consensus for the screening and diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). In March 2020, modified screening and diagnostic recommendations were rapidly implemented in Queensland, Australia, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this study was to understand clinicians' perceptions [...]

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