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24-Hour studies of prolactin and growth hormone levels in diabetic impotence

scientific article published on 01 January 1981

A 3-year prospective randomized controlled clinical trial of group care in type 1 diabetes.

scientific article published on August 2005

A 5-year randomized controlled study of learning, problem solving ability, and quality of life modifications in people with type 2 diabetes managed by group care

scientific article published in March 2004

A severe case of epigastric pain, diarrhea and coffee ground vomitus

scientific article published on 07 March 2018

A study of patients' perceptions of diabetes care delivery and diabetes: propositional analysis in people with type 1 and 2 diabetes managed by group or usual care

scientific article published on 30 December 2011

A study of platelet-relevant parameters in patients with diabetic microangiopathy

scientific article published on 01 July 1983

A study of the effects of human blood derivatives and individual growth factors on [3H]thymidine uptake in bovine retinal pericytes and endothelial cells

scientific article published in 1993

Acta Diabetologica is 50 and well: long live Acta!

scientific article published on 29 January 2014

An unusual calf lesion in an immunocompromised patient

scientific article published on 16 May 2018

Angiotensin receptor blockade not related to history of dry eye symptoms and treatment in The Diabetic Retinopathy Candesartan Trials (DIRECT)

article by Scot E. Moss et al published 31 August 2010 in Acta Ophthalmologica

Are doctors fit to manage type 2 diabetes?

scientific article published on 01 December 2004

Association of autoimmunity to autonomic nervous structures with nerve function in patients with type 1 diabetes: a 16-year prospective study

scientific article published on 18 February 2014

Availability of endothelial von Willebrand factor and platelet function in diabetic patients infused with a vasopressin analogue.

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Benfotiamine is similar to thiamine in correcting endothelial cell defects induced by high glucose

scientific article published in January 2001

Circulating prostacyclin may be reduced in diabetes

scientific article published on 01 December 1979

Clinical characteristics influence screening intervals for diabetic retinopathy

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Cochlear, auditory brainstem responses in Type 1 diabetes: relationship with metabolic variables and diabetic complications

scientific article published on 25 November 2015

Comment on: Beverly et al. Do older adults aged 60-75 years benefit from diabetes behavioral interventions? Diabetes Care 2013;36:1501-1506.

scientific article published on August 2013

Cost analysis of group versus usual care in patients with type 2 diabetes in the ROMEO clinical trial

scientific article published on 07 December 2012

Current approaches and perspectives in the medical treatment of diabetic retinopathy.

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Dehydroepiandrosterone protects bovine retinal capillary pericytes against glucose toxicity

scientific article published in July 1998

Depression, anxiety and cognitive function in patients with type 2 diabetes: an 8-year prospective observational study

scientific article published on 16 September 2015

Depression, anxiety, cognitive impairment and their association with clinical and demographic variables in people with type 2 diabetes: a 4-year prospective study.

scientific article published on 8 January 2014

Detection of perimacular red dots and blots when screening for diabetic retinopathy: Refer or not refer?

scientific article published on 18 May 2018

Diabetes-specific variables associated with quality of life changes in young diabetic people: the type 1 diabetes Registry of Turin (Italy).

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Diabetic microvascular complications: can patients at risk be identified? A review.

scientific article published on November 2006

Diabetic retinopathy is associated with mortality and cardiovascular disease incidence: the EURODIAB prospective complications study

scientific article published on 01 June 2005

Diagnosis of type 1 diabetes within the first five years of life influences quality of life and risk of severe hypoglycemia in adulthood.

scientific article published on 16 November 2013

Different apoptotic responses of human and bovine pericytes to fluctuating glucose levels and protective role of thiamine

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Do we need research on reporting on diabetes research?

scientific article published on 9 January 2016

Effect of candesartan on prevention (DIRECT-Prevent 1) and progression (DIRECT-Protect 1) of retinopathy in type 1 diabetes: randomised, placebo-controlled trials

scientific article published on 25 September 2008

Effect of candesartan on progression and regression of retinopathy in type 2 diabetes (DIRECT-Protect 2): a randomised placebo-controlled trial

scientific article published on 25 September 2008

Effects of Topically Administered Neuroprotective Drugs in Early Stages of Diabetic Retinopathy. Results of the EUROCONDOR Clinical Trial

scientific article published on 02 November 2018

Effects of high glucose and thiamine on the balance between matrix metalloproteinases and their tissue inhibitors in vascular cells.

scientific article published on 29 April 2009

Effects of mechanical stress and high glucose on pericyte proliferation, apoptosis and contractile phenotype

scientific article published on 05 July 2006

Effects of thiamine and benfotiamine on intracellular glucose metabolism and relevance in the prevention of diabetic complications

scientific article published on 26 June 2008

Effects of thiamine and fenofibrate on high glucose and hypoxia-induced damage in cell models of the inner blood-retinal barrier

scientific article published on 12 July 2020

Endothelium: the main actor in the remodelling of the retinal microvasculature in diabetes

scientific article published on June 1996

Estimating the delay between onset and diagnosis of type 2 diabetes from the time course of retinopathy prevalence

scientific article published on 4 April 2014

Evaluation of the locus of control in patients with type 2 diabetes after long-term management by group care

scientific article published on 01 February 2006

Evidence for functional endothelial cell damage in early diabetic retinopathy

scientific article published on 01 June 1981

Exposure to candesartan during the first trimester of pregnancy in type 1 diabetes: experience from the placebo-controlled diabetic retinopathy candesartan trials

scientific article published on January 12, 2011

Extracellular vesicles derived from mesenchymal stem cells induce features of diabetic retinopathy in vitro

scientific article published on 06 November 2014

Five warrants for medical decision making: some considerations and a proposal to better integrate evidence-based medicine into everyday practice. Commentary on Tonelli (2006), Integrating evidence into clinical practice: an alternative to evidence-b

scientific article published in June 2006

Forearm ischaemia as a test of prostacyclin production: studies in normal subjects and in patients with diabetes mellitus

scientific article published on 01 June 1981

Fungal endophthalmitis in acute leukaemia

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Global Prevalence and Major Risk Factors of Diabetic Retinopathy

scientific article published on February 1, 2012

Glycaemic responses to minimal amounts of sucrose and wheat starch in diabetes

scientific article published on 01 February 1985

Human mesenchymal stem cell-derived microvesicles modulate T cell response to islet antigen glutamic acid decarboxylase in patients with type 1 diabetes

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Human pericyte–endothelial cell interactions in co-culture models mimicking the diabetic retinal microvascular environment

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Infant and toddler type 1 diabetes: complications after 20 years' duration

scientific article published on 8 February 2012

Inferior vena cava diameters and collapsibility index reveal early volume depletion in a blood donor model.

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Initial treatment of thyrotoxic Graves' disease with methimazole: a randomized trial comparing different dosages

scientific article published on 01 June 1987

Intravitreal anti-VEGF agents and cardiovascular risk

scientific article published on 17 December 2019

Inverse relationship between ristocetin co-factor levels and platelet aggregation in insulin dependent diabetes

scientific article published on 01 March 1982

Is there life after evidence-based medicine?

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Ketoacidosis at diagnosis in childhood-onset diabetes and the risk of retinopathy 20years later

scientific article published on 20 October 2015

Lifestyle intervention by group care prevents deterioration of Type II diabetes: a 4-year randomized controlled clinical trial

scientific article published on 11 July 2002

Management of hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes: a consensus algorithm for the initiation and adjustment of therapy: a consensus statement from the American Diabetes Association and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes

scientific article published in January 2007

Medical management for the prevention and treatment of diabetic macular edema.

scientific article published on September 2013

Molecular mechanisms of extracellular vesicle-induced vessel destabilization in diabetic retinopathy.

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New approaches to the treatment of diabetic retinopathy

scientific article published on September 1, 2011

No sign of proliferative retinopathy in 15 patients with permanent neonatal diabetes with a median diabetes duration of 24 years

One hundred years ago: the dawning of the insulin era

scientific article published on 22 November 2020

Perception of, and anxiety levels induced by, laser treatment in patients with sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy. A multicentre study.

scientific article published in October 2006

Perceptions of diabetic retinopathy and screening procedures among diabetic people

scientific article published in October 2002

Pericyte adhesion is impaired on extracellular matrix produced by endothelial cells in high hexose concentrations

scientific article published in March 2002

Pericyte loss in diabetic retinopathy: mechanisms and consequences.

scientific article published on January 2013

Pericyte mitogenic activity is reduced in the blood of type 1 diabetic patients with and without retinopathy

scientific article published on 01 January 1993

Platelet shape change abnormalities in diabetic retinopathy

scientific article published on 01 March 1980

Platelet-derived growth factor regulates the secretion of extracellular vesicles by adipose mesenchymal stem cells and enhances their angiogenic potential

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Prevalence of retinopathy in patients with type 1 diabetes diagnosed before and after puberty

scientific article published on 28 October 2014

Prospective, randomized trial on intensive SMBG management added value in non-insulin-treated T2DM patients (PRISMA): a study to determine the effect of a structured SMBG intervention

scientific article published on 22 December 2011

Quality of life, coping ability, and metabolic control in patients with type 1 diabetes managed by group care and a carbohydrate counting program

scientific article published in November 2009

Quality of life, impaired vision and social role in people with diabetes: a multicenter observational study

scientific article published on 23 March 2013

ROMEO: rethink organization to improve education and outcomes

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Regulation of intracellular glucose and polyol pathway by thiamine and benfotiamine in vascular cells cultured in high glucose

scientific article published in February 2006

Relationship between risk factors and mortality in type 1 diabetic patients in Europe: the EURODIAB Prospective Complications Study (PCS).

scientific article published on 28 March 2008

Rethink Organization to iMprove Education and Outcomes (ROMEO): a multicenter randomized trial of lifestyle intervention by group care to manage type 2 diabetes

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Retinal heat shock protein 25 in early experimental diabetes

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Retinal microaneurysm count predicts progression and regression of diabetic retinopathy. Post-hoc results from the DIRECT Programme

scientific article published on 01 March 2011

Risk factors for progression to proliferative diabetic retinopathy in the EURODIAB Prospective Complications Study

scientific article published in December 2001

Salt and hypertension: a phylogenetic perspective.

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Screening and prevention of diabetic blindness.

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Self-management Education by Group Care Reduces Cardiovascular Risk in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: Analysis of the ROMEO Clinical Trial: Figure 1

scientific article published on 01 September 2014

Semi-automated tracking and continuous monitoring of inferior vena cava diameter in simulated and experimental ultrasound imaging.

scientific article published on 28 January 2015

Sleep abnormalities in type 2 diabetes may be associated with glycemic control

scientific article published on 7 August 2008

Structured and persistently reinforced patient education can work

scientific article published on August 21, 2012

THE STORM (acute coronary Syndrome in paTients end Of life and Risk assesMent) study.

scientific article published on 2 May 2015

The Usefulness of Serum Biomarkers in the Early Stages of Diabetic Retinopathy: Results of the EUROCONDOR Clinical Trial

scientific article published on 24 April 2020

The changing role of the endocrinologist in the care of patients with diabetic retinopathy

scientific article published on 03 January 2014

The co-activator-associated arginine methyltransferase 1 (CARM1) gene is overexpressed in type 2 diabetes

scientific article published on 01 September 2018

The locus of control in patients with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes managed by individual and group care

scientific article published in January 2008

Thiamine and benfotiamine prevent apoptosis induced by high glucose-conditioned extracellular matrix in human retinal pericytes

scientific article published in October 2009

Thiamine and benfotiamine prevent increased apoptosis in endothelial cells and pericytes cultured in high glucose

scientific article published in July 2004

Thiamine corrects delayed replication and decreases production of lactate and advanced glycation end-products in bovine retinal and human umbilical vein endothelial cells cultured under high glucose conditions

scientific article published on 23 October 1996

Thiamine transporter 2 is involved in high glucose-induced damage and altered thiamine availability in cell models of diabetic retinopathy

scientific article published on 14 November 2019

Thiamine, beta-cell function and peripheral glucose utilization in thiamine-responsive megaloblastic anemia (TRMA) syndrome

scientific article published on 01 January 2000

To screen or not to screen? High-tech responses to a not-so-hamletic question

scientific article published on 12 May 2008

Twenty-four hour variations of von Willebrand factor and factor VIII-related antigen in diabetic retinopathy.

scientific article published on July 1981

Variation in SLC19A3 and Protection From Microvascular Damage in Type 1 Diabetes

scientific article published on 30 December 2015