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Leonor Corsino

Leonor Corsino

Associate Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition
leonor.corsinonunez@duke.edu
Department of Medicine, Box 3451, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Publications

A pilot study testing a new transition of care model from hospital to the community for Hispanic/Latino adults with diabetes to reduce emergency department visits and hospital re-admissions.

Journal Article Pilot and feasibility studies · September 2024 BackgroundHispanic/Latino populations have the second highest prevalence of diabetes (12.5%) among ethnic minority groups in the USA. They also have higher rates of uncontrolled diabetes and diabetes-related complications. Approximately 29% of dia ... Full text Cite

Leveraging Policy Solutions for Diabetes Disparities: Suggestions for Improving the National Clinical Care Commission Report's Recommendations for Hispanic/Latino Populations.

Journal Article J Racial Ethn Health Disparities · May 15, 2024 In the U.S., Hispanic/Latino populations face increased disparities in both the prevalence and management of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). This article critically examines the multifaceted nature of T2DM disparities among Hispanic/Latino populations in ... Full text Link to item Cite

Advancing the Science of Mentorship: Future Directions for Sustainable Implementation and Evaluation of Mentorship Education for the Clinical and Translational Science Workforce.

Journal Article J Clin Transl Sci · 2024 The Advancing the Science of Mentorship: Future Directions for Sustainable Implementation and Evaluation of Mentorship Education for the Clinical and Translational Science Workforce conference was held in Madison, Wisconsin, in April 2023. The conference p ... Full text Link to item Cite

Design and pilot test of an implicit bias mitigation curriculum for clinicians.

Journal Article Front Med (Lausanne) · 2024 INTRODUCTION: Clinician implicit racial bias (IB) may lead to lower quality care and adverse health outcomes for Black patients. Educational efforts to train clinicians to mitigate IB vary widely and have insufficient evidence of impact. We developed and p ... Full text Link to item Cite

Hypertension Prevalence among Hispanics/Latinos of Dominican Background: A Transnational Comparison of HCHS/SOL and ENPREFAR-HAS-17.

Journal Article Glob Heart · 2024 BACKGROUND: Hispanics/Latinos of Dominican background living in United States (US) have the highest hypertension prevalence compared with other Hispanic/Latino persons. OBJECTIVE: To understand cardiovascular health among Dominicans, we evaluated hypertens ... Full text Link to item Cite

Population Health Improvement Awards: Supporting Community and Academic Capacity to Partner in Research and Improve Population Health.

Journal Article J Community Engagem Scholarsh · 2023 The Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute Community Engaged Research Initiative began its Population Health Improvement Awards grant program in 2017. This program builds community-engaged research capacity by promoting the formation of communit ... Full text Link to item Cite

A transition of care model from hospital to community for Hispanic/Latino adult patients with diabetes: design and rationale for a pilot study.

Journal Article Pilot Feasibility Stud · December 5, 2022 BACKGROUND: The Hispanic/Latino population is disproportionately affected and has a higher risk of developing diabetes than their non-Hispanic White counterparts and worse diabetes-related outcomes. Diabetes continues to be an economic burden. This economi ... Full text Link to item Cite

Changes of Circulating Irisin and High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Levels in Morbidly Obese Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass.

Conference J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A · August 2022 Background: Irisin has been recently reported to provide beneficial effects in obesity and diabetes. Elevation of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) reflects the inflammatory state that has been shown to play a key role in obesity and its comorbi ... Full text Link to item Cite

Abstract 010: Longitudinal Impact Of Glucose Homeostasis On Cardiac Structure And Function: Results From The Echocardiographic Study Of Latinos- 2 (echo-sol-2)

Conference Circulation · March 2022 Introduction: We assessed whether a longitudinal association between change in glucose homeostasis and change in cardiac structure and function was present. ... Full text Cite

Association of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption with Prediabetes and Glucose Metabolism Markers in Hispanic/Latino Adults in the United States: Results from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL).

Journal Article J Nutr · January 11, 2022 BACKGROUND: Both the incidence of diabetes mellitus and consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages are high in the Hispanic/Latino population in the United States. The associations between consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages, artificially sweetened beve ... Full text Link to item Cite

Vitamin D, Calcium, Magnesium, and Potassium Consumption and Markers of Glucose Metabolism in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.

Journal Article J Am Nutr Assoc · January 2022 OBJECTIVE: This was a cross-sectional study associating vitamin D, calcium, magnesium, and potassium intakes with markers of glucose metabolism in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL). METHODS: HCHS/SOL is a multicenter, prospect ... Full text Link to item Cite

LATIN-19: A Grassroots Coalition to Mitigate the Effect of COVID-19 on the Latinx Community in North Carolina.

Journal Article Prog Community Health Partnersh · 2022 BACKGROUND: Social inequity is a primary driver of health disparities, creating multiple barriers to good health. These inequities were exacerbated during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, with Latinx communities suffering more than others. ... Full text Link to item Cite

Increasing Latinx representation in the US medical schools: A top-ranked medical school's experience.

Journal Article Front Public Health · 2022 Despite the increasing racial and ethnic diversity of the general US population, many, if not most, medical schools fall short of matriculating students reflective of this change in diversity. The Latinx community constitutes nearly 20% of the US populatio ... Full text Link to item Cite

Metabolic profiles, energy expenditures, and body compositions of the weight regain versus sustained weight loss patients who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.

Journal Article Surg Obes Relat Dis · December 2021 BACKGROUND: Weight regain (WR) has been an emerging problem after Roux-en Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and little is known about the mechanisms of WR after RYGB. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the mechanisms of WR after RYGB through the postprandial gut hormones respon ... Full text Link to item Cite

The Impact of Racial Bias in Patient Care and Medical Education: Let's Focus on the Educator.

Journal Article MedEdPORTAL · 2021 INTRODUCTION: Racial bias in health care is well documented. Research shows the presence of racial bias among health care providers. There is a paucity of workshops focused on racial bias effects in health professions educators. METHOD: Two to three worksh ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Educating for diversity, equity, and inclusion: A review of commonly used educational approaches.

Journal Article J Clin Transl Sci · 2021 Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are fundamentally important concepts for advancing clinical and translational science (CTS) education. CTS education spans a wide range of disciplines from cell biology to clinical and community/population research. T ... Full text Link to item Cite

Diabetes and Breast Cancer

Chapter · January 1, 2021 Diabetes and breast cancer are common diseases, and both are significant burdens for women around the world. Existing evidence supports the strong association between diabetes and the development of breast cancer. The impact of diabetes on breast cancer go ... Full text Cite

Performance and improvement of the DiaRem score in diabetes remission prediction: a study with diverse procedure types.

Journal Article Surg Obes Relat Dis · October 2020 BACKGROUND: The DiaRem score has proven to be a reliable predictor tool for diabetes remission in Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), as well as laparoscopic adjustable gastric band (LAGB) and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). To our knowledge there are ... Full text Link to item Cite

Improving health engagement and lifestyle management for breast cancer survivors with diabetes.

Journal Article Contemp Clin Trials · May 2020 Breast cancer survivors with type 2 diabetes are at high risk for cancer recurrence, serious health complications, more severe symptoms, psychological distress, and premature death relative to breast cancer survivors without diabetes. Maintaining glycemic ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Type 2 Diabetes and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in South Asians: a Unique Population with a Growing Challenge.

Journal Article Curr Diab Rep · January 30, 2020 PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The purpose of this review is to summarize our current knowledge of factors that influence clinical decision making and management of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) among South Asians ( ... Full text Link to item Cite

Perioperative changes in prouroguanylin hormone response in severely obese subjects after bariatric surgery.

Journal Article Surgery · October 2019 BACKGROUND: Prouroguanylin is a gut hormone converted into uroguanylin in the hypothalamus. Uroguanylin induces satiety through guanylyl-cyclase-2C receptor signaling. However, little is known about the role of this hormone in regulating human food intake. ... Full text Link to item Cite

DASH diet and prevalent metabolic syndrome in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.

Journal Article Prev Med Rep · September 2019 The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet is recommended for lowering blood pressure and preventing cardiovascular disease (CVD), but little data exist on these associations in US Hispanics/Latinos. We sought to assess associations between DA ... Full text Link to item Cite

Novel cancer therapies and their association with diabetes.

Journal Article J Mol Endocrinol · February 1, 2019 Over the last decade, there has been a shift in the focus of cancer therapy from conventional cytotoxic drugs to therapies more specifically directed to cancer cells. These novel therapies include immunotherapy, targeted therapy and precision medicine, eac ... Full text Link to item Cite

Testing a behavioral intervention to improve adherence to adjuvant endocrine therapy (AET).

Journal Article Contemp Clin Trials · January 2019 Adjuvant endocrine therapy (AET) is used to prevent recurrence and reduce mortality for women with hormone receptor positive breast cancer. Poor adherence to AET is a significant problem and contributes to increased medical costs and mortality. A variety o ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Association Between Adverse Childhood Experience, Perceived Discrimination and Body Mass Index in a National Sample of U.S. Older Adults.

Journal Article J Nutr Gerontol Geriatr · 2019 The current study evaluated whether there were racial/ethnic differences in the association between childhood adverse experience (ACEs), perceived racial discrimination (PRD), and body mass index (BMI) in a sample of middle age and older adults. We used da ... Full text Link to item Cite

The Association Between Engagement and Weight Loss Through Personal Coaching and Cell Phone Interventions in Young Adults: Randomized Controlled Trial.

Journal Article JMIR Mhealth Uhealth · October 18, 2018 BACKGROUND: Understanding how engagement in mobile health (mHealth) weight loss interventions relates to weight change may help develop effective intervention strategies. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to examine the (1) patterns of participant engagement over ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

The Association Between Engagement and Weight Loss Through Personal Coaching and Cell Phone Interventions in Young Adults: Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)

Journal Article · March 22, 2018 BACKGROUNDUnderstanding how engagement in mobile health (mHealth) weight loss interventions relates to weight change may help develop effective intervention strategies. ... Full text Open Access Cite

An Introduction to Research Work, Scholarship, and Paving a Way to a Career in Academic Medicine.

Journal Article MedEdPORTAL · February 21, 2018 INTRODUCTION: Despite high faculty attrition and challenges to expanding the number of clinician-researchers, career development to heighten trainees' pursuit of an academic research career remains a relatively understudied topic. Completing peer-reviewed ... Full text Link to item Cite

A feasibility study to develop and test a Spanish patient and provider intervention for managing osteoarthritis in Hispanic/Latino adults (PRIMO-Latino).

Journal Article Pilot Feasibility Stud · 2018 BACKGROUND: Arthritis affects approximately 50 million adults in the USA. Hispanics/Latinos have a higher prevalence of arthritis-attributed activity limitations primarily related to osteoarthritis (OA). Hispanic/Latinos are less likely to receive hip repl ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

HEMOGLOBIN A1C, BLOOD PRESSURE, AND LDL-CHOLESTEROL CONTROL AMONG HISPANIC/LATINO ADULTS WITH DIABETES: RESULTS FROM THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY HEALTH STUDY/STUDY OF LATINOS (HCHS/SOL).

Journal Article Endocr Pract · October 2017 OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of Hispanic/Latino adults with diabetes who meet target hemoglobin A1c, blood pressure (BP), and low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) recommendations, and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors/angioten ... Full text Link to item Cite

Assessing electronic health record phenotypes against gold-standard diagnostic criteria for diabetes mellitus.

Journal Article J Am Med Inform Assoc · April 1, 2017 OBJECTIVE: We assessed the sensitivity and specificity of 8 electronic health record (EHR)-based phenotypes for diabetes mellitus against gold-standard American Diabetes Association (ADA) diagnostic criteria via chart review by clinical experts. MATERIALS ... Full text Link to item Cite

Patient, Provider, and Combined Interventions for Managing Osteoarthritis in Primary Care: A Cluster Randomized Trial.

Journal Article Ann Intern Med · March 21, 2017 BACKGROUND: A single-site study showed that a combined patient and provider intervention improved outcomes for patients with knee osteoarthritis, but it did not assess separate effects of the interventions. OBJECTIVE: To examine whether patient-based, prov ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Association of the DASH dietary pattern with insulin resistance and diabetes in US Hispanic/Latino adults: results from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL).

Journal Article BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care · 2017 OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between diet quality and both diabetes status and insulin resistance in Hispanic/Latino adults, and the extent to which differences in diet quality contribute to differences in outcomes across Hispanic/Latino heritage. ... Full text Link to item Cite

Predictors of weight regain in patients who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery.

Journal Article Surg Obes Relat Dis · November 2016 BACKGROUND: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is a highly effective treatment for obesity and results in long-term weight loss and resolution of co-morbidities. However, weight regain may occur as soon as 1-2 years after surgery. OBJECTIVES: This retrospecti ... Full text Link to item Cite

Short-term effects of the DASH diet in adults with moderate chronic kidney disease: a pilot feeding study.

Journal Article Clin Kidney J · August 2016 BACKGROUND: Although the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet lowers blood pressure (BP) for adults with normal kidney function, evidence is lacking regarding its safety and efficacy in chronic kidney disease (CKD). We aimed to test the effe ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Post-gastric bypass hypoglycaemia: a review.

Journal Article Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) · July 2016 Bariatric surgery is a highly effective treatment for severe obesity, resulting in substantial weight loss and normalizing obesity-related comorbidities. However, long-term consequences can occur, such as postbariatric surgery hypoglycaemia. This is a chal ... Full text Link to item Cite

Gastric bypass significantly improves quality of life in morbidly obese patients with type 2 diabetes.

Journal Article Surg Endosc · July 2016 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) on quality of life in obese diabetic patients compared to standard medical therapy for type 2 diabetes mellitus. METHODS: We prospectively studied two matched obese populations with type ... Full text Link to item Cite

Gastric Bypass Surgery Leads to Long-term Remission or Improvement of Type 2 Diabetes and Significant Decrease of Microvascular and Macrovascular Complications.

Journal Article Ann Surg · June 2016 OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to compare long-term outcomes of 2 groups of morbidly obese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus-1 managed by Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery and a comparable group managed medically. METHODS: The present study was a ... Full text Link to item Cite

Adaptive intervention design in mobile health: Intervention design and development in the Cell Phone Intervention for You trial.

Journal Article Clin Trials · December 2015 BACKGROUND/AIMS: The obesity epidemic has spread to young adults, and obesity is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The prominence and increasing functionality of mobile phones may provide an opportunity to deliver longitudinal and scala ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Cell phone intervention for you (CITY): A randomized, controlled trial of behavioral weight loss intervention for young adults using mobile technology.

Journal Article Obesity (Silver Spring) · November 2015 OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect on weight of two mobile technology-based (mHealth) behavioral weight loss interventions in young adults. METHODS: Randomized, controlled comparative effectiveness trial in 18- to 35-year-olds with BMI ≥ 25 kg/m(2) (overwe ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

The association of comorbid conditions with patient-reported outcomes in Veterans with hip and knee osteoarthritis.

Conference Clin Rheumatol · August 2015 There is limited understanding of how comorbid health conditions affect osteoarthritis (OA)-related outcomes. This study examined associations of different comorbidity measures with baseline OA-related patient-reported outcomes (PROs) among patients with h ... Full text Link to item Cite

Innovative interventions to promote behavioral change in overweight or obese individuals: A review of the literature.

Journal Article Ann Med · May 2015 The overweight and obesity trends have risen over the past few decades, placing significant burdens on health care in terms of increased morbidity and cost. Behavioral change therapy is an effective treatment strategy and includes goal setting, self-monito ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Glycemic control among U.S. Hispanics/Latinos with diabetes from the HCHS/SOL Sociocultural Ancillary Study: do structural and functional social support play a role?

Journal Article J Behav Med · February 2015 Social support is one potential source of health-related resiliency in Hispanics with diabetes. This study examined relationships of structural (i.e., social integration) and functional (i.e., perceived) social support with glycemic control (glycosylated h ... Full text Link to item Cite

Managing hyperglycemia and diabetes in patients receiving enteral feedings: A health system approach.

Journal Article Hosp Pract (1995) · 2015 Evidence of poor outcomes in hospitalized patients with hyperglycemia has led to new and revised guidelines for inpatient management of diabetes. As providers become more aware of the need for better blood glucose control, they are finding limited guidance ... Full text Link to item Cite

Endocrine hypertension: An overview on the current etiopathogenesis and management options.

Journal Article World J Hypertens · 2015 Endocrine causes of secondary hypertension include primary aldosteronism, pheochromocytoma, cushing's syndrome, hyperparathyroidism and hypo- and hyperthyroidism. They comprise of the 5%-10% of the causes of secondary hypertension. Primary hyperaldosteroni ... Full text Link to item Cite

Clinic variation in recruitment metrics, patient characteristics and treatment use in a randomized clinical trial of osteoarthritis management.

Journal Article BMC Musculoskelet Disord · December 6, 2014 BACKGROUND: The Patient and PRovider Interventions for Managing Osteoarthritis (OA) in Primary Care (PRIMO) study is one of the first health services trials targeting OA in a multi-site, primary care network. This multi-site approach is important for asses ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Weight loss intervention for young adults using mobile technology: design and rationale of a randomized controlled trial - Cell Phone Intervention for You (CITY).

Journal Article Contemp Clin Trials · March 2014 BACKGROUND: The obesity epidemic has spread to young adults, leading to significant public health implications later in adulthood. Intervention in early adulthood may be an effective public health strategy for reducing the long-term health impact of the ep ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Greater weight loss with increasing age in the weight loss maintenance trial

Journal Article Obesity · January 1, 2014 Objective To determine the effect of age on weight loss and weight loss maintenance in participants in the Weight Loss Maintenance trial (WLM). Design and Methods Secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial of overweight/obese adults with CVD risk ... Full text Cite

Gut hormone pharmacology of a novel GPR119 agonist (GSK1292263), metformin, and sitagliptin in type 2 diabetes mellitus: results from two randomized studies.

Journal Article PLoS One · 2014 UNLABELLED: GPR119 receptor agonists improve glucose metabolism and alter gut hormone profiles in animal models and healthy subjects. We therefore investigated the pharmacology of GSK1292263 (GSK263), a selective GPR119 agonist, in two randomized, placebo- ... Full text Link to item Cite

Greater weight loss with increasing age in the weight loss maintenance trial.

Journal Article Obesity (Silver Spring) · January 2014 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of age on weight loss and weight loss maintenance in participants in the Weight Loss Maintenance trial (WLM). DESIGN AND METHODS: Secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial of overweight/obese adults with CVD ris ... Full text Link to item Cite

Racial and ethnic differences in physical activity and bone density: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2007-2008.

Journal Article Prev Chronic Dis · December 26, 2013 INTRODUCTION: Participation in regular physical activity (PA) may help maintain bone health as people age. However, most American adults do not engage in the recommended minimum levels of PA, and there are racial/ethnic differences in PA participation. Thi ... Full text Link to item Cite

Recruiting young adults into a weight loss trial: report of protocol development and recruitment results.

Journal Article Contemp Clin Trials · July 2013 Featured Publication Obesity has spread to all segments of the U.S. population. Young adults, aged 18-35 years, are rarely represented in clinical weight loss trials. We conducted a qualitative study to identify factors that may facilitate recruitment of young adults into a we ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Family diabetes matters: a view from the other side.

Journal Article J Gen Intern Med · March 2013 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Typically, chronic disease self-management happens in a family context, and for African American adults living with diabetes, family seems to matter in self-management processes. Many qualitative studies describe family diabetes interactions fr ... Full text Link to item Cite

Achieving health for a lifetime: a community engagement assessment focusing on school-age children to decrease obesity in Durham, North Carolina.

Journal Article N C Med J · 2013 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Obesity is a prominent problem in the United States and in North Carolina. One way of combating it is with community-engaged interventions that foster collaboration between health-oriented organizations and community residents. PURPOSE: Our pur ... Link to item Cite

Predictors of long-term weight loss in adults with modest initial weight loss, by sex and race.

Journal Article Obesity (Silver Spring) · September 2012 Featured Publication Effective weight management interventions could reduce race-sex disparities in cardiovascular disease (CVD), yet little is known about factors associated with successful weight loss maintenance in race-sex subgroups. In the Weight Loss Maintenance trial (W ... Full text Link to item Cite

The Latino Health Project: pilot testing a culturally adapted behavioral weight loss intervention in obese and overweight Latino adults.

Journal Article Ethn Dis · 2012 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: To pilot test a culturally adapted behavioral weight loss intervention in obese and overweight Latino adults. DESIGN: Pilot study. SETTING: Latino community organization in Durham, North Carolina. PARTICIPANTS: Overweight and obese, self-identif ... Open Access Link to item Cite

Influence of change in aerobic fitness and weight on prevalence of metabolic syndrome.

Journal Article Prev Chronic Dis · 2012 Featured Publication INTRODUCTION: The metabolic syndrome is the clustering of several cardiometabolic risk factors that can lead to the development of coronary heart disease and type 2 diabetes. We evaluated whether a change in aerobic fitness resulting from a lifestyle inter ... Full text Link to item Cite

Hyperglycemic emergencies: Diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state

Journal Article · December 1, 2011 Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a serious acute complication of type 1 diabetes mellitus and, less commonly, type 2 diabetes mellitus. DKA continues to be an important cause of morbidity and mortality in individuals with diabetes, despite significant advanc ... Full text Cite

Glycemic control in the hospitalized patient: A comprehensive clinical guide

Journal Article Glycemic Control in the Hospitalized Patient: A Comprehensive Clinical Guide · December 1, 2011 Glycemic Control in the Hospitalized Patient: A Comprehensive Clinical Guide is a unique, practical resource for health care providers dealing with hyperglycemia in the inpatient setting. Outlining a hands-on approach used by the Duke University Inpatient ... Full text Cite

Physician characteristics as predictors of blood pressure control in patients enrolled in the hypertension improvement project (HIP).

Journal Article J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) · February 2011 Featured Publication The authors sought to examine the relationship between physician characteristics and patient blood pressure (BP) in participants enrolled in the Hypertension Improvement Project (HIP). In this cross-sectional study using baseline data of HIP participants, ... Full text Link to item Cite

Glycemic Control in the Hospitalized Patient

Book · October 5, 2010 The book includes the most up-to-date scientific evidence and information and is addressed to not only hospitalists and general internists but also endocrinology fellows, residents, nurse practitioners, nurses, and other primary care ... ... Cite

Glycemic Control in the Hospitalized Patient

Book · October 5, 2010 The book includes the most up-to-date scientific evidence and information and is addressed to not only hospitalists and general internists but also endocrinology fellows, residents, nurse practitioners, nurses, and other primary care ... ... Cite

Hypertension Improvement Project (HIP) Latino: results of a pilot study of lifestyle intervention for lowering blood pressure in Latino adults.

Journal Article Ethn Health · June 2010 Featured Publication OBJECTIVES: To assess the feasibility of a culturally tailored behavioral intervention for improving hypertension-related health behaviors in Hispanic/Latino adults. DESIGN: Feasibility pilot study in a community health center and a Latino organization in ... Full text Link to item Cite

Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors in the management of type 2 diabetes: safety, tolerability, and efficacy.

Journal Article Drug Healthc Patient Saf · 2010 Featured Publication Although glycemic control is an important and effective way to prevent and minimize the worsening of diabetes-related complications, type 2 diabetes is a progressive disease which often proves difficult to manage. Most affected patients will eventually req ... Full text Link to item Cite

A beta-arrestin-biased agonist of the parathyroid hormone receptor (PTH1R) promotes bone formation independent of G protein activation.

Journal Article Sci Transl Med · October 7, 2009 Featured Publication About 40% of the therapeutic agents in use today exert their effects through seven-transmembrane receptors (7TMRs). When activated by ligands, these receptors trigger two pathways that independently transduce signals to the cell: one through heterotrimeric ... Full text Link to item Cite

Present and Prospective Pharmacotherapy for the Management of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.

Journal Article Clin Med Ther · August 27, 2009 Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic condition prevalent worldwide. Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes, comprising 90% to 95% of all cases. Over the last few decades, the importance of glycemic control and its impact on prevention of diabetes-re ... Full text Link to item Cite

Patient characteristics associated with receipt of lifestyle behavior advice.

Journal Article N C Med J · 2009 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Lifestyle behaviors such as reducing weight if overweight or obese, reducing salt intake, exercising, reducing alcohol intake, quitting smoking, and eating a healthy diet are related to the prevention and control of chronic diseases. However th ... Link to item Cite

Perception of Obesity in the Latino Population: Implications for Weight Loss Clinical Trials.

Journal Article ABNF J Ethnic minorities in the United States have a higher prevalence of obesity, with higher levels reported in Latinos/Hispanics. A qualitative study was done to understand perceptions of obesity and identify factors that may enhance the attractiveness of a be ... Link to item Cite