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ArticleWorld journal of diabetes2012

Antidiabetic treatment: Though lovers be lost, love shall not.

Nikolaos Papanas, Efstratios Maltezos

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Article in World journal of diabetes, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Diabetes mellitus.International journal of endocrinology · 2014
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Nikolaos PapanasNikolaos Papanas, Efstratios Maltezos, Outpatient Clinic of Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism, Second Department of Internal Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis 68100, Greece.
Efstratios Maltezos

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The new position statement of the American Diabetes Association and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes on the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus represents a paradigm shift in our understanding of antidiabetic treatment. It emphasises the necessity to individualise management based on patient needs. Glycaemic targets should also be pursued on an individualised basis. New therapeutic combinations are discussed, and the uncertainty surrounding the ideal choice is acknowledged. Above all, it is the mindful and experienced clinician who will implement the best available evidence towards flexible and efficacious treatment. Some areas of uncertainty may ensue, but it is expected that the new position statement will improve patient healthcare and treatment satisfaction. This now remains to be seen in practice.

Indexed as

Diabetes mellitusGuidelinesInsulinOral agentsTreatment

Identifiers

PMID23125905
PMCPMC3487173

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