April 2012

Editorial Board
Published in issue: April 2012
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Contents
Published in issue: April 2012
iii-iv

Review

The role of stem cells in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers
• Sheila N. Blumberg,
• Alexandra Berger,
• Lisa Hwang,
• Irena Pastar,
• Stephen M. Warren,
• Weiliam Chen
Published online: December 06, 2011
p1-9

Clinical care and education

Diabetic retinopathy screening in patients with diabetes mellitus in primary care: Incentives and barriers to screening attendance
• K.N.D. van Eijk,
• J.W. Blom,
• J. Gussekloo,
• B.C.P. Polak,
• Y. Groeneveld
Published online: December 05, 2011
p10-16
Open Access
Insulin analogues and severe hypoglycaemia in type 1 diabetes
• P.L. Kristensen,
• L.S. Hansen,
• M.J. Jespersen,
• ...
• H.-H. Parving,
• B. Thorsteinsson,
• L. Tarnow
Published online: December 02, 2011
p17-23

Functional balance in elderly with diabetic neuropathy
• Tabassom Ghanavati,
• Mohammad Jafar Shaterzadeh Yazdi,
• Shahin Goharpey,
• Ali-Asghar Arastoo
Published online: November 30, 2011
p24-28

Precipitating factors of diabetic ketoacidosis at a public hospital in a middle-income country
• Letícia S. Weinert,
• Rafael S. Scheffel,
• Mateus D. Severo,
• ...
• Gabriela H. Teló,
• Artur Boschi,
• Beatriz D. Schaan
Published online: December 07, 2011
p29-34
Lipid profile of people with Diabetes mellitus type 2 and periodontal disease
• Patricia Oehlmeyer Nassar,
• Carolina Schmitt Walker,
• Camila Saturnino Salvador,
• Francielly Andressa Felipetti,
• Silvana Regina Perez Orrico,
• Carlos Augusto Nassar
Published online: December 09, 2011
p35-39
Effects of macronutrient composition of the diet on body fat in indigenous people at high risk of type 2 diabetes
• Lorraine A. Brooking,
• Sheila M. Williams,
• Jim I. Mann
Published online: December 19, 2011
p40-46

Elevated asymmetric dimethylarginine in plasma: An early marker for endothelial dysfunction in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease?
• Teoman Dogru,
• Halil Genc,
• Serkan Tapan,
• ...
• Sait Bagci,
• İsmail Kurt,
• Alper Sonmez
Published online: December 21, 2011
p47-52

Basic research

Thymosin beta 4 ameliorates hyperglycemia and improves insulin resistance of KK Cg-Ay/J mouse
• Jian Zhu,
• Li-Ping Su,
• Lei Ye,
• Kok-Onn Lee,
• Jian-Hua Ma
Published online: January 05, 2012
p53-59

Epidemiology

Prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular risk factors in Hong Kong professional drivers
• S.C. Siu,
• K.W. Wong,
• K.F. Lee,
• ...
• A.K.L. Chan,
• D.Y.T. Fong,
• C.L.K. Lam
Published online: January 06, 2012
p60-67

Effects of renin–angiotensin system blockades on cardiovascular outcomes in patients with diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis
• Yoko M. Nakao,
• Satoshi Teramukai,
• Sachiko Tanaka,
• ...
• Shiro Hinotsu,
• Kazuwa Nakao,
• Koji Kawakami
Published online: December 26, 2011
p68-75

Societal correlates of diabetes prevalence: An analysis across 94 countries
• Karen R. Siegel,
• Justin B. Echouffo-Tcheugui,
• Mohammed K. Ali,
• Neil K. Mehta,
• K.M. Narayan,
• Veerappa Chetty
Published online: December 22, 2011
p76-83

High YKL-40 levels predict mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes
• Frederik Persson,
• Camilla Noelle Rathcke,
• Mari-Anne Gall,
• Hans-Henrik Parving,
• Henrik Vestergaard,
• Peter Rossing
Published online: January 04, 2012
p84-89

Corrigendum

Corrigendum to “Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its risk factors in adult Malaysians: Results of a nationwide survey” [Diabetes Res. Clin. Pract. 91 (2011) 239–245]
Published online: January 09, 2012
p90
Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its risk factors in adult Malaysians: Results of a nationwide survey
• Wan Nazaimoon Wan Mohamud,
• Aziz al-Safi Ismail,
• Amir Sharifuddin Md Khir,
• ...
• Osman Ali,
• Siti Harnida Md Isa,
• Wan Mohamad Wan Bebakar
Published online: January 05, 2012
p91-97

International Diabetes Federation

A global health workforce for diabetes IDF Centres of Education working to strengthen capacity
• Helen McGuire
Published online: March 15, 2012
p98-100

Brief reports

Real time presence of a microbiologist in a multidisciplinary diabetes foot clinic
• Angela N. Paisley,
• Shyam Kalavalapalli,
• Chinari P.K. Subudhi,
• Paul R. Chadwick,
• Paul J. Chadwick,
• Bob Young
Published online: January 09, 2012
e1-e3

Proliferative diabetic retinopathy is a predictor of coronary artery disease in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes
• Tomohide Yamada,
• Takanobu Itoi,
• Yuka Kiuchi,
• Mitsuru Nemoto,
• Shigeo Yamashita
Published online: December 30, 2011
e4-e6


Body mass index correlates with waist circumference in school aged Italian children
• Simone Pratesi,
• Ferdinando Paternostro,
• Alessia Tani,
• Chiara Sassoli,
• Aldo Carlo Cappellini
Published online: January 09, 2012
e7-e9