March 2008

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DIABETES THERAPY
Long-Term Mortality Following Bariatric Surgery: A Brief Review
By Ted D. Adams, PhD, MPH; Steven C. Hunt, PhD; Richard E. Gress, MS; and Antoinette M. Stroup, PhD

HYPERLIPIDEMIA AND HYPERTENSION
Pitvastatin Promising in Diabetes Patients
By Toshio Hayashi, MD, PhD; and Akihisa Iguchi, MD, PhD

HPT, OSTEOPOROSIS, AND CALCIUM DISORDERS
Evidence for Beneficial Effects of Statins on Osteoporosis in Diabetic Women Inconclusive
By Mohsen Janghorbani, PhD; and Hamid Reza Nakhai-Pour, MD, PhD

PITUITARY, GONAD, AND ADRENAL CONDITIONS
The Pathological Perspective on the Pituitary
By Jason A. Jarzembowski, MD, PhD; and Paul E. McKeever, MD, PhD

WOMEN'S ENDOCRINOLOGY
PCOS Management Should Be Individualized
By Mumtaz Rashid, FRCOG; and Mohammed H. Rashid, BSc (Hons)

COVER STORY
Update on ADA Clinical Practice Recommendations
By Jennifer J. D'Souza, PharmD, CDE; and Rosalyn S. Padiyara, PharmD, CDE

Study Reveals Diabetes Costs Have Climbed 32% Since 2002

Primary Prevention of CVD in Diabetes
By John B. Buse, MD, PhD

Team-Based Approach Improves Diabetes Care: ACP Diabetes Initiative Extended
By Erin K. Corr, Assistant Editor

Management of Hypertension in Diabetic Patients
By Melissa B. Bleicher, MD; and Debbie L. Cohen, MD

At-Home Skin Temperature Monitoring Reduces Diabetic Foot Ulceration
By David G. Armstrong, DPM, PhD

Lipid Lowering and Diabetic Neuropathy
By Timothy M.E. Davis, FRACP

Dietary Minerals and CKD
By Jaime Uribarri, MD

DEPARTMENTS
Clinical Trials in Diabetic Microvascular Complications

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