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ReviewEndocrinology, diabetes & metabolism2022

Managing weight and glycaemic targets in people with type 2 diabetes-How far have we come?

Matthias Blüher, Antonio Ceriello, Melanie Davies, Helena Rodbard, Naveed Sattar, Oliver Schnell, Elena Tonchevska, Francesco Giorgino

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Review in Endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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12citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Vitamin D Alleviates Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Mitigating Oxidative Stress-Induced Pancreatic β-Cell Impairment.Experimental and clinical endocrinology & diabetes : official journal, German Society of Endocrinology [and] German Diabetes Association · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 7 institutions in 4 countries.

Matthias BlüherMedical Department III - Endocrinology, Nephrology, Rheumatology, University of Leipzig Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0208-2065
Antonio CerielloDepartment of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases, IRCCS MultiMedica, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8122-3203
Melanie DaviesDiabetes Research Centre, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9987-9371
Helena RodbardEndocrine and Metabolic Consultants, Rockville, Maryland, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6187-8445
Naveed SattarInstitute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, British Heart Foundation Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1604-2593
Oliver SchnellSciarc GmbH, Baierbrunn, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1713-2766
Elena TonchevskaSciarc GmbH, Baierbrunn, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6529-7544
Francesco GiorginoDepartment of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Section of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Andrology and Metabolic Diseases, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7372-2678
WEK Tierarzt · DEBritish Heart Foundation · GBClinical Research Consultants (United States) · USHelmholtz Zentrum München · DEMultiMedica · ITUniversity of Bari Aldo Moro · ITUniversity of Leicester · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionAs the vast majority of people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) are also overweight or obese, healthcare professionals (HCP) are faced with the task of addressing both weight management and glucose control. In this narrative review, we aim to identify the challenges of reaching and maintaining body weight targets in people with T2D and highlight current and future treatment interventions.

methodsA search of the PubMed database was conducted using the search terms "diabetes" and "weight loss."

resultsAccording to emerging evidence, treating obesity may be antecedent to the development and progression of T2D. While clinical benefits typically set in upon achieving a weight loss of 3-5%, these benefits are progressive leading to further health improvements, and weight loss of >15% can have a disease-modifying effect in people with T2D, an outcome that up to recently could not be achieved with any blood glucose-lowering pharmacotherapy. However, advanced treatment options with weight-loss effects currently in development including the dual GIP/GLP-1 receptor agonists may enable simultaneous achievement of individual glycemic and weight goals.

conclusionDespite considerable therapeutic progress, there is still a large unmet medical need in patients with T2D who miss their individualized glycemic and weight-loss targets. Nonetheless, it is to be expected that development of future therapies and their use will favourably change the scenario of weight and glucose control in T2D.

Indexed as

Blood GlucoseDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2HumansHypoglycemic AgentsObesityWeight LossBlood GlucoseHypoglycemic AgentsHbA1ctreatmenttype 2 diabetesweight loss

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PMID35298097
PMCPMC9094453
OpenAlexW4221048252

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