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1. Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors for people with impaired glucose tolerance or impaired fasting blood glucose  [R]

2. Ayurvedic treatments for diabetes mellitus  [P]

3. Blood pressure targets for hypertension in patients with diabetes mellitus  [P] 

4. Chinese herbal medicines for people with impaired glucose tolerance or impaired fasting blood glucose  [R]

5. Cinnamon for diabetes mellitus  [P]

6. Effect of the treatment of Type II diabetes mellitus on the development of cognitive impairment and dementia  [R]  [S]

7. HMG CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) for dialysis patients  [R]

8. Hormonal versus non-hormonal contraceptives in women with diabetes mellitus type 1 and 2  [R]

9. 'Human' insulin versus animal insulin in people with diabetes mellitus  [R]  [S]

10. Immunotherapy for diabetic amyotrophy  [R]

11. Inhaled insulin in diabetes mellitus  [R]  [s]

12. Insulin and oral agents for managing cystic fibrosis-related diabetes  [R]

13. Interventions to improve the management of diabetes mellitus in primary care, outpatient and community settings  [R]

14. Low glycaemic index, or low glycaemic load, diets for diabetes mellitus  [R]

15. Metformin for people with impaired glucose tolerance or impaired fasting blood glucose  [P]

16. Mobile phone messaging - a telemedicine for people with diabetes mellitus  [P]

17. Oral anti-diabetic agents for women with pre-existing diabetes mellitus/impaired glucose tolerance or previous gestational diabetes mellitus  [P]

18. Perioperative glycaemic control for diabetic patients undergoing surgery  [P]

19. Pramlintide for diabetes mellitus  [P]

20. Psychological and pharmacological interventions for depression in patients with diabetes mellitus  [P]

21. Routine hospital admission versus out-patient or home care in children at diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus  [R]

22. Screening for gestational diabetes mellitus for improving maternal and infant health  [P]

23. Short acting insulin analogues versus regular human insulin in patients with diabetes mellitus  [R]  [S]

24. Specialist nurses in diabetes mellitus  [R]  [s]

25. Systems for routine surveillance for people with diabetes mellitus  [R]

26. Theory-based behavioural interventions for prediabetic state and people with diabetes mellitus  [P]

27. Treatment of periodontal disease for glycaemic control in people with diabetes  [R]

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1. Continuous glucose monitoring systems for type 1 diabetes mellitus  [P]
2. Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) versus multiple insulin injections for type 1 diabetes mellitus  [P]
3. Intermediate acting versus long acting insulin for type 1 diabetes mellitus  [R]
4. Herbal medicines for type 1 diabetes mellitus  [P]
5. Metformin added to insulin therapy for type 1 diabetes mellitus in adolescents  [R]
6. Physical exercise for type 1 diabetes mellitus  [P]
7. Routine hospital admission versus out-patient or home care in children at diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus  [R]  [s]

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1. Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors for type 2 diabetes mellitus  [R]
2. Chinese herbal medicines for type 2 diabetes mellitus  [R]  [S]
3. Combinations of insulin and oral hypoglycaemic agents for people with type 2 diabetes mellitus on insulin treatment  [P]
4. Computer-assisted versus oral-and-written dietary history taking for diabetes mellitus  [P]
5. Computer-assisted versus oral-and-written family history taking for identifying people with elevated risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus  [P]
6. Continuous glucose monitoring systems for type 2 diabetes mellitus  [P]
7. Culturally appropriate health education for type 2 diabetes mellitus in ethnic minority groups  [R]
8. Dietary advice for the prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults  [R]
9. Dietary advice for treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults  [R]  [S]
10. Different insulin regimens for type 2 diabetes mellitus  [P]
11. Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors for type 2 diabetes mellitus  [R]
12. Exercise for type 2 diabetes mellitus  [R]
13. Exercise or exercise and diet for preventing type 2 diabetes mellitus  [R]
14. Family based interventions to improve outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus  [P]
15. Glucagon-like peptide analogues for type 2 diabetes mellitus  [P]
16. Group based training for self-management strategies in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus  [R]  [S]
17. Individual patient education for people with type 2 diabetes mellitus  [P]
18. Insulin monotherapy versus combinations of insulin with oral antihyperglycaemic agents in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus  [R]  [S]
19. Interventions for improving adherence to treatment recommendations in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus  [R]  [S]
20. Long-acting insulin analogue versus another long-acting insulin analogue for type 2 diabetes mellitus  [P]
21. Long acting insulin analogues versus NPH insulin (human isophane insulin) for type 2 diabetes mellitus  [R]
22. Long-term non-pharmacological weight loss interventions for type 2 diabetes in adults  [R]
23. Meglitinide analogues for type 2 diabetes mellitus  [R]
24. Metformin for type 2 diabetes mellitus  [R]
25. Momordica charantia for type 2 diabetes mellitus  [R]
26. Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) for type 2 diabetes mellitus  [R]
27. Pharmacotherapy for weight loss in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus  [R]  [S]
28. Pioglitazone for type 2 diabetes mellitus  [R]
29. Probucol for type 2 diabetes mellitus  [P]
30. Risk of fatal and nonfatal lactic acidosis with metformin use in type 2 diabetes mellitus  [R]  [s]
31. Rosiglitazone for type 2 diabetes mellitus  [R]
32. Screening for type 2 diabetes mellitus  [P]
33. Self-monitoring of blood glucose in patients with type 2 diabetes who are not using insulin  [R]  [S]
34. Targeting intensive glycaemic control versus targeting conventional glycaemic control for type 2 diabetes mellitus  [P]
35. Whole grain foods for the prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus  [R]

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1. Interventions for latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA)  [R]

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Diabetic Coma

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Diabetic Ketoacidosis

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Obesity in Diabetes

1. Long-term weight loss interventions for type 2 diabetes in adults  [R]
2. Pharmacotherapy for weight loss in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus  [R]

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Pregnancy in Diabetes

1. Alternative strategies for diagnosing gestational diabetes mellitus to improve maternal and infant health  [P]
2. Dietary advice in pregnancy for preventing gestational diabetes mellitus  [R]
3. Different intensities of glycaemic control for pregnant women with pre-existing diabetes  [R]      
4. Exercise for diabetic pregnant women  [R]
5. Preconception care for diabetic women to improve maternal and infant health  [P]
6. Screening and subsequent management for gestational diabetes for improving maternal and infant health  [R]
7. Treatments for gestational diabetes  [R]  [s]

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1. Different intensities of glycaemic control (tight versus very tight) for pregnant women with pre-existing diabetes  [P]

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No reviews currently available for this topic

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Diabetes Complications - Angiopathies

1. Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) for type 2 diabetes mellitus  [R]

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1. Antiangiogenic therapy with anti-vascular endothelial growth factor modalities for diabetic macular oedema  [R]

2. Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor for prevention of postoperative vitreous cavity haemorrhage after vitrectomy for proliferative diabetic retinopathy  [P]

3. Herbal medicine for diabetic retinopathy  [P]

4. Intravitreal steroids for macular edema in diabetes [R]

5. Laser photocoagulation for diabetic retinopathy  [P]

6. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) for detection of macular oedema in patients with diabetic retinopathy  [P]

7. Pentoxifylline for diabetic retinopathy  [R]

8. Vitamin C and superoxide dismutase (SOD) for diabetic retinopathy [R]

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1. Advanced glycation end product (AGE) inhibitors for preventing the progression of diabetic kidney disease  [P]

2. Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor antagonists for preventing the progression of diabetic kidney disease  [R]

3. Chinese medicinal herbs for diabetic kidney disease  [P]

4. Education programmes for people with diabetic kidney disease  [P]

5. Heparin and related substances for preventing diabetic kidney disease [R]

6. Pentoxifylline for diabetic kidney disease  [P]

7. Prostaglandin E1 for preventing the progression of diabetic kidney disease  [R]

8. Protein restriction for diabetic renal disease  [R]

9. Sodium ferulate for preventing the progression of diabetic kidney disease  [P]

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No reviews currently available for this topic

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No reviews currently available for this topic

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1. Altered dietary salt intake for preventing and treating diabetic kidney disease  [P]

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1. Antihypertensive agents for preventing diabetic kidney disease  [R]
2. Antihypertensive agents for preventing the progression of diabetic kidney disease  [P]

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Prevention - Education - Patient education:

1. Complex interventions for preventing diabetic foot ulceration  [R]

2. Patient education for preventing diabetic foot ulceration  [R]  [S]

3. Risk assessment tools for the prevention of pressure ulcers  [R]

4. Silver based wound dressings and topical agents for treating diabetic foot ulcers  [R]   

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Prevention - Pressure redistribution - Orthoses:

1. Pressure relieving interventions for preventing and treating diabetic foot ulcers  [R]

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1. Debridement of diabetic foot ulcers  [R]  [S]
2. Electrical stimulation for chronic wounds  [P]
3. Granulocyte-colony stimulating factors as adjunctive therapy for diabetic foot infections  [R]
4. Growth factors for treating diabetic foot ulcers  [P]
5. Honey as a topical treatment for wounds  [P]
6. Silver based wound dressings and topical agents for diabetic foot ulcers  [R]  [S]
7. Therapeutic ultrasound for pressure ulcers  [R]
8. Topical agents and dressings for fungating wounds  [R]
9. Topical agents or dressings for pain in venous leg ulcers  [R]

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1. Pressure relieving interventions for preventing and treating diabetic foot ulcers  [R]

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1. Hyperbaric oxygen for chronic wounds  [R]

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Aldose reductase inhibitors for prevention/treatment:

1. Acupuncture for symptomatic treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathy  [P]
2. Aldose reductase inhibitors for the treatment of diabetic polyneuropathy  [R]
3. Enhanced glycemic control for preventing and treating diabetic neuropathy  [P]

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1. Chinese herbal medicine for diabetic peripheral neuropathy  [P]

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No reviews currently available for this topic

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1. Decompressive surgery of lower limbs for symmetrical diabetic peripheral neuropathy  [R]
2. Duloxetine for treating painful neuropathy or chronic pain  [R]
3. Topiramate for treating painful neuropathy or acute or chronic pain  [P]

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1. Efficacy and safety of vardenafil in men with diabetes and erectile dysfunction  [P]
2. Phosphodiesterase inhibitors for erectile dysfunction in patients with diabetes mellitus  [R]