2022
Efficacy and safety of dapagliflozin in children and young adults with type 2 diabetes: a prospective, multicentre, randomised, parallel group, phase 3 study
Tamborlane WV, Laffel LM, Shehadeh N, Isganaitis E, Van Name M, Ratnayake J, Karlsson C, Norjavaara E. Efficacy and safety of dapagliflozin in children and young adults with type 2 diabetes: a prospective, multicentre, randomised, parallel group, phase 3 study. The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology 2022, 10: 341-350. PMID: 35378069, PMCID: PMC10851108, DOI: 10.1016/s2213-8587(22)00052-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 2 diabetesPlacebo-assigned participantsPrespecified sensitivity analysisSafety of dapagliflozinPhase 3 studyBetween-group differencesAdverse eventsPrimary outcomeProtocol populationTreat analysisYoung adultsWeek double-blind periodRandomised phase 3 studyDouble-blind periodSerious adverse eventsNew safety signalsOral dapagliflozinDiabetic ketoacidosisSevere hypoglycaemiaMean ageTreatment optionsCare treatmentParallel groupSafety signalsStudy personnelYouth with type 2 diabetes have a high rate of treatment failure after discontinuation of insulin: A Pediatric Diabetes Consortium study
Wolf RM, Cheng P, Gal RL, Beaulieu LC, Kollman C, Isganaitis E, Magge S, Mastrandrea LD, Klingensmith GJ, Tamborlane W, Van Name M, Consortium P. Youth with type 2 diabetes have a high rate of treatment failure after discontinuation of insulin: A Pediatric Diabetes Consortium study. Pediatric Diabetes 2022, 23: 439-446. PMID: 35138021, DOI: 10.1111/pedi.13325.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive lifestyle interventionTreatment failureType 2 diabetesDiabetes medicationsLifestyle interventionGlycemic controlDiscontinuation of insulinExperienced treatment failureInitial insulin treatmentYouth-onset T2DHigh rateMetformin monotherapyPrimary outcomeMedian timeRisk factorsInsulin treatmentMetforminProgressive natureConsortium studyLogistic regressionInsulinT2DIntensive lifestyleMedicationsDiabetes
2020
A Low ω-6 to ω-3 PUFA Ratio (n–6:n–3 PUFA) Diet to Treat Fatty Liver Disease in Obese Youth
Van Name MA, Savoye M, Chick JM, Galuppo BT, Feldstein AE, Pierpont B, Johnson C, Shabanova V, Ekong U, Valentino PL, Kim G, Caprio S, Santoro N. A Low ω-6 to ω-3 PUFA Ratio (n–6:n–3 PUFA) Diet to Treat Fatty Liver Disease in Obese Youth. Journal Of Nutrition 2020, 150: 2314-2321. PMID: 32652034, PMCID: PMC7467848, DOI: 10.1093/jn/nxaa183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFatty liver diseasePNPLA3 rs738409 genotypeLiver diseaseAlanine aminotransferaseRs738409 genotypeInsulin sensitivityObese youthNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseGenotype groupsWhole-body insulin sensitivityBody insulin sensitivityLinoleic acid metabolitesHepatic fat fractionMann-Whitney U testDiet imbalanceNormocaloric dietPrimary outcomeLDL cholesterolDietary interventionFatty liverUnblinded studyObese adolescentsPUFA dietMetabolic parametersStable weight