Medicographia N° 126 (Vol 38 – N° 1 – 2016)

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EDITORIAL

• Timely intervention in type 2 diabetes: achieving early and sustained glycemic control. – Diabète de type 2 : agir rapidement pour un contrôle glycémique précoce et durable
  C. J. Bailey, United Kingdom

THEMED ARTICLES

• Achieving “optimal” glycemic control: individualization of target
  S. Colagiuri, Australia
• The importance of a comprehensive multifactorial treatment approach in type 2 diabetes
  J. M. McLaren, N. Sattar, United Kingdom
• Cardiovascular safety of oral antidiabetic drugs
  S. H. Simpson, Canada
• Beyond metformin: selecting a second therapy
  T. M. E. Davis, Australia
• Intensive risk factor management: long-term benefits of earlier intensive glucose control in type 2 diabetes
  S. Zoungas, Australia
• Diabetic kidney disease: natural history and pathophysiology
  P. Fioretto, Italy
• Heart failure and diabetes: lessons from outcome studies
  C. Vitale, J. C. Kaski, Italy and United Kingdom

CONTROVERSIAL QUESTION

• Do we focus enough on clinical outcomes when treating patients with type 2 diabetes?
  A. S. Ametov, Russia – Ş. Çetinkalp, Turkey – P. Conthe, Spain – E. Giorgadze, Georgia – H. Iraqi, Morocco – M. Kamar, Egypt – M. T. Malecki, Poland – J. C. Mbanya, Cameroon – T. K. Nguyen, Vietnam – M. Rizzo, Italy – J. E. N. Salles, Brazil

DIAMICRON MR 60 MG

• Evidence-based benefits of a selective secretagogue: Diamicron MR 60 mg
  B. De Fanti, France

INTERVIEW

• Diabetes self-management education: getting the patient’s perspective
  X. Debussche, France

FOCUS

• The bridge between type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease
  S. Maggi, G. Crepaldi,Italy

UPDATE

• Monogenic diabetes: advances in diagnosis and treatment
  MM. E. Craig, Australia

A TOUCH OF FRANCE

• The rise and fall of the smile in 18th-century Paris A study in dentistry
  C. Jones, United Kingdom
• Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, painter of the smile
  M. Raive, France