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Diabetes mellitus and Related Disorders (70)
Diabetes Complications (4)
Diabetic Angiopathies (see also Peripheral Vascular Disease Group, Hypertension Group, and Heart Group) (0)
Diabetic Nephropathies (see also Renal Group) (2)
Protein restriction for diabetic renal disease
Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors in normotensive diabetic patients with microalbuminuria
Diabetic Neuropathies (see also Neuromuscular Disorders Group, and Pain, Palliative Supportive Care Group) (0)
Diabetic Foot (see also Wounds Group) (0)
Other neuropathies (0)
Diabetic Retinopathy (see also Eyes and Vision Group) (1)
Digital retinal imaging for diagnosing diabetic retinopathy (protocol stage)
Erectile dysfunction (1)
Phosphodiesterase inhibitors for erectile dysfunction in patients with diabetes mellitus
Diabetes mellitus (65)
Diabetes mellitus - General (16)
Ayurvedic treatments for diabetes mellitus
Computer-assisted versus oral-and-written dietary history taking for diabetes mellitus
Computer-assisted versus oral-and-written family history taking for identifying people with elevated risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus
Pramlintide for diabetes mellitus (protocol stage)
Psychological and pharmacological interventions for depression in patients with diabetes mellitus (protocol stage)
Theory-based behavioural interventions for prediabetic state and people with diabetes mellitus (protocol stage)
'Human' insulin versus animal insulin in people with diabetes mellitus
Short acting insulin analogues versus regular human insulin in patients with diabetes mellitus
Specialist nurses in diabetes mellitus
Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors for people with impaired glucose tolerance or impaired fasting blood glucose
Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors in normotensive diabetic patients with microalbuminuria
Antihypertensive therapy for preventing cardiovascular complications in people with diabetes mellitus
Inhaled insulin in diabetes mellitus
Long-term non-pharmacological weight loss interventions for adults with prediabetes
Mobile phone messaging - a telemedicine for people with diabetes mellitus (protocol stage)
Systems for routine surveillance in people with diabetes mellitus
Diabetic Coma (0)
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (0)
Obesity in Diabetes (2)
Pharmacotherapy for weight loss in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Long-term non-pharmacological weight loss interventions for adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Other types of Diabetes mellitus (1)
Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA) (1)
Interventions for latent autoimmune diabetes (LADA) in adults
Lipoatrophic Diabets mellitus (0)
Pregnancy in Diabetes (see also Pregnancy and Childbirth Group) (2)
Fetal Macrosomia (0)
Gestational Diabetes (2)
Reminder systems for women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus to increase uptake of testing for type 2 diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance (protocol stage)
Interventions for the prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus in women with previous gestational diabetes (protocol stage)
Type 1 Diabetes mellitus (formerly: insulin-dependent) (7)
Continuous glucose monitoring systems for type 1 diabetes mellitus
Intensive glucose control versus conventional glucose control for type 1 diabetes mellitus (protocol stage)
Hormone replacement therapy for women with type 1 diabetes mellitus (protocol stage)
Physical exercise for type 1 diabetes mellitus (protocol stage)
Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) versus multiple insulin injections for type 1 diabetes mellitus
Antithyroid drug regimen for treating Graves' hyperthyroidism
Routine hospital admission versus out-patient or home care in children at diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus
Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (formerly: non-insulin-dependent) (37)
Self-monitoring of blood glucose in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who are not using insulin
Sweet potato for type 2 diabetes mellitus
Targeting intensive glycaemic control versus targeting conventional glycaemic control for type 2 diabetes mellitus
Fibrates for type 2 diabetes mellitus (protocol stage)
Glucagon-like peptide analogues for type 2 diabetes mellitus
Colesevelam for type 2 diabetes mellitus (protocol stage)
Insulin detemir versus insulin glargine for type 2 diabetes mellitus
Dapagliflozin for type 2 diabetes mellitus (protocol stage)
Non-incretin insulin secretagogues for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (protocol stage)
Computer-based diabetes self-management interventions for adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (protocol stage)
Continuous glucose monitoring systems for type 2 diabetes mellitus (protocol stage)
Risk of fatal and nonfatal lactic acidosis with metformin use in type 2 diabetes mellitus
Momordica charantia for type 2 diabetes mellitus
Long-acting insulin analogues versus NPH insulin (human isophane insulin) for type 2 diabetes mellitus
Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors for type 2 diabetes mellitus
Pharmacotherapy for weight loss in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Chinese herbal medicines for type 2 diabetes mellitus
Whole grain foods for the prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus
Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) for type 2 diabetes mellitus
Zinc supplementation for the prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus
Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors for type 2 diabetes mellitus
Dietary advice for treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults
Exercise for type 2 diabetes mellitus
Extended-release metformin versus immediate-release metformin for type 2 diabetes mellitus (protocol stage)
Family based interventions to improve outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (protocol stage)
Group based training for self-management strategies in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Individual patient education for people with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Insulin monotherapy versus combinations of insulin with oral hypoglycaemic agents in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Interventions for improving adherence to treatment recommendations in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Long-term non-pharmacological weight loss interventions for adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Meglitinide analogues for type 2 diabetes mellitus
Metformin monotherapy for type 2 diabetes mellitus
Pioglitazone for type 2 diabetes mellitus
Rosiglitazone for type 2 diabetes mellitus
Screening for type 2 diabetes mellitus (protocol stage)
Exercise or exercise and diet for preventing type 2 diabetes mellitus
Dietary advice for the prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults
Related Disorders (1)
Glucose Intolerance (1)
Metformin for people with impaired glucose tolerance or impaired fasting blood glucose (protocol stage)
Glycosuria (0)
Hyperglycaemia (0)
Hyperinsulinaemia (0)
Hyperinsulinism (0)
Hypoglycaemia (0)
Non-classified Metabolic or Endocrine Conditions (1)
Recombinant growth hormone for idiopathic short stature in children and adolescents
Other Endocrine Disorders (20)
Genetic Disorders (2)
Recombinant growth hormone in Prader-Willi Syndrome (protocol stage)
Recombinant growth hormone for children and adolescents with Turner syndrome
Malignant (5)
Adrenal Neoplasms (0)
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (0)
Neoplastic Endocrine-Like Symptoms (0)
Parathyroid Neoplasms (0)
Pituitary Neoplasms (0)
Thymus Neoplasms (0)
Thyroid Neoplasms (5)
Recombinant human thyrotropin (rhTSH) aided radioiodine treatment for residual or metastatic differentiated thyroid cancer
Angiogenesis-inhibitors for metastatic thyroid cancer
Low- versus high-dose of radioiodine for thyroid remnant ablation in differentiated thyroid carcinoma (protocol stage)
Amifostine for salivary glands in high-dose radioactive iodine treated differentiated thyroid cancer
Adjunctive antithyroid drugs in radioiodine therapy for hyperthyroidism (protocol stage)
Non-malignant (13)
Adrenal Gland Diseases (0)
Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathies (0)
Dwarfism (0)
Gonadal Disorders (1)
Androgen therapy for constitutional delay of growth and puberty in boys (protocol stage)
Hyperprolactinaemia (0)
Parathyroid Diseases (0)
Pituitary Diseases (2)
Somatostatin analogues, dopamine agonists or growth hormone antagonists for pituitary adenoma-induced acromegaly. (protocol stage)
Recombinant growth hormone for idiopathic short stature in children and adolescents
Thymus Diseases (0)
Thyroid Diseases (10)
Corticosteroids, somatostatin analogous or orbital radiotherapy for thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (protocol stage)
Chinese herbal medicines for hypothyroidism (protocol stage)
Ligasure vessel-sealing system or harmonic scalpel versus conventional vessel ligation for thyroidectomy (protocol stage)
Adjunctive antithyroid drugs in radioiodine therapy for hyperthyroidism (protocol stage)
Pharmacotherapy for thyroid nodules (protocol stage)
Iodine supplementation for preventing iodine deficiency disorders in children
Iodised salt for preventing iodine deficiency disorders
Radioiodine treatment for pediatric Graves' disease
Chinese herbal medicines for hyperthyroidism
Thyroid hormone replacement for subclinical hypothyroidism
Other Metabolic and Nutritional Disorders (29)
Metabolic Disorders (4)
Digestive System (0)
Achlorhydria (0)
Malabsorption Syndromes (0)
Protein-Losing Enteropathies (0)
Lipids (4)
Hyperlipidaemia (4)
Chinese herbal medicines for hypertriglyceridemia (protocol stage)
Isoflavones for hypercholesterolemia (protocol stage)
Chinese herbal medicines for hypercholesterolemia
Low-fat diets for acquired hypercholesterolaemia
Vitamins, Minerals (0)
Calcium Metabolism Disorders (0)
Hypervitaminoses (0)
Iron Metabolism Disorders (0)
Phosphorus Metabolism Disorders (0)
Water, Electrolytes, Acid-Base (0)
Acid-Base Imbalance (0)
Diabetes Insipidus (0)
Water-Electrolyte Imbalance (0)
Nutritional Disorders (25)
Deficiency Diseases (e.g. avitaminoses. mineral deficiency, protein deficiency etc.) (8)
Supportive interventions for enhancing dietary intake in malnourished or nutritionally at-risk adults (protocol stage)
Vitamin D supplementation for prevention of mortality in adults
Parenteral calcium for intensive care unit patients
Protein and energy supplementation in elderly people at risk from malnutrition
Iron supplementation for iron deficiency anemia in children (protocol stage)
Interventions for the prevention of nutritional rickets in term born children
Iodine supplementation for preventing iodine deficiency disorders in children
Oral vitamin B12 versus intramuscular vitamin B12 for vitamin B12 deficiency
Obesity (17)
Transtheoretical model for dietary and physical exercise modification in weight loss management for overweight and obese adults
Leptin for overweight and obesity (protocol stage)
Green tea for weight loss and weight maintenance in overweight or obese adults (protocol stage)
Acupuncture for overweight or obese people (protocol stage)
Surgery for obesity
Pharmacotherapy for weight loss in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Intragastric balloon for obesity
Chinese herbal medicines for weight loss (protocol stage)
Low glycaemic index or low glycaemic load diets for overweight and obesity
Exercise for overweight or obesity
Long-term non-pharmacological weight loss interventions for adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Long-term pharmacotherapy for obesity and overweight
Psychological interventions for overweight or obesity
Rimonabant for overweight or obesity
Weight reduction for primary prevention of stroke in adults with overweight or obesity
Chitosan for overweight or obesity
Advice on low-fat diets for obesity