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Endocrinology-metabolism
Fasting glucose level and all-cause or cause-specific mortality in Korean adults: a nationwide cohort study
Yi-Suk Kim, Yong-Moon Park, Kyung-Do Han, Jae-Seung Yun, Yu-Bae Ahn, Seung-Hyun Ko
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(3):647-658. Published online July 7, 2020
Background/Aims: Although people with diabetes have been shown to have higher mortality than people without diabetes, there is a lack of data on the association between fasting plasma glucose (FPG) levels and cause-specific mortality rates in the general population.
Methods: A total of 326,547 Kore..
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Impaired fasting glucose levels in overweight or obese subjects for screening of type 2 diabetes in Korea
Jin-Hee Lee, Suk Chon, Seon-Ah Cha, Sun-Young Lim, Kook-Rye Kim, Jae-Seung Yun, Sang Youl Rhee, Kun-Ho Yoon, Yu-Bae Ahn, Jeong-Taek Woo, Seung-Hyun Ko; Korean Diabetes Prevention Study Investigators
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(2):382-391. Published online March 5, 2020
Background/Aims: We examined the concordance rate among fasting plasma glucose (FPG), 2-hour post-challenge glucose (2hr PG), and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) in the diagnosis of diabetes in a population with a high-risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Korea.
Methods: Among the participants from th..
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Depth and combined infection is important predictor of lower extremity amputations in hospitalized diabetic foot ulcer patients
Eun-Gyo Jeong, Sung Shim Cho, Sang-Hoon Lee, Kang-Min Lee, Seo-Kyung Woo, Yoongoo Kang, Jae-Seung Yun, Seon-Ah Cha, Yoon-Jung Kim, Yu-Bae Ahn, Seung-Hyun Ko, Jung-Min Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(5):952-960. Published online June 7, 2017
Background/Aims: As the prevalence of diabetes mellitus and its complications increase rapidly, diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs), which are a major diabetic complication, are expected to increase. For prevention and effective treatment, it is important to understand the clinical course of DFUs. The aim o..
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Elevated lipoprotein(a) levels predict cardiovascular disease in type 2 diabetes mellitus: a 10-year prospective cohort study
Tae-Seok Lim, Jae-Seung Yun, Seon-Ah Cha, Ki-Ho Song, Ki-Dong Yoo, Yu-Bae Ahn, Yong-Moon Park, Seung-Hyun Ko
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(6):1110-1119. Published online October 18, 2016
Background/Aims: Elevated lipoprotein(a) (Lp[a]) level is known to be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, the data that has been reported on the association between the Lp(a) level and CVD in type 2 diabetes has been limited and incoherent. The aim of this study was to investiga..
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Avoiding or coping with severe hypoglycemia in patients with type 2 diabetes
Jae-Seung Yun, Seung-Hyun Ko
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(1):6-16. Published online December 30, 2014
Hypoglycemia is a major barrier to achieving the glycemic goal in patients with type 2 diabetes. In particular, severe hypoglycemia, which is defined as an event that requires the assistance of another person to actively administer carbohydrates, glucagon, or take other corrective actions, is a seri..
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