2024
Household food insecurity is associated with greater autonomic dysfunction testing score in Latinos with type 2 diabetes
Bermúdez-Millán A, Feinn R, Lampert R, Pérez-Escamilla R, Segura-Pérez S, Wagner J. Household food insecurity is associated with greater autonomic dysfunction testing score in Latinos with type 2 diabetes. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0297681. PMID: 38394186, PMCID: PMC10889858, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0297681.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAutonomic Nervous SystemDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleFood InsecurityFood SupplyHand StrengthHispanic or LatinoHumansInsulinMaleMiddle AgedConceptsDiastolic blood pressureAutonomic function testsAutonomic nervous systemType 2 diabetesHousehold food insecurityDysfunction indexFunction testsHigher diastolic blood pressureAverage diastolic blood pressureAssociated with ANS dysfunctionU.S. Household Food Security Survey ModuleHousehold Food Security Survey ModuleFood Security Survey ModuleBaseline supineFood insecuritySustained handgripBenefit health outcomesLow-income LatinosANS dysfunctionScore 0Improve food accessHandgrip testInsulin useBlood pressureHeart rate variability
2023
Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and T2D diabetes in the Eastern Caribbean
Oladele C, Khandpur N, Galusha D, Hassan S, Colón-Ramos U, Miller M, Adams O, Maharaj R, Nazario C, Nunez M, Pérez-Escamilla R, Hassell T, Nunez-Smith M. Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and T2D diabetes in the Eastern Caribbean. Public Health Nutrition 2023, 26: 1403-1413. PMID: 36856024, PMCID: PMC10346089, DOI: 10.1017/s1368980023000381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarbonated BeveragesCohort StudiesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2HumansMalePuerto RicoSugar-Sweetened BeveragesSugarsConceptsEastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort StudySugar-sweetened beveragesSSB consumptionDietary Screener QuestionnaireIntake of sodaRisk of diabetesUse of medicationsPercentage of participantsTotal mean intakeCoffee/teaT2D diabetesUnknown diabetesCohort studyDiabetes statusPersons 40Screener questionnaireMean intakeGreater oddsDiabetesMultivariate analysisPast monthLogistic regressionLower educationBeverage typeBaseline data
2014
Impact of a Community Health Workers–Led Structured Program on Blood Glucose Control Among Latinos With Type 2 Diabetes: The DIALBEST Trial
Pérez-Escamilla R, Damio G, Chhabra J, Fernandez ML, Segura-Pérez S, Vega-López S, Kollannor-Samuel G, Calle M, Shebl FM, D’Agostino D. Impact of a Community Health Workers–Led Structured Program on Blood Glucose Control Among Latinos With Type 2 Diabetes: The DIALBEST Trial. Diabetes Care 2014, 38: 197-205. PMID: 25125508, PMCID: PMC4302259, DOI: 10.2337/dc14-0327.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBlood GlucoseBlood Glucose Self-MonitoringCommunity Health WorkersDelivery of Health CareDiabetes ComplicationsDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleGlycated HemoglobinHealthcare DisparitiesHispanic or LatinoHumansHypertensionLife StyleLipidsMaleMedication AdherenceMiddle AgedPatient Care TeamPatient Education as TopicPatient-Centered CareSelf CareTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsBlood glucose controlGlucose controlBlood lipid levelsCommunity health workersType 2 diabetesHealthy food choicesT2D complicationsCHW interventionGlycemic controlMedication adherenceBlood glucoseCHW groupLipid levelsHealth workersControl groupType 2Management disparitiesAdult LatinosHealthcare accessHealthy lifestyleDiabetesEffective interventionsStructured interventionMonthsStandard of healthcare