Effects of providing peer support on diabetes management in people with type 2 diabetes

…, H Chung, M Lau, L Lin, C Tsang, K Lau… - The Annals of Family …, 2015 - Annals Family Med
PURPOSE We examined the effects of participating in a “train-the-trainer” program and
being a peer supporter on metabolic and cognitive/psychological/behavioral parameters in …

Effects of structured versus usual care on renal endpoint in type 2 diabetes: the SURE study: a randomized multicenter translational study

…, CY Yeung, GT Ko, IT Lau, MW Tsang, KP Lau… - Diabetes …, 2009 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE Multifaceted care has been shown to reduce mortality and complications in type
2 diabetes. We hypothesized that structured care would reduce renal complications in type …

[HTML][HTML] Obesity, clinical, and genetic predictors for glycemic progression in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes: a cohort study using the Hong Kong Diabetes …

…, KP Lau, JYY Leung, M Tsang, G Kam, IT Lau… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a progressive disease whereby there is often deterioration
in glucose control despite escalation in treatment. There is significant heterogeneity to …

[HTML][HTML] High-density lipoprotein subclasses and cardiovascular disease and mortality in type 2 diabetes: analysis from the Hong Kong Diabetes Biobank

…, G Kam, IT Lau, JK Li, VT Yeung, E Lau… - Cardiovascular …, 2022 - Springer
Objective High-density lipoproteins (HDL) comprise particles of different size, density and
composition and their vasoprotective functions may differ. Diabetes modifies the composition …

[HTML][HTML] Nonalbuminuric diabetic kidney disease and risk of all-cause mortality and cardiovascular and kidney outcomes in type 2 diabetes: findings from the Hong …

…, KP Lau, JY Leung, M Tsang, G Kam, IT Lau… - American Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rationale & Objective Nonalbuminuric diabetic kidney disease (DKD) has become the prevailing
DKD phenotype. We compared the risks of adverse outcomes among patients with this …

[HTML][HTML] Development of genome-wide polygenic risk scores for lipid traits and clinical applications for dyslipidemia, subclinical atherosclerosis, and diabetes …

…, C Tsang, K Lau, JYY Leung, M Tsang, G Kam, I Lau… - Genome medicine, 2021 - Springer
Background The clinical utility of personal genomic information in identifying individuals at
increased risks for dyslipidemia and cardiovascular diseases remains unclear. Methods We …

Clinical predictors and long-term impact of acute kidney injury on progression of diabetic kidney disease in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes

…, KP Lau, JY Leung, M Tsang, G Kam, IT Lau… - Diabetes, 2022 - Am Diabetes Assoc
We aim to assess the long-term impact of acute kidney injury (AKI) on progression of
diabetic kidney disease (DKD) and all-cause mortality and investigate determinants of AKI in …

Borderline ankle–brachial index is associated with increased prevalence of micro-and macrovascular complications in type 2 diabetes: A cross-sectional analysis of …

…, WB Chan, CC Tsang, KP Lau… - Diabetes and …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Borderline ankle–brachial index is increasingly recognised as a marker of cardiovascular
risk. We evaluated the impact of borderline ankle–brachial index in 12,772 Chinese type 2 …

Association between educational level and cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes: a prospective study in the Joint Asia …

H Wu, ESH Lau, APS Kong, RCW Ma, R Ozaki… - Clinical …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose The aim of this study was to describe the association between educational level
and incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) and all-cause mortality in Hong Kong Chinese …

[HTML][HTML] Circulating metabolomic markers linking diabetic kidney disease and incident cardiovascular disease in type 2 diabetes: analyses from the Hong Kong …

…, EYN Cheung, G Kam, IT Lau, JK Li, VTF Yeung, E Lau… - Diabetologia, 2024 - Springer
Aims/hypothesis The aim of this study was to describe the metabolome in diabetic kidney
disease (DKD) and its association with incident CVD in type 2 diabetes, and identify prognostic …