Janet B. McGill
Washington University in St. Louis
212 Papers
924 Citations
Janet B. McGill is an academic researcher from Washington University in St. Louis. The author has contributed to research in topics: Diabetes mellitus & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 61, co-authored 182 publications.
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Metformin use and cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease
David M. Charytan,Scott D. Solomon,Peter Ivanovich,Giuseppe Remuzzi,Mark E. Cooper,Janet B. McGill,Hans-Henrik Parving,Patrick S. Parfrey,Ajay K. Singh,Emmanuel A. Burdmann,Andrew S. Levey,Kai-Uwe Eckardt,John J.V. McMurray,Larry A. Weinrauch,Jiankang Liu,Brian Claggett,Eldrin F. Lewis,Marc A. Pfeffer +17 more
TL;DR: A large number of patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease are taking metformin, which has benefits on cardiovascular disease and kidney disease progression but is often withheld from individuals with diabetes because of a concern that it may increase the risk of lactic acidosis.
Effect of LDL Cholesterol and Treatment With Losartan on End-Stage Renal Disease in the RENAAL Study
Andrew M. Tershakovec,William F. Keane,Zhongxin Zhang,Paulette A. Lyle,Gerald B. Appel,Janet B. McGill,Hans-Henrik Parving,Mark E. Cooper,Shahnaz Shahinfar,Barry M. Brenner +9 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the association between LDL cholesterol levels and treatment with losartan on end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and found that LDL cholesterol lowering was associated with a lower risk of ESRD; however, this seemed to be largely an association with reduction in albuminuria.
Weight-bearing versus nonweight-bearing exercise for persons with diabetes and peripheral neuropathy: a randomized controlled trial.
Michael J. Mueller,Lori J. Tuttle,Joseph W. LeMaster,Michael J. Strube,Janet B. McGill,Mary K. Hastings,David R. Sinacore +6 more
TL;DR: The ability of this population with chronic disease to increase 6MWD and daily step count with a WB exercise program compared with an NWB exercise program is indicated.
American association of clinical endocrinologists and american college of endocrinology position statement on the 2014 advanced framework for a new diagnosis of obesity as a chronic disease
W. Garvey,Alan M. Garber,Jeffrey I. Mechanick,George A. Bray,Samuel Dagogo-Jack,Daniel Einhorn,George Grunberger,Yehuda Handelsman,Charles H. Hennekens,Daniel L. Hurley,Janet B. McGill,Pasquale Palumbo,Guillermo E. Umpierrez +12 more
TL;DR: The AACE Obesity Scientific Committee, chaired by Timothy Garvey, aims to provide real-time information about the determinants of obesity in men and women over a sustained period of time through a variety of measures, including physical activity, diet, and supplementation.
Progress and controversies: treating obesity and insulin resistance in the context of hypertension.
Janet B. McGill,Steven M. Haffner,Tomas J. Rees,James R. Sowers,Andrew M. Tershakovec,Michael A. Weber +5 more
TL;DR: The metabolic basis for the complex interactions of hypertension with obesity and insulin resistance is considered, and the clinical evidence for an impact of weight loss and insulin‐sensitizing treatment on blood pressure is assessed.