Mauri Laakso
Oulu University Hospital
48 Papers
420 Citations
Mauri Laakso is an academic researcher from Oulu University Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Type 2 diabetes & Diabetes mellitus. The author has an hindex of 28, co-authored 48 publications. Previous affiliations of Mauri Laakso include University of Oulu.
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Papers
Prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus by changes in lifestyle among subjects with impaired glucose tolerance.
Jaakko Tuomilehto,Jon Lindstrom,Johan G. Eriksson,Valle Tt,Helena Hämäläinen,Pirjo Ilanne-Parikka,Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi S,Mauri Laakso,Anne Louheranta,Rastas M,Salminen,Matti Uusitupa +11 more
TL;DR: Type 2 diabetes can be prevented by changes in the lifestyles of high-risk subjects by means of individualized counseling aimed at reducing weight, total intake of fat, and intake of saturated fat and increasing intake of fiber and physical activity.
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Sustained reduction in the incidence of type 2 diabetes by lifestyle intervention: follow-up of the Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study
Jaana Lindström,Pirjo Ilanne-Parikka,Markku Peltonen,Sirkka Aunola,Johan G. Eriksson,Katri Hemiö,Helena Hämäläinen,Pirjo Härkönen,Sirkka Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi,Sirkka Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi,Mauri Laakso,Mauri Laakso,Anne Louheranta,Marjo Mannelin,Merja Paturi,Jouko Sundvall,Timo T. Valle,Matti Uusitupa,Jaakko Tuomilehto +18 more
TL;DR: Lifestyle intervention in people at high risk for type 2 diabetes resulted in sustained lifestyle changes and a reduction in diabetes incidence, which remained after the individual lifestyle counselling was stopped.
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Power spectral analysis of heart rate variability during hyperinsulinemia in nondiabetic offspring of type 2 diabetic patients: evidence for possible early autonomic dysfunction in insulin-resistant subjects.
Tomi Laitinen,I. K. J. Vauhkonen,L. K. Niskanen,Juha Hartikainen,Esko Länsimies,M Uusitupa,Mauri Laakso +6 more
TL;DR: The HRV response to acute hyperinsulinemia in the offspring of type 2 diabetic probands was likely to be modulated by the type 1 diabetic phenotype of the parent, and in insulin-resistant subjects, autonomic dysfunction may be an earlier defect than hitherto acknowledged.
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Prevalence of Retinopathy in People With Diabetes, Impaired Glucose Tolerance, and Normal Glucose Tolerance
TL;DR: The results of this population study give support to the use of fasting blood glucose levels in diagnosing type 2 diabetes and some cases of retinopathy were found regardless the level of glycemia, and measurement of the 2-h OGTT glucose levels did not increase information.
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