ABSTRACT Objective Diabetes mellitus is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, and education is known to play a key role in managing this disease. This study addresses the effects of a structured education program (SEP) on self-care in subjects with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). The ai...
Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY) refers to a heterogeneous group of monogenic diabetes. Unlike other types of MODY characterized by genetic defects in transcription factors, MODY 2 is triggered by metabolic alterations caused by mutations of glucokinase (GCK), the first enzyme of the glycolyti...
ABSTRACT Introduction/Aim: The gut has shown to have a pivotal role on the pathophysiology of metabolic disease. Food stimulation of distal intestinal segments promotes enterohormones secretion influencing insulin metabolism. In diabetic rats, oral insulin has potential to change intestinal epithelium be...
Ratas Wistar,
Pérdida de Peso/efectos de los fármacos,
Radioinmunoensayo,
Lípidos/sangre,
Insulina/farmacología,
Insulina/administración & dosificación,
Hipoglucemiantes/farmacología,
Hipoglucemiantes/administración & dosificación,
Dieta Alta en Grasa,
Glucemia/efectos de los fármacos,
Glucemia/análisis
Abstract Objective: Cardiac surgical operations involving extracorporeal circulation may develop severe inflammatory response. This severe inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) is usually associated with poor outcome with no predictive marker. Red cell distribution width (RDW) is a routine hematological...
Biomarcadores/sangre,
Glucemia/análisis,
Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Cardíacos,
Índices de Eritrocitos,
Circulación Extracorporea/efectos adversos,
Tempo Operativo,
Complicaciones Posoperatorias/sangre,
Complicaciones Posoperatorias/mortalidad,
Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Síndrome de Respuesta Inflamatoria Sistémica/sangre,
Síndrome de Respuesta Inflamatoria Sistémica/mortalidad
ABSTRACT Objective Overweight seems to be related to a higher prevalence of sleep disturbances. Decreased sleep duration and altered sleep quality are risk factors for obesity. Our aim was to compare the sleep pattern of overweight children with that of a matched control group and assess the relationsh...
Glucemia/análisis,
Resistencia a la Insulina/fisiología,
Sobrepeso/metabolismo,
Sobrepeso/fisiopatología,
Obesidad Infantil/metabolismo,
Obesidad Infantil/fisiopatología,
Polisomnografía,
Calidad de Vida,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Factores de Riesgo,
Sueño/fisiología,
Fases del Sueño/fisiología
ABSTRACT Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate how different parameters of short-term glycemic control would correlate with the perception of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D). Subjects and methods A total of 50 T1D patients aged 18 to 50...
Glucemia/análisis,
Automonitorización de la Glucosa Sanguínea,
Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 1/sangre,
Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 1/psicología,
Hemoglobina Glucada/análisis,
Hipoglucemia/sangre,
Hipoglucemia/psicología,
Percepción,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Calidad de Vida/psicología,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios
ABSTRACT Objective We evaluated the prevalence of glutamic acid decarboxylase (GADA) and tyrosine phosphatase-protein antibodies (IA2A), their titers and their relation to first phase insulin response (FPIR) and glucose tolerance in autoimmune thyroid diseases (ATDs) patients. Subjects and methods Gr...
Autoanticuerpos/análisis,
Glucemia/análisis,
Prueba de Tolerancia a la Glucosa,
Glutamato Descarboxilasa/sangre,
Glutamato Descarboxilasa/inmunología,
Enfermedad de Graves/sangre,
Enfermedad de Graves/enzimología,
Enfermedad de Hashimoto/sangre,
Enfermedad de Hashimoto/enzimología,
Insulina/sangre,
Insulina/metabolismo,
Secreción de Insulina,
Proteínas Tirosina Fosfatasas/sangre,
Proteínas Tirosina Fosfatasas/inmunología
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate heart rate variability among adults with different risk levels for type 2 diabetes mellitus. Methods The risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus was assessed in 130 participants (89 females) based on the questionnaire Finnish Diabetes Risk Score and was classified as low risk...
Abstract Introduction: Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is an adverse outcome of surgery that is more common after open heart procedures. The aim of this study is to investigate the role of tightly controlled blood glucose levels during coronary artery surgery on early and late cognitive decli...
Glucemia/análisis,
Protocolos Clínicos,
Disfunción Cognitiva/sangre,
Disfunción Cognitiva/etiología,
Disfunción Cognitiva/prevención & control,
Puente de Arteria Coronaria/efectos adversos,
Método Doble Ciego,
Hiperglucemia/etiología,
Hiperglucemia/prevención & control,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Complicaciones Posoperatorias/sangre,
Complicaciones Posoperatorias/etiología,
Complicaciones Posoperatorias/prevención & control,
Estudios Prospectivos
ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: It has been reported that earlier age at first childbirth may increase the risk of adult-onset diabetes among postmenopausal women, a novel finding with important public health implications. To date, however, no known studies have attempted to replicate this finding. We ...
Edad de Inicio,
Glucemia/análisis,
Brasil,
Estudios Transversales,
Diabetes Mellitus/diagnóstico,
Diabetes Mellitus/fisiopatología,
Edad Materna,
Oportunidad Relativa,
Posmenopausia/fisiología,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Factores de Riesgo,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas,
Factores de Tiempo
