Beta-blockers, blood sugar control, and renal function.

Associacion between blood sugar control on unstimulated saliva and Xerostomia

Introduction: Xerostomia is a distressing complication of diabetes that can reduce the quality of life of the patient, which is largely due to poor blood sugar control and medications that decrease the function of the salivary glands. Conclusively, the aim of this study was to investigate the association of Blood Sugar Control on Unstimulated Saliva and Xerostomia. Materials and Methods: In thi...

Beta-blockers.

Beta-blockers and asthma.

In a single-blind, randomised, crossover study in 10 asthmatic patients, the effects of approximately equipotent oral doses of 3 cardioselective beta-blockers-atenolol (100 mg), metoprolol (100 mg), and acebutolol (300 mg)-and 4 non-cardioselective beta-blockers-proranolol (100 mg), oxprenolol (100 mg), pindolol (5 mg), and timolol (10 mg) upon FEV1 were compared. All drugs, except pindolol, pr...

Beta-adrenoceptor-blocking drugs and blood sugar control in diabetes mellitus.

The effects on diabetic control of the relative cardioselective beta-blocker metoprolol and the non-selective drug propranolol were compared in 20 hypertensive diabetic patients receiving diet alone or diet and oral hypoglycaemic agents. Each drug was given for one month in a double-blind, cross-over study. Fasting, noon, and mid-afternoon blood sugar concentrations rose by 1.0-1.5 mmol/l (18-2...

Effect of gestational diabetes on blood sugar, liver and renal function tests.

OBJECTIVE Type 2 diabetes adversely affects the liver and kidney function tests. This study was conducted to determine that either the liver and kidney functions are disturbed in the patients having gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). METHODS One hundred and three women with GDM, and 97 healthy pregnant women (HPW) in their third trimester were registered in the Obs/Gyn Unit of Khyber Teachi...