Diagnosing diabetes and prediabetes seems to be trivial but is often delayed

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Seems to Be Associated with Inflammation.

The aim of this study was to investigate whether gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is associated with inflammation by comparing serum levels of human chitinase-3-like pro- tein 1 (YKL-40), neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet/lymphocyte ratio (PLR). This case control study included 29 pregnant women with GDM and 29 pregnant women with normal glucose tolerance matched for age (± 2 ye...

“Not Everything That Is Faced Can Be Changed, but Nothing Can Be Changed Until It Is Faced”: A Response to Recent Commentaries

Why self-control seems (but may not be) limited.

Self-control refers to the mental processes that allow people to override thoughts and emotions, thus enabling behavior to vary adaptively from moment to moment. Dominating contemporary research on this topic is the viewpoint that self-control relies upon a limited resource, such that engaging in acts of restraint depletes this inner capacity and undermines subsequent attempts at control (i.e.,...

Fabry disease; early diagnosis improves prognosis but diagnosis is often delayed

BACKGROUND Fabry disease (FD) is a rare X-linked deficiency of lysosomal enzyme alpha-galactosidase (AGAL) resulting in accumulation of globotriaosylceramide (Gb-3) in the cells, with protean manifestations. Major organs affected are the kidneys, heart and nervous system. The diagnosis of FD is often delayed by many years. Enzyme replacement started early might reverse the organ damage while de...

Prediabetes – Preventing progression to diabetes

or impaired glucose tolerance) are at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Evidence supports intensive lifestyle management to help prevent or delay the progression to diabetes. Metformin has also shown benefit but is not approved for this indication in Australia. Prediabetes is a commonly used term to describe patients with elevated blood glucose levels that...